Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference - Rilegato

Roth, Thomas; Dement, William C.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1416003207 ISBN 13: 9781416003205

Casa editrice: W B Saunders Co, 2005

Riassunto

Tap into all of the latest knowledge and expertise in your field...in print and online! Both a user-friendly printed reference and a fully searchable web site, this 4th e-dition of the highly acclaimed Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine text gives you two fast ways to find expert solutions to the clinical challenges that arise in your practice. Regular updates online ensure that you'll always have access to the most current information!

• Equips you with state-of-the-art, evidence-based guidance to help you offer your patients the best possible outcomes.
• Includes 450 outstanding illustrations that show you exactly what to look for and how to proceed.
• Features 40 video clips that demonstrate sleep apnea, seizures, movement disorders, bruxism, more.
• Offers rapid access to the answers you need via the fully searchable web site.
• Delivers regular updates online, overseen by the authors, to keep you continually apprised of important new clinical developments.
• Lets you download all of the book's illustrations for use in electronic presentations.
• Links references to the corresponding MEDLINE abstracts to simplify further research.

• THE BOOK:
• Discusses hot topics such as the genetic mechanisms of circadian rhythms * the relationship between obesity, hormones, and sleep apnea * sleep apnea and arterial hypertension * and more.
• Includes a new section on Cardiovascular Disorders that examines the links between sleep breathing disorders and cardiovascular abnormalities, as well as the use of sleep related therapies for congestive heart failure.
• Incorporates a wide variety of specialties, including pulmonary * neurology * psychiatry * cardiology * and more.
• Provides a new section on Women's Health and Sleep Disorders that includes information on the effects of hormonal changes during pregnancy and menopause on sleep.
• Features the fresh perspectives of 8 new section editors.
• Employs a more consistent chapter organization for better readability and easier navigation.
• THE WEBSITE:
• At www.sleepmedtext.com, users can search the entire contents of the book and access...
• Weekly content updates.
• Video clips
• Over 135 supplementary images downloadable into PowerPoint®.
• Patient information sheets, including some in Spanish, French, and Japanese.
• Government and national sleep foundation guidelines for specific disorders.
• Over 480 self-assessment questions.
• Links to related web sites.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

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Contenuti

I. Principles of Sleep Medicine
Normal Sleep and Its Variations
1. History of Sleep Physiology and Medicine
2. Normal Human Sleep: An Overview
3. Normal Aging
4. Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness
5. Acute Sleep Deprivation
6. Chronic Sleep Deprivation
7. Phylogeny of Sleep Regulation
8. Mammalian Sleep
Sleep Mechanisms
9. Brain Electrical Activity and Sensory Processing During Waking and Sleep States
10. REM sleep
11. Basic Mechanisms of Sleep-Wake States
12. Control of Motoneurons during sleep
13. Sleep-Promoting Mechanisms in Mammals
Physiology in Sleep
14. Physiologic Regulation in Sleep
15. Cardiovascular Physiology: Central and Autonomic Regulation
16. Cardiovascular Physiology: The Peripheral Circulation
17. Respiratory Physiology: Central Neural Control
18. Respiratory Physiology: Control of Ventilation
19. Respiratory Physiology: Breathing in Normal Subjects
20. Respiratory Physiology: Sleep at High Altitudes
21. Host Defense
22. Endocrine Physiology
23. Gastrointestinal Physiology
24. Temperature Thermoregulation and Sleep
25. Neural Mechanisms of Sleep-Related Penile Erections
Chronobiology
26. Master Circadian Clock: Master Circadian Rhythm
27. Circadian Rhythms in Mammals: Formal Properties and Environmental Influences
28. Anatomy of the Mammalian Circadian System
29. Physiology of the Mammalian Circadian System
30. Molecular Genetic Basis for Mammalian Circadian Rhythms
31. The Human Circadian Timing System and Sleep-Wake Regulation
32. Melatonin in the Regulation of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
33. Sleep Homeostasis and Models of Sleep Regulation
34. Interaction of Sleep Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity-- Dependent or Independent Systems?
35. Circadian Rhythms in Sleepiness, Alertness and Performance
Pharmacology
36. Hypnotic Medications: Mechanisms of Action and Pharmacologic Effects
37. Clinical Pharmacology of Other Drugs Used as Hypnotics
38. Wake-Promoting Medications: Basic Mechanisms and Pharmacology
39. Wake-Promoting Medications: Efficacy and Adverse Effects
40. Drugs That Disturb Sleep and Wakefulness
Psychobiology and Dreaming
41. Introduction to Dreams and their Pathology
42. The Content of Dreams: Methodologic and Theoretical Implications
43. Chronobiology of Dreaming
44. The Neurobiology of Dreaming
45. Dreaming as a Mood Regulation System in Normal and Abnormal Emotional States
46. Dreams and Nightmares in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
47. Why We Dream

