Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast
Hosted by Dr John Fleetham and Dr Michael Lanspa and Dr Mohleen Kang and John Fleetham · American Thoracic Society
4.0from 37 ratings
- 186
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 37
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2011
- First episode
About Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast
The Out of the Blue podcast takes you out of the pages of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and into the minds of the most brilliant researchers in the fields of respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine.
- Publisher
- American Thoracic Society
- Category
- health & fitness · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Mar 2011
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 186 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
From the Archives: “Social Apnea”: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Exacerbated on Weekends
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
From The Archives: Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
6 Aug 2026
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Is Associated with Increased 1-Year Survival in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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From the Archives: “Social Apnea”: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Exacerbated on Weekends
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So several possibilities. Alcohol is perhaps the obvious one. We know that at a population level, people tend to drink more on the weekends. Alcohol is a potent vasolator and blocks the nose, I should say, and can potentially also relax the muscles around the airway and lighten sleep. all of which can worsen your sleep apnea. So alcohol is a big one. People also tend to, you know, those who smoke or perhaps social smokers may only do it on the weekend. Again, that can cause disruption in our sleep, leading to lighter sleep and worsen propensity for sleep apnea because we know that sleep apnea is worse with lighter versus deeper sleep. […]
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- Barbara Jones
- Leonardo Martinez
- Dr Anna Podolanczuk
- Dr Gary Hunninghake
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- 36 ratings
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- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast?
Dr John Fleetham and Dr Michael Lanspa and Dr Mohleen Kang and John Fleetham host the show. Published by American Thoracic Society.
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