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Apnea central del sueño - Treatment

Tratamiento:

Para algunos tipos de apnea central del sueño, se puede utilizar oxígeno, CPAP nasal o presión positiva de dos niveles en la vía aérea (BiPAP por sus siglas en inglés).

Algunos tipos de apnea central del sueño se tratan con fármacos que estimulan la respiración.

Los pacientes deben evitar el uso de cualquier medicamento sedante.

Si la apnea central del sueño se debe a insuficiencia cardíaca, el objetivo en sí es tratar dicha insuficiencia. Ver: insuficiencia cardíaca

Pronóstico:

El pronóstico para un paciente depende de la afección que cause la apnea central del sueño.

El pronóstico generalmente es favorable en las personas con apnea central del sueño idiopática.

Posibles complicaciones:

Las complicaciones pueden resultar de la enfermedad subyacente que está ocasionando la apnea central del sueño.

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Consulte con el médico si tiene síntomas de apnea del sueño. La apnea central del sueño generalmente se diagnostica en pacientes que ya están gravemente enfermos.

Reviewed last on: 8/5/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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