BRPT - Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Erectile Dysfunction and Atrial Fibrillation; Coexisting Conditions or Syndrome

Course Information

Category: CEU 

Base Price $15.99

BRPT Credit: 1.0 CSTE

Author: Steven Vinci, BS, RRT

Course Description

Patients rarely suffer from only 1 disease. Most have several conditions with common risk factors and etiology, and often increase the severity of each other. The phenotypes linked to 1 condition are often linked to many others.  This course reviews 3 conditions that fall into this category: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Erectile Dysfunction (ED), as well as discussion of the relationship to Atrial Fibrillation (AFib).  ED is a disease with a wide scope of etiologies.  OSA is considered one of the risk factors for ED, with a growing body of evidence that shows an association between OSA and ED.  This course provides the learner with a  review of the relationship between ED, OSA and the possible overlapping mechanisms for those conditions as well as being a contributing factor for AFib. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe clinical findings of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 

2. Describe the clinical findings of Erectile Dysfunction 

3. Understand the overlap of clinical findings between OSA, ED and AFib