Fundamentals of sleep medicine / Richard B. Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berry, Richard B., 1947-

Contributor:

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleep disorders.

Sleep--Physiological aspects.

Sleep.

Sleep--physiology.

Sleep Wake Disorders.

Medical Subjects:

Sleep--physiology.

Sleep Wake Disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Elsevier/Saunders, [2012]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Written by Richard Berry, MD, Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine is a brand-new multimedia resource that provides a concise, clinically focused alternative to larger sleep medicine references. Get everything you need to know about the evaluation and management of sleep disorders, including the interpretation of sleep scans and the use of the newly overhauled AASM scoring criteria. Coverage of physiology is limited to what is necessary for clinical decision making. Reference is a snap due to the book's logical, user-friendly format and online features which include the full text and illustrations, numerous video clips, selected case studies, and Spend less time searching thanks to a more clinically focused, user-friendly format that concentrates on the "fundamentals" of sleep medicine. Zero in on the practical, "hands-on" information you need, including how to interpret sleep scans. Access the full contents online at expertconsult.com plus additional illustrations, numerous video clips (parasomnias, leg kicks, and more), case studies, and enhanced sleep tracings (showing detailed sleep pattern alterations). Benefit from the author's 25 years of clinical experience taking care of patients with sleep disorders. Dr. Berry was awarded the 2010 AASM Excellence in Education award and is an experienced educator in the field of sleep medicine. Get clear, visual guidance on the new AASM scoring criteria, for which Dr. Berry served on the committee and provided all illustrations used.

Contents:

1 Sleep Stages and Basic Sleep Monitoring

2 Technology of Sleep Monitoring

3 Scoring Sleep Stages and Arousals in Adults

4 Biocalibration, Artifacts, and Common Variants of Sleep

5 Scoring Sleep stages and Arousals in Children

6 Sleep Architecture Parameters and Normative Data

7 Monitoring Respiration - Technology and Techniques

8 Monitoring Respiration - Event Definitions and Examples

9 Cardiac Monitoring and Scoring Rules

10 Monitoring of Sleep Related Movements

11 Portable monitoring, Actigraphy, Sleep Diary, pH Monitoring

12 MSLT and MWT

13 Case Studies in use of the MSLT

14 Evaluation of the Sleepy Patient

15 Sleep and Respiratory physiology

16 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults

17 PAP treatment of OSA

18 Non-PAP treatment of OSA

19 Central Sleep Apnea

20 Complex Sleep Apnea and Hypoventilation Syndromes

21 Sleep and Chronic Lung Disease

22 Neurobiology of Sleep

23 Hypersomnias of Central Origin

24 Sleep Related Movement Disorders

25 Evaluation of the Patient with Insomnia

26 Insomnias

27 Behavioral Sleep Disorders of Children

28 Circadian Rhythm Physiology

29 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

30 Clinical EEG and video EEG

31 Parasomnias

32 Care Studies in Parasomnias

33 Sleep Related Epilepsy

34 Sleep and Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders

35 Sleep and GI physiology and associated Disorders

36 Sleep and Endocrine physiology

37 Sleep and Medical Conditions

38 Sleep and Neurological Conditions

39 Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Berry, Richard B., 1947- Fundamentals of sleep medicine.

ISBN:

9781437703269

1437703267

OCLC:

748809139

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.