Obstructive sleep apnea affect multiple organ system

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    Cardiac: patient usually have hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy. Pulmonary hypertension may also present.


    Pulmonary: there is increased ventilation/perfusion mismatch from decreased functional residual capacity


    Gastrointestinal: often the stomach is dispensed upward because of the extra abdominal, placing them at risk for good


    Renal: the patient may have hypertensive nephropathy


    Neurological: hyper somnolence is frequently observed with increased sensitivity to aesthetic agents

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