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Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Strategies for Screening, Management, and Overcoming Treatment Challenges in the Outpatient Setting

Year: 2023

Type: review

Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive airway closure, which can lead to hypoxemia and sympathetic nervous system activation. This can result in significant cardiovascular and neurologic morbidity. Therefore, early recognition and treatment are extremely important. The gold standard treatment of OSA is positive airway pressure, which has been shown to decrease the risk of these sequelae. Alternatives to positive airway pressure therapy are not commonly discussed but are available to those who are not able to tolerate positive airway pressure. The goal of this review is to discuss the pathophysiology, epidemiology, screening and testing, and treatment considerations for OSA.

Source: American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

DOI: 10.1177/15598276231217949

Authors: Radhika M. Shah, Jigme M. Sethi, Larissa Wolf, Margeaux LaCavera, Patrick Koo

Institutions: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Erlanger Health System

Language: English

Topic: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4388974146

FWCI: 0.034

Cites: 83

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10