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Pickwickian syndrome DESCRIPTION: Extreme obesity with polycythemia, somnolence, hypoventilation, arterial unsaturation and hypercapnia, and pulmonary hypertension. Usual course - chronic; intermittent. CAUSES: marked obesity Synonyms: hypoventilation associated with extreme obesity ICD-9-CM: 278.8 other hyperalimentation Author(s): Mark R. Dambro, MD

2. Pickwickian Syndromes Vanderbilt University discussion of the history of naming the syndrome, the causes, and its progression. http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/peds/pidl/endocr/pickwick.htm

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BREATHING DISORDERS DURING SLEEP National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute "You Can Snore Your Life Away." This sounds more like a joke than a warning. But, in fact, habitual loud snoring is the most common symptom of breathing disorders that occur during sleep. The person who snores not only sleeps restlessly, but also is at risk for serious disorders of the heart and lungs. Snoring can therefore be lifethreatening because it can lead to high blood pressure, irregular heart beats, heart attacks, and sudden death. Normal breathing must continue at all times whether awake or asleep. The act of breathing is an automatic, highly regulated mechanical function of the body. In healthy sleeping individuals, most muscular and neural activities will slow or even shut down but respiration goes on under a neuromuscular "auto pilot." However, if something goes wrong with the auto pilot during sleep, breathing may become erratic and inefficient. Understanding Sleep Sleep is a complex neurological state. Its primary function is rest and restoring the body's energy levels. Repeated interruption of sleep by breathing abnormalities such as cessation of breathing (apnea) or heavy snoring, leads to fragmented sleep and abnormal oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood. Excessive daytime sleepiness and various disorders of the heart, lungs, and the nervous system result.

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Pickwickian syndrome Pickwickian syndrome is named after a character in Charles Dickens' book, "The Pickwick Papers". This character was obese and had a tendency to fall asleep during the day. Pickwickian syndrome has become a term used to describe individuals who are obese, have some degree of respiratory failure during the day and suffer from cor pulmonale. There is a reliance on hypoxic drive for ventilation rather than hypercapnia. Other features include: sleep apnoea episodic somnolence secondary polycythaemia right ventricular hypertrophy or failure Click here for more information...

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Home Diseases Respiratory Asthma Jul 29, 2005 Search: Dr.Koop MEDLINE Diseases Symptoms Procedures Natural Medicine ... Drug Library Inside DrKoop News Archive Animations Health Videos Health Tools ... Newsletters Health Encyclopedia - Diseases and Conditions A B C D ... Y Pickwickian Syndrome What is the Definition of Pickwickian Syndrome? Description of Pickwickian Syndrome Treatment for Pickwickian Syndrome What Questions to ask Your Doctor About Pickwickian Syndrome? What is the Definition of Pickwickian Syndrome? Pickwickian syndrome is a disorder that was named after Joe, the fat, red faced boy in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers This syndrome is a combination of obstructive apnea in moderately to severely obese people, most of whom attempt to sleep face up. top ^ Description of Pickwickian Syndrome About 2.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from sleep apnea (episodes of cessation of breathing during sleep) with men outnumbering women. The several conditions often associated with obstructive sleep apnea include obesity and a short thick neck, and reduction in muscle tone of the soft palate, the uvula (the small, conical, fleshy tissue hanging from the center of the soft palate), and the pharynx. The upper airway may be narrowed by enlarged tonsils or adenoids, a deviated nasal septum , nasal polyps, or congenital abnormalities. Even at high altitudes sleep disruption may occur because of low oxygen concentration.

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20. Caremark.com pickwickian syndrome is a complex of symptoms that primarily affect patients with extreme The major cause of pickwickian syndrome is extreme obesity. http://www.caremark.com/wps/portal/_s.155/5522/.cmd/ad/.pm/-/.c/1703/.ce/5535/.p

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