II. Practice of Sleep Medicine
Impact, Presentation, Diagnosis
48. Approach to the Patient with Disordered Sleep
49. Cardinal Manifestations of Sleep Disorders
50. Use of Clinical Tools and Tests in Sleep Medicine
51. Classification of Sleep Disorders
52. Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders
53. Sleep Medicine, Public Policy, and Public Health
Disorders of Chronobiology
54. Introduction: Disorders of Chronobiology
55. Sleep Disruption in Jet Lag and Other Circadian Rhythm-Related Disorders
56. Shift Work: Basic Principles
57. Managing Work Schedules: An Alertness and Safety Perspective
58. Circadian Disorders of the Sleep-Wake Cycle
Insomnia
59. Overview of Insomnia: Definitions, Epidemiology, Differential Diagnosis, and Assessment
60. Etiology and Pathophysiology of Insomnia
61. Psychological and Behavioral Treatments for Primary Insomnia
62. Psychological and Behavioral Treatments for Secondary Insomnias
63. Pharmacologic Treatment for Primary Insomnia
Neurological Disorders
64. Narcolepsy: Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Genetic Predisposition
65. Narcolepsy: Diagnosis and Management
66. Idiopathic Hypersomnia
67. Parkinsonism
68. Sleep and Stroke
69. Sleep and Neuromuscular Disease
70. Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep
71. Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
72. Epilepsy, Sleep, and Sleep Disorders
73. Other Neurological Disorders
Parasomnias
74. NREM Sleep-Arousal Parasomnias
75. REM Sleep Parasomnias
76. Other Parasomnias
77. Nightmares and Other Common Dream Disturbances
78. Disturbed Dreaming in Medical Conditions
79. Sleep Bruxism
80. Violent Parasomnias: Forensic Medicine Issues
Sleep Breathing Disorders
81. Central Sleep Apnea
82. Anatomy and Physiology of Upper Airway Obstruction
83. Snoring and Upper Airway Resistance
84. Genetics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
85. Cognition and Performance in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea
86. Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Dysfunction
87. Clinical Features and Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome and the Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
88. Medical Therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome
89. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea
90. Surgical Management for Sleep Disordered Breathing
91.Oral Appliances for Sleep Disordered Breathing
92. Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: Overview
93. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
94.Restrictive Lung Disorders
95 Nocturnal Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure
Cardiovascular Disorders
96. Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease: Present and Future
97. Sleep-Related Cardiac Risk
98. Cardiac Arrythmogenesis During Sleep: Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Therapy
99. Cardiovascular Effects of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
100. Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertension in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
101. Coronary Artery Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
102. Heart Failure
Other Medical Disorders
103. Sleep and Fatigue in Cancer Patients
104. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
105.Endocrine Disorders
106. Pain and Sleep Interaction
107.Gastrointestinal Disorders
Women's Health
108. The Menstrual Cycle and Women's Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
109. Pregnancy and Postpartum
110. Menopause
Psychiatric Disorders
111. Anxiety Disorders
112. Mood Disorders
113. Schizophrenia
114. Sleep and Eating Disorders
115. Medication and Substance Abuse
Methodology
116. Monitoring and Staging Human Sleep
117. Monitoring Techniques for Evaluating Suspected Sleep-disordered Breathing in Adults
118. Assessment of Sleep-related Erections
119. Assessment Techniques for Insomnia
120. Evaluating Sleepiness
121. Light Therapy
122. Neurological Monitoring Techniques
123. Gastrointestinal Monitoring Techniques
124. Actigraphry
125. Chronobiological Monitoring Techniques

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W B Saunders Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1416003207
• ISBN 13: 9781416003205
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 1552
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italia