PEDIATRIC OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

Course overview

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) IS AN ESSENTIAL TOPIC IN PEDIATRICS THAT IS FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF CHILDREN WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAY. THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS DEFINE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN CHILDREN AS A SLEEP-RELATED BREATHING DISORDER WITH INTERMITTENT UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION THAT DISRUPTS NORMAL SLEEP PATTERNS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION.