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Article: The art of managing bariatric OSA: achieving encouraging results in obese OSA patients requires not only a scientific approach but also a firm understanding of the art of sleep medicine.(case report)(obstructive sleep apnea)(Case study)
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- Sleep Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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In recent years, there has been a focus on the art of medicine; this aspect of care assumes that the science of medicine has been well implemented. The art comes from innovation in how concepts are approached and negotiated with the patient to enact an understanding of both health and disease, as well as participation in self-care. Sleep is an area in which the art of medicine is critical. Titration and trouble-shooting problems with pressure, humidity, etc are relatively formulaic. The brushstrokes in the art of sleep medicine come in the form of crafting patient acceptance of disease and creating an approach to better health that is effective, efficient, and realistic ...