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Hypopnea — (sometimes spelled Hypopnœa ) is a medical term for a disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate. This differs from apnea in that there remains some flow of air. Hypopnea events may happen… … Wikipedia
index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r … Medical dictionary
Sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
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Respiratory Disturbance Index — The respiratory disturbance index is similar to the apnea hypopnea index, however, it also includes respiratory events that do not technically meet the definitions of apneas or hypopneas, but do disrupt sleep.ee also* Apnea hypopnea index … Wikipedia
AHI — Apnea Hypopnea Index (Medical » Laboratory) * Allied Holdings, Inc. (Business » NYSE Symbols) * Animal Health Institute (Medical » Veterinary) * Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (Regional » African) * Audio Hardware Interface (Academic & Science »… … Abbreviations dictionary
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome — Classification and external resources Obesity hypoventilation syndrome often improves with positive airway pressure treatment administered overnight by a machine such as this device ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Polysomnogram — (PSG) is a multi channel ( poly ) recording ( gram ) during sleep ( somno ), resulting from a sleep test, polysomnography. A doctor may order a polysomnogram because the patient has a complaint such as daytime fatigue or sleepiness that may be… … Wikipedia
Christian Guilleminault — Doctor Christian Guilleminault is a physician and researcher in the field of sleep medicine. Dr. Guilleminault, a French citizen, was persuaded to join the faculty at Stanford University. He has been closely involved with many developments in… … Wikipedia
William C. Dement — William Charles Dement (born 1928) is a pioneering US sleep researcher, and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world s first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation, and the diagnosis … Wikipedia
