| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 558 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Emergent events related to sleep disorders -- Sleep apnea: respiratory issues -- Acute and emergent cardiac events in obstructive sleep apnea -- Acute issues in narcolepsy and hypersomnia -- Insomnia: acute and emergent aspects -- Disorders of circadian rhythm -- Sleep deprivation and its effects (public, medical profession) -- Parasomnias and sleep forensics -- Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements: emergent and acute events during treatment -- Emergent events in sleep related to medical disorders -- Cardiologic emergencies in sleep -- Acute and emergent pulmonary events during sleep -- Acute conditions related to gastroesophageal reflux and sleep -- Urgent sleep issues and rheumatic diseases -- Acute and emergent sleep disorders in patients with cancer -- Renal disorders and sleep -- Acute and emergent events in the sleep of older adults -- Emergent issues in sleep related to neurological disorders -- Seizures in sleep: urgent and emergent management issues -- Movement disorders in sleep -- Neuromuscular disease issues emerging in sleep -- Stroke in sleep -- Sleep and headache syndrome: acute and emergent aspects -- Sleep emergencies in neurodegenerative disorders -- Emergent issues in sleep related to psychiatric disorders -- Emergent sleep events in psychiatric diseases -- Sleep-related emergent issues in the perioperative patient -- Perioperative care of patients with obstructive sleep apnea -- Sleep and considerations for use of anesthesia -- Restless legs syndrome and surgery -- Sleep emergencies in children -- Sleep emergencies related to medical treatment -- Emergent sleep events related to medical treatment -- Sleep-related emergent issues during overnight polysomnography -- Emergencies during and due to polysomnography -- Sleep in ICU -- Sleep in the intensive care unit -- Newer and emerging therapies -- Hypocretin gene transfer in mice models of narcolepsy |
| Summary |
America is a 24/7 lifestyle. This makes sleep--especially disruptions in sleep--a pressing concern for many Americans. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), approximately 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders, and an estimated 20-30 million others experience sleep-related problems. Chronic sleep disorders may also lead to psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Moreover, neurological disorders such as seizures, strokes, Parkinson's, etc, and medical disorders such as asthma or arrhythmia, also affect the quality of sleep Americans receive |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sleep disorders.
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Emergencies.
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Sleep Wake Disorders -- complications
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Risk Factors
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Sleep Wake Disorders -- etiology
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Sleep Wake Disorders
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Sleep & Sleep Disorders.
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Emergencies
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Sleep disorders
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chokroverty, Sudhansu
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Sahota, Pradeep
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| ISBN |
9780199703371 |
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019970337X |
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