Typically,
we diagnose OSA in older patients, but we also see a fairly high incidence in younger dogs as well.
However, sleep studies using to
diagnose OSA produce a number of other measures.
«If this is the case, then the potential benefit of developing better screening tools to
diagnose OSA in the elderly who are often asymptomatic is enormous.»
Not exact matches
This would allow health professionals to properly describe,
diagnose and treat
OSA in pregnant women, and would parallel other established transient diagnoses of pregnancy, like gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes mellitus.
Now, the researchers will replicate their findings in a larger sample of MS patients, and treat those patients
diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP), the first - line treatment for
OSA.
The study group comprised 47 adults with a mean age of about 41 years who had been recently
diagnosed with
OSA.
OSA was
diagnosed using a home monitoring device (Watch - PAT200, Itamar Medical) worn on the participant's wrist overnight.
OSA is too dangerous and must be
diagnosed by sleep specialists.
It is estimated that over 8,000 dogs per year will be
diagnosed with
OSA in the United States.