Sleep Apnea, Pulmonary Hypertension and Nephrotic Syndrome

Authors

  • Bashir A Chaudhary Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
  • Allen J Dennis Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
  • Tasneem K Chaudhary Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
  • William A Speir Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/16-1-12440

Keywords:

Sleep apnea, Hypertension, Hypoxemia, Nephrotic Syndrome

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/16-1-12440

Many cardiopulmonary abnormalities have been described in patients with sleep apnea syndrome. We are reporting a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea who had severe episodic pulmonary hypertension, hypoxemia, and nephrotic syndrome. We are postulating that nephrotic syndrome was causally related to sleep apneas.

Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting: of the Islamic Medical Association (September 1983), Oakbrook, Illinois, United States of America

Author Biographies

Bashir A Chaudhary, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA

M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Allen J Dennis, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

M.D.

Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Tasneem K Chaudhary, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

M.D., Fellow, Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

William A Speir, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

M. D., Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

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Published

1984-04-13

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (1984)

Section

Case Reports

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