ACP endorses polysomnography over portable monitors for diagnosing sleep apnea
1. Patients experiencing unexplained daytime sleepiness should be tested for obstructive sleep apnea. 2. Polysomnography is the preferred diagnostic test ...
Tag: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 9 – June 15, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. CPAP, ...
Combination CPAP, weight loss for obstructive sleep apnea offer no added benefit
1. There was no significant incremental improvement in CRP levels at 24 weeks for the combined CPAP and weight loss ...
Sleep-disordered breathing associated with poor academics and surgical improvement [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Sleep-associated gas exchange abnormalities were highly prevalent among a first-grade study cohort with poor academic performance. About ...
Adenotonsillectomy improves behavior in childhood obstructive sleep apnea (CHAT Trial)
Image: PD 1. Early adenotonsillectomy for children with obstructive sleep apnea was associated with improvements in symptoms, polysomnographic tests, behavior, ...
Primary care and specialists have comparable outcomes in treating Sleep Apnea
Image: PD 1. Both primary care and specialist centers reported improvement in ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) Scores without clinically significant ...
