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overnight pulse oximetry
Indications:
- assessment of need for oxygen therapy in patients with COPD
- overnight pulse oximetry is useful for rule-out OSA in low-risk patients [1]
* has not been validated as a screening tool for OSA [1]
General
out-of-center sleep testing; home sleep apnea test
pulse oximetry
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2006,
2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022.
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022