Hi,
I've seen apnea scales that have values for mild,moderate and severe as 5-15, 15-30 and >30, and others that use values as 5-20, 20-40 and >40.
Does anyone know where the latter one comes from?
thanks.
Apnea scales - different ones?
Re: Apnea scales - different ones?
AHI is a very incomplete measure of the severity of one's condition, so does the difference in those scales matter?
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Re: Apnea scales - different ones?
I believe the second set of values are what Medicare uses. My doc told me they keep pushing them up to avoid having to provide certain levels of care.
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