Accelerated Silicosis — An Emerging Epidemic Associated with Engineered Stone
The systematic review by Leso et al. (16 February 2019) identifies the lack of quality...
25 November, 2019
Medical Newsletter
Case study: The importance of Complex Pulmonary Function Test versus Spirometry alone
An 84-year-old never-smoker (PHx passive smoke exposure) presented with mild shortness of breath. Mild SOB,...
29 October, 2019
Sleep-disordered breathing during pregnancy
Maternal morbidity The Sleep Disordered Breathing Sub-study of the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study was a...
29 October, 2019
And the winner is….
A big congratulations to our September competition winners! 1st Prize: Dr Tapan Patel (Doctors @ Jindalee) We...
29 October, 2019
Managing Patients’ on CPAP
How is remote monitoring used in clinical practice? The Wesley Hospital CPAP Clinic uses remote monitoring...
11 October, 2019
Local review of Sleep Questionnaires
MBS requirements and OSA in Brisbane: A recent review of Home Sleep Studies The Wesley Hospital...
11 October, 2019
Case Study: The role of Fractional Expired Nitric Oxide (FeNO) and Nasal Nitric Oxide (nNO) in airway function.
A 48-year-old male, non-smoker, presented with chronic unproductive cough, worse at night. The patient had...
11 October, 2019
Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week
Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH) is essentially pathological daytime sleepiness without a clear etiology. The clinical investigations...
28 August, 2019
Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) in Adults
OSA severity is defined as: mild for respiratory disturbance index (RDI) ≥ 5 events/hour and...
26 August, 2019
Chronic Pain and Sleep
Sleep Disturbance – An article from the Institute for Chronic Pain (USA) Original article: http://www.instituteforchronicpain.org/understanding-chronic-pain/complications/sleep-disturbance The...
26 August, 2019