Essentials of Sleep Medicine An Approach for Clinical Pulmonology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Badr, M. Safwan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2012.
• Series: Respiratory Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.

Sleep disorders represent a major portion of the chief complaints seen by pulmonologists and other physicians.  Sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome for example, are common disorders with significant adverse health consequences. Sleep apnea is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality, impaire...