NBME 24 Oxygen saturation (NBME Answers)

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nbme24/Block 2/Question#2 (34.2 difficulty score)
A 45-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Oxygen saturation🔍
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submitted by brethren_md(90),

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tinydoc Caused a cessation of breathing rather than a ↓ in lung volume although a patient could develop an obesity related restrictive lung disease thats not whats happening with this question. +2

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submitted by krewfoo99(93),

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j44n also the lung volume would't have an "episodic" decrease. It would be constant due to the weight on their chest. +

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submitted by amphotericin(8),

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futuredoc Hypoxia leads to pulmonary vasoconstriction and therefore pulmonary HTN. This can lead to the peripheral edema. Furthermore pulmonary HTN can present with a loud S2. +9

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submitted by abhishek021196(61),

Sleep apnea

Repeated cessation of breathing > 10 seconds during sleep = disrupted sleep = daytime somnolence.

Diagnosis confirmed by sleep study.

Nocturnal hypoxia = systemic/pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation/flutter), sudden death.

Hypoxia = More EPO release = More erythropoiesis.

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submitted by therealslimshady(25),

Daytime sleepiness, fatigue, frequent nighttime awakening, snoring, and obesity (BMI>30) are all symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea. Frequent cessations of breathing during sleep result in a decreased O2 saturation in his lungs, which causes hypoxic vasoconstriction in the pulmonary vessels, and over time this leads to irreversible pulmonary hypertension (loud S2), and the pulmonary HTN eventually causes right heart failure, which is what's causing his peripheral edema.