The Sleep Lab
(215) 487-4335 The Sleep Disorders Laboratory at Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a modern, state-of-the-art, 2 bed facility designed to provide diagnostic evaluation of patients with sleep disorders and recommend appropriate treatment.
Objectives - To provide the physician and patient with the highest quality diagnostic and treatment polysomnographs
- To report the results and physician interpretation of the study with recommendations in a timely manner.
- To schedule patients for studies in the shortest time possible
Services - Polysomnographs - an overnight sleep study to monitor and record night - time sleep
- MSLT - a daytime study to diagnose narcolepsy and assess daytime sleepiness
- CPAP/BIPAP titration - an overnight study to determine the effective pressure level to maintain an open airway
- Consultation with a sleep lab physician to develop an appropriate diagnostic and treatment plan
Common Sleep Disorders - Sleep Apnea
- Narcolepsy
- Insomnia
- Restless Leg Syndrome
Signs/Symptoms - Loud snoring
- Excessive daytime drowsiness
- Inability to fall asleep/stay asleep
- Frequent leg jerks or creeping sensation
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