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Sleep apnea/sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is an under recognized condition in the primary care clinic. Patients with multiple comorbid conditions and coexisting sleep apnea can lead to increasing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Diagnosing respiratory sleep disorders via clinical signs and symptoms can be challenging; however, use of advanced diagnostic techniques can reliably help with a diagnosis. There are many approaches to treatment of sleep apnea, but compliance with treatment is always a limitation.

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  1. Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, North Central Bronx Hospital and Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South 5N50, Building Number 1, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA

    Jhansi Nalamati MD, FAASM, FACP, FCCP

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Bronx VA, 130 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA

    Dushyant Damania MBBS

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  1. Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

    Elana Sydney

  2. Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

    Eleanor Weinstein

  3. Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

    Lisa M. Rucker

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Nalamati, J., Damania, D. (2018). Sleep Apnea. In: Sydney, E., Weinstein, E., Rucker, L. (eds) Handbook of Outpatient Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68379-9_14

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