A split-night sleep diagnostic system is provided for diagnosing and
treating sleep apnea in a single night. The diagnostic system includes a
blower, a respiratory interface and a conduit connected between the
blower and the respiratory interface. Also included is a valve disposed
along the conduit. The valve includes an aperture formed in the conduit
between the blower and the respiratory interface, and a valve member
movable between a first position partially occluding the conduit so that
air flows through the aperture and a second position blocking the
aperture so that continuous positive airway pressure is provided to a
patient. Both diagnosis and titration can be performed using a single
system at a single location over the course of a single night.