▪ Objective: To determine whether presenting clinical history, pharyngeal examination, and
the overall subjective impression of the clinician could serve as a sensitive screening test for …

Background: Although sleep apnea is common, it often goes undiagnosed in primary care
encounters. Objective: To test the Berlin Questionnaire as a means of identifying patients …

Background: Population-based studies have shown that sleep apnea is underdiagnosed in
women, relative to men. One hypothesis for this gender bias is that women with sleep apnea …

Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present
the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the diagnosis of obstructive sleep …

Objective: To evaluate prospectively the validity of home oximetry for case finding in patients
clinically suspected of having the sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). Design …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder among middle-aged
adults. However, OSA is a recently described disorder for which most primary care …

Nocturnal polysomnography, the standard diagnostic test for sleep apnea, is an expensive
and limited resource. In order to help identify the urgency of need for treatment, we …

Background: Patients with sleep disorders are common in primary care, yet most physicians
lack training in the diagnosis and treatment of such patients. Objectives: To enhance …

Background: Nocturia, awakening from sleep to urinate, is a common symptom in a variety of
medical disorders and in the elderly. Awakening from sleep as a result of nocturia is thought …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is usually diagnosed with overnight
polysomnography in a sleep laboratory. Home sleep studies can be performed at lower cost …