Polysomnography
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Polysomnography is a comprehensive overnight sleep study that records brain waves, breathing, heart activity, and body movements to diagnose sleep disorders.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diagnostic test
ⓘ
medical procedure ⓘ sleep study ⓘ |
| assesses |
REM sleep
ⓘ
arousal index ⓘ non-REM sleep ⓘ sleep efficiency ⓘ sleep latency ⓘ sleep stages ⓘ |
| canBe |
attended
ⓘ
unattended ⓘ |
| component |
ECG
ⓘ
EEG ⓘ EMG ⓘ EOG ⓘ body position sensor ⓘ nasal pressure transducer ⓘ pulse oximetry ⓘ respiratory inductance plethysmography ⓘ snore microphone ⓘ video monitoring ⓘ |
| dataOutput | polysomnogram ⓘ |
| diagnoses |
REM sleep behavior disorder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central sleep apnea ⓘ mixed sleep apnea ⓘ narcolepsy ⓘ nocturnal seizures ⓘ obstructive sleep apnea ⓘ parasomnias ⓘ periodic limb movement disorder ⓘ |
| duration | one night ⓘ |
| field | sleep medicine ⓘ |
| followedBy |
clinical interpretation and report
ⓘ
formal scoring of sleep stages ⓘ |
| hasVariant | home sleep apnea test ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
neurologist
ⓘ
pulmonologist ⓘ sleep physician ⓘ |
| measures |
airflow
ⓘ
body position ⓘ brain activity ⓘ electrocardiography ⓘ electroencephalography ⓘ electromyography ⓘ electrooculography ⓘ eye movements ⓘ heart rate ⓘ limb movements ⓘ muscle activity ⓘ oxygen saturation ⓘ respiratory effort ⓘ snoring sounds ⓘ |
| performedBy | sleep technologist ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | multiple sensors attached to the patient ⓘ |
| typicallyOccurs | overnight GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicallyPerformedIn |
accredited sleep center
GENERATED
ⓘ
hospital GENERATED ⓘ sleep laboratory GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessment of sleep quality
ⓘ
diagnosis of sleep disorders ⓘ evaluation of sleep architecture ⓘ |
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