Essentials of polysomnography
Subtitle: a training guide and reference for sleep technicians
By: William H. Spriggs
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 615
ISBN-13: 9780763781064
Subjects: Sleep disorders; Sleep Medicine Specialty; Methods; Allied Health Personnel; Sleep Disorders; Organization & administration; Sleep; Diagnosis; Physiology; Polysomnography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 614-615) and index.
Table of contents: title: Normal sleep; title: Sleep disorders; title: Patient flow process; title: Life as a sleep technician; title: Diagnostic equipment; title: Patient hookup procedures; title: Viewing a polysomnogram; title: Artifacts and troubleshooting; title: Performing an overnight sleep study; title: Performing a CPAP titration; title: Performing other types of sleep studies; title: Sleep staging; title: Abnormal events; title: EKG rhythms; title: Scoring and reporting; title: Pediatric sleep medicine; title: Comprehensive posttest; title: Answers and explanations; title: Glossary.