A 56-year-old man with a 30-year history of smoking and chronic cough presents with increasing daytime sleepiness and loud snoring reported by his par...

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A 56-year-old man with a 30-year history of smoking and chronic cough presents with increasing daytime sleepiness and loud snoring reported by his partner. BMI is 35 kg/m². Which is the most appropriate initial diagnostic test to confirm suspected obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)?

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Full overnight in-laboratory polysomnography or suitable home sleep apnoea testing

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Overnight oximetry alone

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MRI of the brain

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Bronchoscopy

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Chest CT scan

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Obstructive sleep apnoea

A 56-year-old man with a 30-year history of smoking and chronic cough presents with increasing daytime sleepiness and loud snoring reported by his partner. BMI is 35 kg/m². Which is the most appropriate initial diagnostic test to confirm suspected obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)?