Do you start PAP in patients who have an overall AHI of less than 5 but demonstrate significant apneas/hypopneas in REM sleep?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
In general, there is a very poor relationship between AHI and symptoms, particularly sleepiness. Some patients with a low AHI are quite sleepy and others with a high AHI have no symptoms. Thus, in general, if a patient has an elevated AHI, even if minimally elevated, and I have no other explanation ...
Comments
at Carl Vinson Va Medical Center So, does insurance or Medicare pay for CPAP if the...
at Broward Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists Not unless you score a few more events or change p...
So, does insurance or Medicare pay for CPAP if the...
Not unless you score a few more events or change p...