by Paul R. Carney
Clinical Sleep Disorders covers a basic overview of sleep medicine and monitoring techniques, followed by a review of the biology and physiology of normal sleep patterns in humans.
Features:
- Standardized chapter outlines help you find vital information quickly and easily
- Critical editing by a multidisciplinary team ensures the book's consistency, readability, and ease of use
- Abundant tables and figures highlight must-know treatment facts for rapid reference
- Clinically focused content includes only the basic science that is relevant to diagnosis and management, described in clear, straightforward language
- "Approach to the patient" chapters facilitate effective assessment
- Clinical pearls let you benefit from the authors' years of experience-sharing invaluable tips and alerting you to potential pitfalls
- Handy appendices address the essentials of sleep monitoring and staging, including the latest tools and techniques
- Guidance on setting up a sleep lab describes the best way to create a controlled environment for the diagnosis of sleep disorders
Contents
Introduction
- Introduction to Sleep and Sleep Monitoring - The Basics
Understanding Human Sleep
- Normal Human Sleep
- The Neurobiology of Sleep
- Breathing during Sleep: Ventilation and the Upper Airway
- Sleep and Normal Human Physiology
- Chronobiology and Circadian Rhythms
- Ontogeny of Sleep
Clinical Presentations of Sleep Medicine
- Sleepiness
- Evaluating Sleeplessness
- Nocturnal Events
- Pediatric and Adolescent Presentations
- Sleep Problems of the Elderly
Sleep Disorders
- Insomnia: Causes and Treatments
- Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
- Parasomnias
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndromes: Definitions, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Consequences
- Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Sleep Apnea
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Surgical Treatment
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Diencephalic and Brainstem Sleep Disorders
Sleep Patients with Other Medical Disorders
- Psychiatric Disorders and Sleep
- Sleep Disorders, Dementia, and Related Degenerative Disorders
- Sleep and Epilepsy
- Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease
- Sleep and Pulmonary Diseases
- Sleep and Internal Medicine
Glossary
Index
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