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Promoting Early Identification and Timely Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Screening Tools for OSA

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Aneesa Das, MD, and Jeanne Caligiuri, MD, examine the comprehensive landscape of obstructive sleep apnea, from its fundamental pathophysiology and health impacts to diagnostic approaches and systemic barriers that challenge effective identification and treatment of this prevalent sleep disorder.

Panelists discuss how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disrupts normal breathing during sleep through repeated upper airway collapse, leading to fragmented sleep patterns, daytime fatigue, and potential long-term health complications if left untreated.

Overview of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 

Panelists discuss how untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) significantly increases patients’ risk of serious health complications, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, depression, and cognitive impairment while exacerbating existing comorbidities.

Impact of OSA on Patient Health and Comorbidities 

Panelists discuss how health care providers can identify patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea through screening tools, clinical history assessment, and recognition of key symptoms such as daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, and witnessed breathing pauses during sleep.

Identifying Patients With OSA 

Panelists discuss how various obstacles impede obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis, including limited access to sleep studies, lack of patient awareness, high costs, long wait times for testing, and inconsistent screening practices among health care providers.

Barriers To Diagnosing OSA

Panelists discuss how validated questionnaires, clinical assessment tools, and overnight monitoring devices can help identify patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea, though polysomnography remains the gold standard for definitive diagnosis.

Screening Tools For OSA

Panelists discuss how positive airway pressure therapy is the most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, with optimal outcomes dependent on proper device settings, mask fitting, and patient education to improve adherence.

Treatments for OSA With a Focus on PAP Therapy as the Gold Standard

Panelists discuss how treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea include positive airway pressure therapy, oral appliances, lifestyle modifications, and surgical interventions, with the choice depending on disease severity and patient preferences.

Alternative Treatments for OSA

Panelists discuss how real-world patient cases demonstrate the importance of individualizing obstructive sleep apnea treatment plans by considering factors such as disease severity, comorbidities, lifestyle, and patient preferences to optimize outcomes.

Patient Cases Highlighting Integration of OSA Treatments into Practice 

Screening Tools For OSA

EP: 1.Overview of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

EP: 2.Impact of OSA on Patient Health and Comorbidities

EP: 3.Identifying Patients With OSA

EP: 4.Barriers To Diagnosing OSA

EP: 5.Screening Tools For OSA

EP: 6.Treatments for OSA With a Focus on PAP Therapy as the Gold Standard

EP: 7.Alternative Treatments for OSA

EP: 8.Patient Cases Highlighting Integration of OSA Treatments into Practice

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