Hi all - I'd really appreciate if someone could explain to me just what this graph shows - I asked my DME (they're the ones who produced it for me, by running the Resmed software when I brought in my Elite II data card), but the two therapists I talked to admitted they didn't know.
Here's the clip:
I can sort of understand the hypopnea events - where the length of the bar represents the time duration of the hypopnea, but the Apnea event is really puzzling - what does the "12" signify, and, in fact, just what is the vertical scale?
I'd appreciate any help
Need help interpreting ResMed software graph
Need help interpreting ResMed software graph
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- riverdreamer
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Re: Need help interpreting ResMed software graph
I can't see your graph, but on the Resmed graphs, the little number at the top of the apnea flag is how many seconds the apnea lasted.
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- billbolton
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Re: Need help interpreting ResMed software graph
No, its doesn't. It's just an indication that a hypopnea occurred, not how long it occured for. You can see this clearly if you expand the horizontal scale.billybee wrote:I can sort of understand the hypopnea events - where the length of the bar represents the time duration of the hypopnea
Only the duration of an apnea is indicated (in seconds).
Cheers,
Bill
Re: Need help interpreting ResMed software graph
Thanks, folks - with this information, I was actually able to see how the events were counted and how the indices were calculated.
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