PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mukesh Kapoor
AU  - Glen Greenough
TI  - Home Sleep Tests for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140266
DP  - 2015 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 504--509
VI  - 28
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/4/504.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/4/504.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2015 Jul 01; 28
AB  - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a fairly common condition that, if left untreated, can lead to complications such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Polysomnography (PSG) is the most accurate method for diagnosing OSA, but it is a cumbersome and expensive test. A well-validated, easier to perform and less expensive alternative is the home sleep test (HST). The purpose of this review is to educate the primary care provider about the important differences between PSG and HSTs, the advantages and limitations of both modalities, identifying patients who are appropriate candidates for the HST, identifying patients in whom the HST should not be performed, and further evaluation of patients who have a negative HST.