Primary Care

OSA

Questions discussed in this category

Do you grade severity of OSA by AHI or RDI?

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How do you counsel and manage patients who meet criteria for sleep apnea based on 3% but not 4% desaturation?

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Is there a role for nocturnal supplemental oxygen as opposed to no therapy in patients with OSA who are unable to tolerate PAP therapy?

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Do you start PAP in patients who have an overall AHI of less than 5 but demonstrate significant apneas/hypopneas in REM sleep?

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What is your approach to counseling and management of patients with severe symptomatic OSA whose PAP devices have been recalled?

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How are you navigating approval of CPAP for patients with a high suspicion for OSA on chronic oxygen who are unable to complete an in-lab PSG?

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What is your approach to the use of acetazolamide in patients with OSA?

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Do you employ the use of noctournal oximetry to assess for a need for supplemental O2 in addition to auto PAP in patients with OSA who have not had an in lab CPAP titration study?

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Papers discussed in this category

The Journal of physiology, 1998-08-01

The effect of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep on upper airway mechanics in normal human subjects.

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