1976
Diagnosis of obstruction of the upper and central airways
Kryger M, Bode F, Antic R, Anthonisen N. Diagnosis of obstruction of the upper and central airways. The American Journal Of Medicine 1976, 61: 85-93. PMID: 779469, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(76)90048-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAirway ObstructionAirway ResistanceApneaBronchiectasisDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityPulmonary Heart DiseasePulmonary VentilationRadiographyResidual VolumeRespiratory System AbnormalitiesSleep Wake DisordersTracheal DiseasesTracheal NeoplasmsVital CapacityConceptsUpper airway obstructionAirway obstructionSleep deprivation syndromeFlow-volume loopsDiagnosis of obstructionMethods of diagnosisSuch patientsPhysical examinationUpper airwayCentral airwaysCorrect diagnosisDeprivation syndromePhysiologic testsCharacteristic historyObstructionPatientsDiagnosisAirwayInstructive caseSyndromeSleep
1974
The sleep deprivation syndrome of the obese patient A problem of periodic nocturnal upper airway obstruction
Kryger M, Quesney L, Holder D, Gloor P, MacLeod P. The sleep deprivation syndrome of the obese patient A problem of periodic nocturnal upper airway obstruction. The American Journal Of Medicine 1974, 56: 531-539. PMID: 4818419, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(74)90485-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway obstructionSleep deprivation syndromeAirway obstructionUrinary incontinenceDeprivation syndromeNocturnal upper airway obstructionObese menObese patientsPickwickian syndromeUpper airwayVentilatory responseSyndromeObstructionFat depositionArousal patternsIncontinenceSomnolenceBradycardiaSuch findingsTracheostomyAirwayPatientsPathophysiologySleep