Sleep apnea laboratory findings

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Laboratory tests are not diagnostic of sleep apnea. Occasionally evidence of anemia, polycythemia, proteinuria, hypercapnia, or low T4 may be found.

Laboratory tests are not diagnostic of sleep apnea

• The following lab abnormalities may be occasionally found:

• CBC may demonstrate either anemia or polycythemia (due to hypoxemia)
• Urinalysis may demonstrate proteinuria (due to development of renal disease)
• Arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) may demonstrate hypercapnia (due to respiratory failure)
• Thyroid function tests may demonstrate low T4 concentration (due to hypothyroidism)

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