title: Diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in adolescents.
abstract: Sleep-disordered breathing is very common and is associated with poor health and cognitive outcomes in children and adolescents. Its prevalence is between 2% and 4% of the population this group. Problems such as life-threatening events, failure to thrive, cardiovascular insult, poor cognition, poor school performance, and psychiatric/behavioral problems have been reported. This chapter will outline how to diagnose and treat adolescents with sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado, School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital and National Jewish Health, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Box B395, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA. burg.casey@tchden.org
authors.forename: Casey J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Burg
authors.forename: Norman R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010614:Pharynx / Q000503:physiopathology; D017286:Polysomnography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014068:Tonsillectomy
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen