Chapter 8 Monitoring Respiration—Technology and Techniques Chapter Points • The recommended sensor to detect apnea is a nasal-oral (oronasal) thermal device. • The recommended sensor to detect hypopnea is the NP signal…
Chapter 3 Sleep Staging in Adults Chapter Points • The AASM scoring manual uses new nomenclature for wake and sleep (stages W, N1, N2, N3, and R). Stage N3 replaces stages…
Chapter 12 Monitoring of Limb Movements and Other Movements during Sleep Chapter Points • A significant LM has a duration from 0.5 to 10 seconds and a minimum amplitude 8 µV above…
Chapter 27 Clinical Electroencephalography and Nocturnal Epilepsy Chapter Points • Nocturnal epilepsy can be difficult to differentiate from parasomnias because some patients have seizures only at night, scalp EEG findings may…
Chapter 13 Polysomnography, Portable Monitoring, and Actigraphy Chapter Points • PSG is indicated for evaluation of suspected OSA and for PAP titration. PSG is indicated for preoperative evaluation for planned surgery…
Chapter 9 Monitoring Respiration—Event Definitions and Examples Chapter Points • An oronasal thermal sensor is recommended for apnea identification. The nasal pressure signal is recommended for hypopnea identification. An event with…
Chapter 2 The Technology of Sleep Monitoring Differential Amplifiers, Digital Polysomnography, and Filters Chapter Points • Common mode rejection of unwanted signals by a differential AC amplifier depends on having low…
Chapter 5 Sleep Staging in Infants and Children Chapter Points • For infants younger than 2 months of age (48 wk CA—time since conception), sleep may be staged according to the rules…
Chapter 16 Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Chapter Points • Patients with OSA have a positive critical pressure during sleep. A positive intraluminal pressure is needed to keep the airway patent….
