Obstructive sleep apnea.
By: edited by Clete A. Kushida.
Contributors: Kushida, Clete Anthony, 1960-
Series: Sleep disorders -- 4; Sleep disorders (New York, N.Y.) -- 4.
Publisher: Informa Healthcare USA; Informa Healthcare
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780849391828
Subjects: Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- therapy
Other titles: Diagnosis and treatment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and physical examination / Ramsey, Khanna, Strohl; title: Screening and case finding / George; title: PSG and cardiorespiratory monitoring / Littner; title: Upper airway imaging / Patel, Schwab; title: Alertness and sleepiness assessment / Hirshkowitz; title: CPAP / Buchanan, Grunstein; title: Bilevel pressure and adaptive servo-ventilation for obstructive and complex sleep apnea / Gay; title: Auto-positive airway pressure / Berry; title: Critical factors in positive pressure therapy / Leibowitz, Aloia; title: Noninvasive positive ventilation / Robert, Argaud; title: Upper airway surgery in the adult / Sesso ... [et al.]; title: Oral appliances / Cistulli, Darendeliler; title: Adjunctive and alternative therapies / Mulgrew, Sigurdson, Ayas; title: Gender differences / Krishnan, Collop; title: Obstructive sleep apnea in children / Pelayo, Li; title: Obstructive sleep apnea in the elderly / Fiorentino, Ancoli-Israel; title: Medication effects / Dopheide; title: Snoring and upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) / Stoohs, Aschmann; title: Central sleep apnea / Badr; title: Other respiratory conditions and disorders / Fanfulla; title: Other sleep disorders / Bhatt, Chokroverty; title: Neurologic disorders / Alattar, Vaughn; title: Medical disorders / Ballard; title: Legal implications of obstructive sleep apnea / Brown; title: A concluding note and future directions / Dement.