Patient name: Stoney Kersey

DOB: March 10, 1989

Study date: February 9, 2022
Sleep technician: Daniel Blavek, RPSGT
Scoring technician: Daniel Blavek, RPSGT
OVERNIGHT DIAGNOSTIC POLYSOMNOGRAPHY:
Overnight polysomnography was performed on this patient with suspected sleep disordered
breathing. The patient is a 32 year old African-American male with BMI of 23. His medications
are essentially none.
In the beginning of the study the patient’s waking supine oxyhemoglobin saturation level my
room air began at 96%. Thereafter he was awake for 66 minutes prior to sleep onset and then
achieved a slightly decreased sleep efficiency of 79%. He had difficulty initialing sleep. Sleep
architecture shows normal stage1 of sleep, elevated stage 2 of sleep, normal slow wave sleep and
also normal REM sleep. Latency to REM sleep was slightly prolonged.
Over the courses of study the patient did not display significant obstructive events. Overall
apnea/hypopnea index was one event per hour stemming mainly from obstructive hypopneas.
Central events were not encountered. The patient slept in the supine as well as the right and the
left decubitus positions. Events were somewhat more prevalent in the supine position. These
events were not associated with oxyhemoglobin desaturations. Lowest recorded SPO2 was 88%.
Snoring however was noted to be loud. Sleep fragmentation was mild. Periodic limb movements
were insignificant. Rhythm was normal sinus. His morning questionnaires stated that he slept the
same as usual.
DIAGNOSIS:
Primary snoring. No significant sleep disordered breathing. No significant periodic limb
movements in sleep.
COMMENTS:
Clinical correlation is recommended in this patient. He apparently has a history of loud snoring
witnessed apnea and furthermore very enlarge tonsils. If clinical suspicion remain high or repeat
polysomnography may be pursued.
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