Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is defined as a sleep disorder marked by pauses in breathing of 10 seconds or more causing unrestful sleep and accompanied by loud or abnormal snoring, daytime sleepiness, irritability, and depression. According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 18 million Americans have OSA, 80% of whom are undiagnosed. The […]

Case Presentation: A 25‐year‐old man, diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) 6 months prior and undergoing a workup for LUPUS NEPHRITIS, was brought to the emergency department by his family for weakness and altered mental status, for 1 day. Per the family, the patient complained of generalized body weakness on the morning of admission. Subsequently, […]