Obesity and Sleep Apnea

1.Definition and Demographics of Obesity: Diagnosis, Risk Factors (Polk) 2.The Biology and Genetics of Obesity and Sleep Apnea (Tung) 3.Definition and Demographics of Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis, Risk Factors (Stierer) 4.Pathophysiologic Changes of Obesity (Kuchta) 5.Non-Surgical and Surgical Treatments for Sleep Apnea (Couch) 6.Obesity and Sleep apnea in Special Populations: Children and the Intensive Care Unit (Helfaer) 7.Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Obesity and Sleep Apnea (Cartagena) 8.Anesthetic Management of Patients with Obesity and Sleep Apnea (Passannante) 9.Rapid Sequence Induction Revisited: The Obese Patient (Freid)