Main description:

Sleep disorders represent a major portion of the chief complaints seen by pulmonologists and other physicians. Sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome for example, are common disorders with significant adverse health consequences. Sleep apnea is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality, impaired quality of life and increased motor vehicle accidents. In addition, sleep apnea often co-exists with other chronic conditions including obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and tobacco use disorder. Patients with sleep-related conditions often present with non-specific complaints that require a broad and detailed knowledge of the wide range of sleep disorders.

In Essentials of Sleep Medicine: An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology, a concise, evidence-based review of sleep medicine for the pulmonologist is presented. Providing a focused, scientific basis for the effects of sleep on human physiology, especially cardiac and respiratory physiology, chapters also outline a differential diagnosis for common sleep complaints and an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management. This includes a review of the current standards of practice and of emerging technology and unresolved issues awaiting further research. Each chapter includes a summary of current research and outlines future research directions and issues. In all, Essentials of Sleep Medicine: An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology provides a clear diagnostic and management program for all the different sleep disorders, with a major focus on respiratory disorders of sleep, and includes key points and summaries. Developed by an international group of renowned authors, Essentials of Sleep Medicine: An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology is an invaluable resource for pulmonologists, respiratory care practitioners, polysomnographic technologists, graduate students, clinical researchers, and other health professionals seeking an in-depth review of sleep medicine.

Contents:

1. Normal Sleep - James A. Rowley and M. Safwan Badr

2. Pharmacology of Sleep - Susmita Chowdhuri

3. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis with Polysomnography and Portable Monitors - Chunbai Zhang, Stefanos N. Kales, and Atul Malhotra

4. Approach to Hypersomnia - James A. Rowley

5. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Epidemiology of Sleep Apnea - Jessie P. Bakker, Atul Malhotra, and Sanjay R. Patel

6. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Clinical features and adverse consequences - Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho and Pedro Rodrigues Genta

7. Assessments of Driving Risk in Sleep Apnea - Kingman P. Strohl

8. Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Treatment - Srinivas Bhadriraju and Nancy Collop

9. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Oral Appliances - Peter A. Cistulli, Kate Sutherland, and Andrew S.L. Chan

10. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Surgery - Ryan J. Soose and Patrick J. Strollo

11. Sleep and Lung Disease - Charles W. Atwood, Jr.

12. Central Sleep Apnea - M. Safwan Badr

13. Insomnia: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Morbidity - Clare E. Gargaro, Christopher L. Drake, and Thomas Roth

14. Management of Insomnia for the Pulmonologist - Luisa Bazan, Thomas Roth, and Christopher L. Drake

15. Circadian Disorders for the Pulmonologist - Brandon S. Lu, Jeff Kwon, and Phyllis C. Zee

16. Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia - Imran Ahmed and Michael Thorpy17. Parasomnias - Hrayr Attarian

18. Movement Disorders for the Pulmonologist - Nidhi S. Undevia

19. Perioperative Care of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome - Haven R. Malish and Peter C. Gay

20. Sleep and Critical Illness - Nimesh Patel and Sairam Parthasarathy