Apnea Management Services

Patient Screening

Apnea Management Services (AMS) offers in-home apnea screening for patients with suspected obstructed, central and complex sleep apnea. This screening technology provides the referring physician with a report on the patient’s cardio-pulmonary function and can aid in a determination of the need for further evaluation in a Sleep Disorders Center for PAP therapy to treat sleep disordered breathing. The recording device used for this screening process weighs less than 3 ounces and is attached to the patient with a strap around the chest. It uses the most advanced technology available providing a very reliable night-time recording of several important sleep apnea indicators.

Once the test has been ordered by a physician the patient will be scheduled for a visit to AMS. The staff will provide instructions on the use of the device and train the patient on the procedures to attach a few sensors to the body at various locations. Back at home, when the patient is ready to go to bed, they apply the sensors as trained. The battery-operated recording device is pre-programmed by the technologist to start automatically at the patient’s normal bedtime, and stops recording in the morning. The patient returns the device to AMS the following day where the data is downloaded and analyzed by a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. Test results are reviewed by our medical staff and a report is sent back to the referring physician.

The miniature electronic screening device records a number of cardio- pulmonary signals during sleep.

The patient receives easy instructions from AMS staff on how to connect a few sensors when at home.

At home the patient can sleep comfortably in their own bed as the device records automatically.

The next day the screening device is returned to AMS where the recording is downloaded and analyzed.

A report generated from the test is forwarded to your physician
within 48 hours for review and recommendations.