Title: Fundamentals of sleep technology
Description: This book provides a thorough understanding of the use of polysomnography and other technologies in the evaluation and management of sleep disorders. Coverage includes in-depth reviews of the neurophysiology and cardiopulmonary aspects of sleep, along with the pathophysiology of sleep disorders. Detailed sections on polysomnography include recording procedures, identifying and scoring sleep stages and sleep-related events, and report generation. Chapters discuss therapeutic interventions including positive airway pressure, supplemental oxygen, surgical and pharmacologic treatments, and patient education. A section focuses on pediatric sleep disorders and polysomnography. Also included are chapters on establishing and managing a sleep center and accrediting a sleep program.
Subjects: Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Methods, Diagnosis, Physiology, Polysomnography, Sleep disroders, Sleep wake disorders--diagnosis, Sleep--physiology, Polysomnography--methods, Rc547 .f86 2012, 2012 f-095, Wm 188, 616.8/498075, Sleep Wake Disorders