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What Is Polysomnography?

Published on Thu Feb 27, 2014

Knowing the service your neurologist provides helps you code more accurately. Polysomnography is a type of sleep study conducted to diagnose medical conditions that affect sleep (such as sleep apnea) and to evaluate the effectiveness of positive airway pressure (PAP) devices that can help treat sleep apnea. During a polysomnography service, the patient sleeps overnight while connected to sensors that [...]
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