A 38-Year-Old Man With Well Treated OSA on CPAP With Persistent Nocturnal Hypoxemia

David J Culpepper; Deborah Hong; Armand Ryden; Jesse Currier; Jonathan M Tobis; Sharon De Cruz; Michelle R Zeidler

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2019.06.045

A 38-Year-Old Man With Well Treated OSA on CPAP With Persistent Nocturnal Hypoxemia

Chest. 2020 Jan;157(1):e1-e3. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.06.045.

Authors

David J Culpepper¹, Deborah Hong², Armand Ryden², Jesse Currier², Jonathan M Tobis³, Sharon De Cruz³, Michelle R Zeidler²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
³ Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

PMID: 31916968
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.06.045

Abstract

A 38-year-old male with a prior diagnosis of severe OSA (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] 99/h) presented for transfer of care. He was successfully titrated to CPAP of 10 cm H₂O at an outside laboratory and was compliant with therapy with residual AHI 1.9/h. On presentation, he was polycythemic, with negative evaluation for primary polycythemia, and evaluation for hypoxemia was initiated.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure*
Humans
Hypoxia
Male
Polysomnography
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*