Primary Care Sleep Medicine A Practical Guide [Paperback]

Primary Care Sleep Medicine  A Practical Guide?was among the first books?to address sleep medicine for a primary care audience. It remains the primary text oriented to the primary care physician with an interest in sleep disorders medicine.?Since this title published, there have been many changes?in the sleep field.?A new text?oriented towards supporting the primary care physician in the practice of sleep medicine is needed;?an updated?second edition of Primary Care Sleep Medicine  A Practical Guide could fill this knowledge gap. This second edition?will include updated information on?insomnia medications, post-traumatic stress disorders, home sleep testing protocols, complex sleep apnea and the defined role?for?primary care physicians in sleep medicine.Sleep Disorders in Primary Care: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice.- Epidemiology of Sleep.- Assessment of Insomnia.- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approaches for Insomnia.- Pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia.- Determinants and Measurements of Daytime Sleepiness.- Central Sleep Apnea: Implications for the Failing Heart.- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Clinical Presentation.- Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome:?Epidemiology and Pathogenesis.- Evidence and Mechanisms Linking Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Cardiovascular Disease.- Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Surgical and Alternative Treatments.- Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome.- Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- Medicolegal Aspects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome.- Overview of the Treatment of Obesity.- Sleep in Patients With Pulmonary Disease.- Pediatric Sleep I: Normal Sleep and Nonrespiratory Sleep Complaints:?Infancy Through Adolescence.- Pediatric Sleep II: Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing.- Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Women.- Parasomnia in Adults.- Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment of Narcolepsy.- Mental Disorders Associated With Disturbed Sleep.- SleelCž