Critical Illness Due to Covid-19: A Description of the Surge in a Single Center in Sioux Falls.

Background: We aim to describe the basic demographics, clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with Covid-19 admitted to Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center Intensive Care Unit (ICU) between March 20 and May 4, 2020.

Methods: In this single centered, retrospective, observational study, we enrolled 37 critically ill adults with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to the (ICU) between March 20 and May 4, 2020. Demographic data, admitting symptoms, laboratory values, co-morbidities, treatments and clinical outcomes were collected.

Vaping Induced Lung Injury: A Case Report.

Vaping has recently gained popularity among teenagers and young adults, well beyond its scope as an alterna- tive to cigarette smoking. A perceived favorable safety profile may have stemmed from the fact that vaping is being evaluated as a smoking cessation tool. We present a case of a young adult non-smoker who was exposed to commercially available vaping, and socially available cannabinoid by vaporizer, one to two weeks prior to developing respiratory and constitutional symptoms.

Obstructive sleep apnea during rapid eye movement sleep: clinical relevance and therapeutic implications.

Purpose Of Review: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent condition that has been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, impaired glucose metabolism and daytime functional impairment. Compared with nonrapid eye movement sleep, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is associated with higher sympathetic activity and cardiovascular instability in healthy individuals and more so in patients with OSA.

Recent Findings: Recent studies have indicated that REM OSA is independently associated with prevalent and incident hypertension, nondipping of nocturnal blood pressure, increased insulin resistance and impairment of human spatial navigational memory.