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by joeb989
Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:12 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResScan Printing Reports/Sleep MD Appt Tomorrow
Replies: 5
Views: 1253

Re: ResScan Printing Reports/Sleep MD Appt Tomorrow

I have installed IE8 (Internet Explorer version , and I'm still able to print reports from ResScan 3.7. So it appears that IE8 is not always the cause of the ResScan print problem. Joeb989, what system are you running ResScan on? Thanks, elg5cats I'm running Windows XP Professional on a Dell Dimens...
by joeb989
Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResScan Printing Reports/Sleep MD Appt Tomorrow
Replies: 5
Views: 1253

Re: ResScan Printing Reports/Sleep MD Appt Tomorrow

I have installed IE8 (Internet Explorer version , and I'm still able to print reports from ResScan 3.7. So it appears that IE8 is not always the cause of the ResScan print problem.
by joeb989
Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Interpret Sleep Studies - Any Thoughts?
Replies: 5
Views: 1658

Re: Interpret Sleep Studies - Any Thoughts?

Did you run the machine at the prescribed pressure for a while? What is the present setting on the APAP? O. We ran a CPAP at the prescribed pressure of 6.0 for the first 3 nights. The numbers were as follows: AHI - 10.5 / 13.7 / 11.8 AI - 3.9 / 3 / 10.7 HI - 6.6 / 3.2 / 8.6 Then my DME switched me ...
by joeb989
Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Interpret Sleep Studies - Any Thoughts?
Replies: 5
Views: 1658

Interpret Sleep Studies - Any Thoughts?

My sleep studies show I had mostly Central Apneas, and yet I was prescribed a regular CPAP at 6 cm H2O. I thought someone with mostly central apneas like me needs to be prescribed an Adaptive Servo-Ventilator machine. I've been trying to ask my sleep doctor this question, but he only responds to que...
by joeb989
Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Benzodiazepines Potentially Fatal for OSA Patients
Replies: 11
Views: 2814

Benzodiazepines Potentially Fatal for OSA Patients

Here's a quote taken from "The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine" (2005 edition) on page 890/891: "Benzodiazepines should be used with caution in patients with compromised respiratory function or seizure disorders. Use in patients with obstructive sleep apnea is pote...
by joeb989
Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Zeo Personal Sleep Coach?
Replies: 99
Views: 40764

Re: Zeo Personal Sleep Coach?

The Zeo device looks interesting. I've been comparing this device with the Watch-PAT200, which also gives REM measurements, plus a whole lot more (see http://www.itamar-medical.com/Watch-PAT ). Does anyone have know the price of a Watch-PAT200 with software? Would they sell this to patients? The Zeo...
by joeb989
Fri May 29, 2009 6:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ReScan 3.7 Capabilities with S8 AutoSet II
Replies: 19
Views: 4351

Re: ReScan 3.7 Capabilities with S8 AutoSet II

Would the detailed flow data (ie. minute ventilation, flattening index) available through ResLink help me to differentiate obstructive and central apnea/hypopnea events?

Does anyone know where I can get a ResLink?
by joeb989
Thu May 28, 2009 5:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ReScan 3.7 Capabilities with S8 AutoSet II
Replies: 19
Views: 4351

Re: ReScan 3.7 Capabilities with S8 AutoSet II

Thank you everyone for your input !
by joeb989
Thu May 28, 2009 4:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP vs APAP Pressure Settings
Replies: 12
Views: 2132

Re: CPAP vs APAP Pressure Settings

Thanks everyone for your input ! I reason I brought in my machine to my DME was in case they wanted to change the settings, which they did. They updated the pressure range to be 5.0 to 15.0 (before it was 5.0 to 10.0). The DME also didn't know how to download the detailed data. I told 2 technicians ...
by joeb989
Wed May 27, 2009 1:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ReScan 3.7 Capabilities with S8 AutoSet II
Replies: 19
Views: 4351

ReScan 3.7 Capabilities with S8 AutoSet II

I'm about to buy ResScan 3.7 software along with the Smart Card Reader. First I want to make sure that it is compatible with my S8 AutoSet II. When I check the ResMed website, it doesn't list this particular model as being compatible. Can someone confirm if it is? Secondly I want to make sure that R...
by joeb989
Tue May 26, 2009 7:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: confused over cpap prescription- opinion please ?
Replies: 6
Views: 1354

Re: confused over cpap prescription- opinion please ?

I was also confused by my CPAP prescription. After completing two PSG sleep tests, my sleep doctor prescribes a CPAP at pressure 6. When DME gave me a CPAP set to 6, my average AHI was 12.0. I though this should be lower, so we then tried an APAP set to a pressure range of 5 to 10. What surprised me...
by joeb989
Tue May 26, 2009 6:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP vs APAP Pressure Settings
Replies: 12
Views: 2132

Re: CPAP vs APAP Pressure Settings

I probably will take my AutoSet II in to my DME to hook it up to the ResScan software and print off a report. I'm hoping this report would have more details than what I could get off the display on the AutoSet II.
by joeb989
Tue May 26, 2009 6:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP vs APAP Pressure Settings
Replies: 12
Views: 2132

CPAP vs APAP Pressure Settings

After 2 sleep tests, my sleep doctor prescribed a CPAP with a pressure setting of 6 for OSA. A complete PSG titration test showed at pressure of 6 I had and RDI of 10. My local DME got me a ResMed S8 Elite II and it was set pressure 6 and EPR lelel 2. After the first 3 nights my AHI averaged 12.0. I...
by joeb989
Fri May 22, 2009 7:08 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed Elite II Clinician's Manual?
Replies: 74
Views: 25106

Re: ResMed Elite II Clinician's Manual?

I'm about to get a ResMed Elite II and I would like to get the clinician's manual. Could someone PM me and send it to me. Thank you.