A 39-year-old woman with a BMI of 31 kg/m² presents with loud snoring, witnessed apnoeas and daytime sleepiness. Her Epworth Sleepiness Scale score is...

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A 39-year-old woman with a BMI of 31 kg/m² presents with loud snoring, witnessed apnoeas and daytime sleepiness. Her Epworth Sleepiness Scale score is 16/24. She has well-controlled hypothyroidism on levothyroxine. What is the most appropriate next investigation?

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Overnight polysomnography (sleep study)

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Home blood pressure monitoring

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CT scan of the neck

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Holter monitor ECG

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Spirometry

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Obstructive sleep apnoea

A 39-year-old woman with a BMI of 31 kg/m² presents with loud snoring, witnessed apnoeas and daytime sleepiness. Her Epworth Sleepiness Scale score is 16/24. She has well-controlled hypothyroidism on levothyroxine. What is the most appropriate next investigation?