Abstract
Obesity affects pulmonary function profoundly. Lung pathology is rarely found in obese people. Thus the functional abnormalities often observed in obese people (e.g., reduced lung volumes, increased airway resistance, hypoxemia and hypercapnia) are a consequence of the added load presented by chest wall adiposity to the respiratory system. This paper describes the mechanisms whereby obesity brings about these functional abnormalities. It then describes the two major syndromes associated with obesity, one, the obesity - hypoventilation syndrome and two, the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and links these syndromes to the chest wall pathology and physiology which are their cause.
Keywords: Obesity, lung function, gas exchange
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title: Obesity: Its Consequences Upon Respiratory System Function
Volume: 4 Issue: 2
Author(s): Marc H. Lavietes
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Keywords: Obesity, lung function, gas exchange
Abstract: Obesity affects pulmonary function profoundly. Lung pathology is rarely found in obese people. Thus the functional abnormalities often observed in obese people (e.g., reduced lung volumes, increased airway resistance, hypoxemia and hypercapnia) are a consequence of the added load presented by chest wall adiposity to the respiratory system. This paper describes the mechanisms whereby obesity brings about these functional abnormalities. It then describes the two major syndromes associated with obesity, one, the obesity - hypoventilation syndrome and two, the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and links these syndromes to the chest wall pathology and physiology which are their cause.
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Lavietes H. Marc, Obesity: Its Consequences Upon Respiratory System Function, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2008; 4 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339808784222704
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Print ISSN 1573-398X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6387 |
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