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Central Sleep Apnea : Tests

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Tests could include:
  • Airflow Resistance Testing

Tests Overview Articles

Central sleep apnea
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. Tests will be done to diagnose an underlying medical condition. A sleep study (polysomnogram) can confirm sleep apnea. Other tests that may be done include: Lung function studies; MRI.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 11, 2008

Specific Tests Articles

Physical examination
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with hands; Auscultation (listening to sounds; Percussion (producing sounds.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
Polysomnography
Polysomnography is a sleep study. A sleep study monitors you as you sleep, or try to, sleep. There are two states of sleep: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep; Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. REM sleep is associated with dreaming. Your body muscles (except your eyes and lungs) do not move during this stage of sleep. NREM sleep has four stages distinguishable by EEG waves. REM sleep alternates with NREM sleep approximately every 90 minutes. A person with normal sleep usually has four to five cycles of REM and NREM sleep during a night. A sleep study measures your sleep cycles and stages by recording the following information: Blood oxygen levels; Body position; Brain waves (EEG; Breathing rate; Electrical activity of muscles; Eye movement, breathing rate; Heart rate.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 12, 2008
Polysomnography
The word polysomnography, derived from the Greek roots "poly," meaning many, "somno," meaning sleep, and "graphy" meaning to write, refers to multiple tests performed on patients while they sleep. Polysomnography is an overnight test to evaluate sleep disorders . Polysomnography generally includes monitoring of the patient's airflow through the nose and mouth, blood pressure, electrocardiographic activity, blood oxygen level, brain wave pattern, eye movement, and the movement of respiratory muscle and limbs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Polysomnography
Polysomnography is a set of tests performed while a patient sleeps. It is done to diagnose and evaluate sleep disorders , and examines at a minimum brain wave patterns, the movements of both eyes, and the tone of at least one skeletal muscle.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Polysomnography
Polysomnography is a series of tests performed on patients while they sleep. Polysomnography is a comprehensive overnight procedure that evaluates sleep disorders . It generally includes monitoring of the patient's airflow through the nose and mouth, blood pressure, heartbeat as measured by an electrocardiograph, blood oxygen level, brain wave patterns, eye movements, and the movements of respiratory muscles and limbs. The word polysomnography is derived from the Greek root poly meaning "many," the Latin noun somnus meaning "sleep," and the Greek verb graphein meaning "to write."
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
What Is a Sleep Study?
What Is a Sleep Study?Do you often have problems sleeping?
Source:StayWell
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