CONTENTS:
Part One Introduction
1. Impact of Sleep on Respiration
2. Assessment of the Sleepy Patient
Part Two Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
3. Epidemiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
4. Athogenesis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
5. Clinical Features of Sleep Apnea
6. Investigation and Diagnosis of Suspected Sleep Apnea
Part Three Management
7. Management Options for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
8. Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
9. Surgical Management
10. Pharmacological Therapy of Sleep Apnea
11. Oral Devices for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
12. Significance and Management of Snoring without Sleep Apnea
Part Four Complications
13. Neuropsychiatric/Behavioural
14. Cardiovascular Complications of Sleep Apnea
15. Hormonal and Metabolic Aspects of Sleep Apnea
16. Morbidity, Mortality and Public Health Implications of Sleep Apnea
Part Five Central Sleep Apnea
17. Hypoventilation Disorders/Hyprcapnic CSA
18. Normo/Hypocapnic CSA
Part Six Sleep Apnea in the Young and Elderly
19. Sleep Apnea in Infants and Children
20. The Elderly
Part Seven Sleep in Other Respiratory Disorders
21. Nocturnal Asthma
22. COPD
23. Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders
24. Instertitial Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis and Other Respiratory Disorders
