Improving OSA screening and diagnosis in patients with hypertension in an academic safety net primary care clinic: quality improvement project

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is more prevalent in patients with hypertension (HTN), and associated morbidities include stroke, heart failure and premature death. In the Internal Medicine Clinic (IMC), over 70% of the patients had a diagnosis of HTN and obesity. We identified a lack of OSA screenin...

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Autores principales: Bakhai, Smita Y, Nigam, Mansi, Saeed, Musa, Krishnan, Amita, Reynolds, Jessica L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
BMJ Quality Improvement Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29435504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000105

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29435504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000105

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