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Posted by Old Sleeper on May 28, 2004 at 16:03:57:In Reply to: Re: OSA , oops its snoring with C-Stokes! posted by ksleep on May 28, 2004 at 10:48:08:
Your previous question was:
"Does the patient need CPAP? ..... Should I just send them home on O2 and do a follow up nocturnal oximetry?"
And that was what I was answering.
Qualifying for CPAP, per MediCare, requires two hours recorded sleep with an AHI of 15.
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