
Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) for Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Purpose: | To evaluate a patient for the risk of obstructive sleep apnea using the scores of Friedman et al. |
Specialty: | Pulmonology |
Objective: | risk factors |
ICD-10: | G47.3 |
Description: | Friedman et al developed a respiratory disturbance index (RDI) to help identify patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A simpler OSA score based on the same parameters was also useful in identifying affected patients. The authors are from Rush-Presbyterian-Saint Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. |
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