Aneesa Das, MD

Articles

Patient Cases Highlighting Integration of OSA Treatments into Practice

January 22, 2025

Panelists discuss how real-world patient cases demonstrate the importance of individualizing obstructive sleep apnea treatment plans by considering factors such as disease severity, comorbidities, lifestyle, and patient preferences to optimize outcomes.

Alternative Treatments for OSA

January 22, 2025

Panelists discuss how treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea include positive airway pressure therapy, oral appliances, lifestyle modifications, and surgical interventions, with the choice depending on disease severity and patient preferences.

Treatments for OSA With a Focus on PAP Therapy as the Gold Standard

January 22, 2025

Panelists discuss how positive airway pressure therapy is the most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, with optimal outcomes dependent on proper device settings, mask fitting, and patient education to improve adherence.

Screening Tools For OSA

January 17, 2025

Panelists discuss how validated questionnaires, clinical assessment tools, and overnight monitoring devices can help identify patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea, though polysomnography remains the gold standard for definitive diagnosis.

Barriers To Diagnosing OSA

January 17, 2025

Panelists discuss how various obstacles impede obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis, including limited access to sleep studies, lack of patient awareness, high costs, long wait times for testing, and inconsistent screening practices among health care providers.

Identifying Patients With OSA

January 13, 2025

Panelists discuss how health care providers can identify patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea through screening tools, clinical history assessment, and recognition of key symptoms such as daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, and witnessed breathing pauses during sleep.

Impact of OSA on Patient Health and Comorbidities

January 02, 2025

Panelists discuss how untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) significantly increases patients’ risk of serious health complications, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, depression, and cognitive impairment while exacerbating existing comorbidities.

Overview of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

December 20, 2024

Panelists discuss how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disrupts normal breathing during sleep through repeated upper airway collapse, leading to fragmented sleep patterns, daytime fatigue, and potential long-term health complications if left untreated.