Overnight Oximetry Test
Oximetry is a test that measures your oxygen level and heart rate. This is part of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Screening process. When used overnight, a continuous measurement can be graphed. The patterns that are produced can assist in the diagnosing of Sleep Apnea.
Through this quick and easy test, a clinical diagnosis can be made by your physician. To be tested, Clinique RespiArt requires a referral from your physician that can be send by Email.
Overnight pulse oximetry (OPO) has proven to be an effective and beneficial technique to determine the cardiorespiratory status of patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. It is a cheap, safe, reliable, simple, and accurate method of patient monitoring as compared to the expensive and labor-intensive method of multichannel polysomnography for detecting sleep-disordered breathing. It provides accurate information about patient’s oxygenation status and also helps in monitoring the response to continuous positive airway pressure and in the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). With a spirometry test, we can can help you chose the best solutions for your OSA problem.
Overnight pulse oximetry (OPO)
Nocturnal pulse oximetry is a low-cost, safe, simple, convenient, noninvasive, and effective screening method for SDB in adults. It is readily and easily accessible with no risks or side effects to the patients and has decreased the waiting time of OSA diagnosis.
Apnea and hypopnea cause an arousal from sleep causing sympathetic activation, sleep disruption, snoring, fatigue, nocturia, morning headaches, and excessive daytime sleepiness. SDB leads to increased risk of motor-vehicle crashes. Several studies have shown that sleep apnea is associated with hypertension, stroke, heart failure, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, neurocognitive deficits, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and erectile dysfunction. Such health problems can reduce the quality of life. Chiang et al. have found OSA prevalence to be 60.9% among adult primary care population who are at risk of OSA. Hence, due to these effects of OSA and its increasing prevalence, quick and accurate screening, diagnosis and treatment becomes very important.
Several studies have been done to evaluate the validity and usefulness of OPO in the screening of OSA. Hang et al. studied a total of 616 patients with nocturnal oximetry and PSG study and showed that OPO is a satisfactory diagnostic tool for patients with severe OSA.
Overnight Oximetry test – Steps to be done
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....Almutaz reached me by phone while I was driving and I was so relieved...I didn't want to miss my appointment!!! He waited … More for me!!! Then at the office he educated me on sleep apnea cause I had so many questions.....he takes the time to explain!!! He gives great advice!!! Now we will see what the machine reads for me!! Keep you guys posted!!!! -
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I was very happy with my experience with RespiArt for a home sleep apnea testing: I was able to get an appointment very quickly; Almutaz took the time the explain the equipment and sleep apnea to me; the specialist called me 2 days later … More to go over my results. Everything was great :)
