Clinical assessment of the obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.
This review focuses on the clinical presentation of the obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults. Features consistent with the diagnosis are described. A brief discussion of the objective measurement of sleep-disordered breathing, largely in the form of overnight monitoring, is undertaken.
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Renata L
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK. rlriha@hotmail.com
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology