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    STOP-BANG Score for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Screens for obstructive sleep apnea.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Note: The STOP-BANG questionnaire screens for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) only, not central sleep apnea.

    Ask the patient the following:
    Objective measures:

    Result:

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    Dr. Frances Chung
    Dr. Frances Chung
    About the creator

    Frances Chung, MBBS, LMCC, FRCPC, is a professor in the department of anesthesia at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is also a clinical researcher at the Krembil Research Institute and a senior staff anesthesiologist at the University Health Network-Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Chung’s research interests include obstructive sleep apnea as well as ambulatory and geriatric anesthesia.

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