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How can we diagnose sleep apnoea without bringing patients to the hospital?

During COVID-19 many patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea have been reluctant to come to the hospital for overnight sleep studies with concerns about contracting or spreading the virus. This leads to my research question: can we diagnose these patients at home?
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Sarah Waicus
Medical Student, Trinity College Dublin
How can we diagnose sleep apnoea without bringing patients to the hospital?
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Medical Student, Trinity College Dublin

Medical student studying at Trinity College Dublin

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