Resources

PDF Downloadable Tools:

• Berlin Questionnaire Download PDF
• Diagnosis and Treatment Indicators for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Download PDF
• Epworth Sleepiness Scale Download PDF
• Managing CPAP Complications and Compliance Issues Download PDF
• Preparing Your Patient for Polysomnography Download PDF

Practice Parameters:

• AASM Standards of Practice for Sleep-related Breathing Disorders

• Practice Parameters for the Use of Autotitrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices for Titrating Pressures and Treating Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: An Update for 2007

• Practice Parameters for the Medical Therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• Practice Parameters for the Use of Continuous and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Devices to Treat Adult Patients With Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

• Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Oral Appliances: An Update for 2005

• Evaluation of Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders in Adults

• American Academy of Pediatrics: Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Web Sites:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: http://www.cms.hhs.gov
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM): http://www.aasmnet.org
• American Sleep Apnea Association: http://www.sleepapnea.org
• National Sleep Foundation: http://www.sleepfoundation.org
• ASAA Apnea Support Forum: http://www.apneasupport.org
• National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Suggested Reading

	Flemons WW. Obstructive Sleep Apnea. N Engl J Med. 2002;347(7):498-504.
	Victor LD. Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in primary care. Am Fam Physician. 2004;69:561-8.