Screening and diagnosis for sleep disordered breathing
If you suspect a patient may have sleep disordered breathing (SDB), this three step screening process for SDB can get your patient on the path to getting diagnosed.
Assess - Can you identify the patient as having a high risk of OSA?
Screen - To aid in the screening process, evaluate your patient by asking a few key questions:
Is the patient overweight?
Does the patient complain of daytime sleepiness?
Does the patient snore?
Does the patient have hypertension?
Investigate
All about sleep studies
During a sleep study, your patient's breathing is monitored to see if they have a sleep disorder such as sleep apnea. Sleep studies can be done at home or in a sleep lab.
