obstructive sleep apnea

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• Obstructive sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia

• Obstructive sleep apnea — Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes its name to a Greek word, apnea, meaning want of breath. There are two types of sleep apnea: central and obstructive. Central sleep apnea… …   Medical dictionary

• obstructive sleep apnea syndrome — (OSAS) see under apnea …   Medical dictionary

• Sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia

• Apnea, obstructive sleep — Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes its name to a Greek word, apnea, meaning want of breath. There are two types of sleep apnea: central and obstructive. Central sleep apnea… …   Medical dictionary

• Sleep apnea, obstructive — Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes its name to a Greek word, apnea, meaning want of breath. There are two types of sleep apnea: central and obstructive. Central sleep apnea… …   Medical dictionary

• Sleep apnea, central — A breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Central sleep apnea occurs when the brain fails to send the appropriate signals to the breathing muscles to initiate respirations. Central sleep apnea is less… …   Medical dictionary

• obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome — (OSAHS) obstructive sleep apnea and related hypopneas considered as one syndrome …   Medical dictionary

• sleep apnea — n brief periods of recurrent cessation of breathing during sleep that is caused esp. by obstruction of the airway or a disturbance in the brain s respiratory center and is associated esp. with excessive daytime sleepiness * * * transient periods… …   Medical dictionary

• Sleep medicine — is a medical subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge and answered many questions about sleep wake functioning. [cite… …   Wikipedia

• Sleep disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F51, G47 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia