Hypopnea

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Hypopnea

Post by Anonymous » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:43 am

A hypopnea is a decrease in airflow by at least 50% for ten seconds or more, with a 3% desaturation of blood oxygen level.
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flow limitation

Post by SnoreNoMore2005 » Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:30 pm

Anon, if your post is a definition of a hypopnea, then what is the definition of a "flow limitation" and how does it differ from an hypopnea?

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