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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: What Primary Care Physicians Need to Know
- Source :
- Cureus
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Cureus, Inc., 2021.
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Abstract
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains a prominent disease state characterized as the recurrent collapse of the upper airway while sleeping and is estimated to plague 936 million adults globally. Although the initial clinical presentation of OSA appears harmless, it increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, stroke, and hypertension; metabolic disorders; and an overall decrease in quality of life, in addition to increasing mortality. Current treatment of OSA includes lifestyle changes, behavioral modification, mandibular advancement devices, surgical treatment, and continuous positive airway pressure, which remains the gold standard. It is crucial to identify OSA early on and initiate treatment to mitigate the adverse health risks it imposes. This review will discuss the pathophysiology, epidemiology, management strategies, and medical treatment of OSA.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pulmonology
surgical treatment
medicine.medical_treatment
Disease
comorbidities
Quality of life (healthcare)
stomatognathic system
bilevel positive airway pressure
Epidemiology
Internal Medicine
medicine
Continuous positive airway pressure
Intensive care medicine
Stroke
obstructive sleep apnea (osa)
pathophysiology
business.industry
nonsurgical treatment
General Engineering
medicine.disease
respiratory tract diseases
Obstructive sleep apnea
osa
Heart failure
continous positive airway pressure
risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea (osa)
Airway
business
Family/General Practice
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21688184
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cureus
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fbfa68058e62301fe4a676cb1f323876