title: How to interpret the results of a sleep study.
abstract: With an increased level of awareness of sleep disorders among the public, there has been an increase in requests for sleep studies, and consequently, more referrals made to sleep specialists by primary care physicians and other health care providers. Understanding technical and clinical information provided in the sleep study report is crucial. It offers significant insight in to sleep pathophysiology in relation to patient symptoms. The purpose of this article is to provide a simple and easy method to interpret the reported results of polysomnography for primary care physicians. This will facilitate better understanding and management of patients with sleep disorders and related complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, SJGH Sleep Center, French Camp, CA, USA; drshrivastava@sjgh.org.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, SJGH Sleep Center, French Camp, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Syung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, SJGH Sleep Center, French Camp, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saadat
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, SJGH Sleep Center, French Camp, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Roopa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sirohi
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, SJGH Sleep Center, French Camp, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Keri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crewson
keywords: REM; obstructive apnea hypopnea index; polysomnography; sleep efficiency; sleep latency