The individual case study will review the facts, epdimiology, polysomnograpy types pathophisiology, diagnosis, recognition, and treatment for sleep apnea. Further, this case report will examine various peer reviewed, studies on sleep apnea and positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy centered on the individual PSG case study leading to the impression, recommendations, and discussion of the importance of being certified in a sleep speacialty.
Case study
Recently, Obstructive sleep apnea has been deemed one of the most prevalent respiratory disorders in the United States and Europe, as the suggested data estimates that 14% to 49 % of the middle-aged men have been diagnosed with significant OSA (Garvey, Pengo, Drakatos, & kent, 2015). Studies have estimated that the consequences of OSA have affected the U.S. in the upwards of about 3.4 billion dollars annually (Garvey, Pengo, Drakatos, & kent, 2015). OSA contributed Motor vehicle accidents, alone, costs the…show more content… an estimated 15.9 billion dollars in year 2000 (Garvey, Pengo, Drakatos, & kent, 2015). The true prevalence of the diagnoses of OSA is difficult to measure due to varying definitions of the apnea/hypopnea index, acceptance of sleep apnea, and the recognition of the disease process. Although, a study by the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort measured that OSA was present in 24% of men and 17.4% in women