… stage of the diagnosis of sleep apnea enables the use of … and enable primary care physicians
and sleep specialists to … in a sleep laboratory is the gold standard for diagnosing sleep …

… in primary care clinics and examines factors that predicted clinical suspicion of obstructive
sleep apnea (… Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) presents frequently in children and has been …

… its effect on restful sleep, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can … The primary care provider
plays a key role in the identification … Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which upper …

… made to a sleep center was 87.5 months. During this time, patients had an average of 17.2
visits to primary care clinics, … Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in primary care. …

… Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in primary care. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one
of the most common sleep … Primary care physicians (PCP) play an important role in screening …

… of OSA screening in primary care and supports the aim of the current project to develop a
policy change whereby all hypertensive adults in the primary care clinic are screened for OSA. …

… patients with possible obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). As many as a third of patients in primary
care practice may be at high risk.1, 2, 3 The American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical …

… present in the primary care setting, primary care physicians have the … Sleep in Primary
Care International Study Group. Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in primary care…

… and management of patients with OSA in a primary care setting (4). The unique contribution
of the … in the primary care practices that required minimal training of the primary care nurses. …

… to a sleep clinic or sleep physician (41% of snorers and 53% of sleep apnea patients). This
… We found no sex gap in the management rate of OSA or snoring in primary care (see Figure …