STOP-BANG

STOP-BANG Questionnaire

STOP    
1. Snoring    
Have you been told that you snore? Yes No
2. Tired    
Do you often feel tired, fatigued or sleepy during daytime? Yes No
3. Observed    
Do you know if you stop breathing or has anyone witnessed you stop breathing while you are asleep? Yes No
4. Blood Pressure    
Do you have high blood pressure or on medication to control high blood pressure? Yes No
BANG    
5. BMI    
Is your body mass index greater than 28? Yes No
6. Age    
Are you over 50 years old? Yes No
7. Neck circumference    
Are you a male with a neck circumference greater than
17 inches, or a female with a neck circumference greater than 16 inches.		 Yes No
No 8 .Gender    
Are you a male? Yes No
     
RISK    
High risk of Obstriuctive Sleep Apnea - "yes" to three or more items    
Low risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea- "yes" to less than three items    
REFERENCE
Chung, F., Yegneswaran, B., Liao, P., Chung, S. A., Vairavanathan, S., Islam, S., Khajehdehi, A., and Shapiro, C. M. STOP Questionnaire A Tool to Screen Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Anesthesiology 108, 812-821. 2008.

Of Interest

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Harvey Reiter, DMD
 Las Cruces, NM
575-541-0072
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