NBME Step 2 CK Form 8 Polysomnography (NBME Answers)

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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 8 Answers

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A 52-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Polysomnography 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
tags: pulm

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Obese middle-aged patient with daytime fatigue and a likely reactive polycythemia (chronic hypoxia –> increased EPO production –> increased Hgb/Hct) in the setting of obstructive sleep apnea +/- obesity hypoventilation syndrome
Obstructive sleep apnea requires polysomnography for formal evaluation

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