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What goes AI mean?
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What goes AI mean?
Hi. What does the total AI mesmerized on my resmed air sense 10 it says 0'9
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RE: What goes AI mean?
Mesmerized?

AI = apnea index and is the sum of the obstructive apnea index (OA) and central apnea index (CA). AI = OA + CA
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RE: What goes AI mean?
Memorized e.g. recorded and displayed.
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RE: What goes AI mean?
(06-17-2017, 01:09 PM)Novello1234 Wrote:
(06-17-2017, 09:45 AM)DeepBreathing Wrote: Mesmerized?

AI = apnea index and is the sum of the obstructive apnea index (OA) and central apnea index (CA).  AI = OA + CA

Hi I am so confused now  with all these termsI have events per hour. Ahi and ai on the machine
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RE: What goes AI mean?
AHI (Apnea Hypopnea Index) is nothing more than adding the Hypopnea value to the AI value. This provides a total score for the most common types of breathing events.

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