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out-of-center sleep testing; home sleep apnea test

Indications: - evaluation of sleep-disorder breathing, including obstructive sleep apnea in patients without comorbid cardiopulmonary disease with high pre-test probability Procedure: - portable technology for unmonitored use - measures oronasal airflow, chest wall excursion, body position, & pulse oximetry - 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]

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home apnea monitoring overnight pulse oximetry

General

sleep test

References

  1. 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
  2. Rosen CL, Auckley D, Benca R et al A multisite randomized trial of portable sleep studies and positive airway pressure autotitration versus laboratory-based polysomnography for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: the HomePAP study. Sleep. 2012 Jun 1;35(6):757-67. PMID: 22654195 Free PMC Article