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- Mukesh Kapoor and Glen Greenough.
- From the Sleep Disorders Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. mukeshkapoor2011@u.northwestern.edu.
- J Am Board Fam Med. 2015 Jul 1; 28 (4): 504-9.
AbstractObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a fairly common condition that, if left untreated, can lead to complications such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Polysomnography (PSG) is the most accurate method for diagnosing OSA, but it is a cumbersome and expensive test. A well-validated, easier to perform and less expensive alternative is the home sleep test (HST). The purpose of this review is to educate the primary care provider about the important differences between PSG and HSTs, the advantages and limitations of both modalities, identifying patients who are appropriate candidates for the HST, identifying patients in whom the HST should not be performed, and further evaluation of patients who have a negative HST. © Copyright 2015 by the American Board of Family Medicine.
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