DESCRIPTION:
Master the basics of sleep medicine with this easy to read, award-winning text! Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition, by Drs. Richard B. Berry, Mary H. Wagner, and Scott M. Ryals, is an ideal resource for sleep medicine fellows and trainees, sleep technicians, and sleep medicine practitioners as a concise, clinically focused alternative to larger references. Beginning with core content, it then proceeds to information useful for everyday practice_all written in a clear, direct style designed for quick and easy access.
Key Features
- Features video content that demonstrates common sleep disorders.
- Includes more than 350 updated multiple-choice questions and answers for self-assessment and board preparation.
- New! Offers concise Key Points at the end of each chapter, expanding on information from Drs. Berry and Wagner""s popular book Sleep Medicine Pearls to enhance your understanding.
- Provides updated references to AASM scoring guidelines and diagnostic criteria for sleep disorders.
- Illustrated with numerous diagrams, charts, and polysomnograms (sleep studies) to clarify complex concepts.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
CONTENTS:
1. Sleep stages and basic sleep monitoring
2. The technology and methods of sleep monitoring (differential amplifiers, digital polysomnography, and biocalibration)
3. Staging sleep in adults
4. Artifacts and common variants of sleep
5. Sleep staging in infants and children
6. Normal sleep architecture in adults
7. Normal sleep in children and infants
8. Neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness
9. Sleep loss and effects of sleep disorders and medications on sleep
11. Respiratory events in adults_event definitions and scoring rules
12. Respiratory events in children_event definitions and scoring rules
13. Sleep and respiratory physiology
14. Cardiac monitoring during polysomnography
15. Monitoring of limb movements and other movements during sleep
16. Polysomnography, home sleep apnea testing, and actigraphy
17. Subjective and objective measures of sleepiness
18. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in adults_diagnosis, epidemiology, variants
19. Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea
20. Clinical consequences of obstructive sleep apnea and benefits of treatment
21. Obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome treatment overview
22. Medical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea including treatment of residual sleepiness with medications
23. Positive airway pressure treatment
24. Advanced PAP modes, NIV titration, and phrenic nerve stimulation
25. Oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
26. Surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
27. Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea_diagnosis and treatment
28. Sleep and cardiovascular disease
29. Sleep and lung disease
30. Central sleep apnea and sleep-related hypoventilation disorders
31. Restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease), periodic limb movements in sleep, and periodic limb movement disorder
32. Central disorders of hypersomnolence
33. Insomnia diagnosis and treatment
34. Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders
35. Clinical electroencephalography and nocturnal epilepsy
36. Parasomnias
37. Psychiatry and sleep
38. Sleep and nonrespiratory physiology
39. Sleep in medical disorders and pregnancy
40. Sleep and neurological disorders
