Download or read book The Official Patient s Sourcebook on Sleep Apnea written by James N. Parker and published by Icon Group International. This book was released on 2002 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to sleep apnea (also central sleep apnea; nocturnal upper airway occlusion; obstructive sleep apnea; Ondine's curse; pediatric obstructive sleep apnea; Pickwickian syndrome), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on sleep apnea. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.
Download or read book The Quick and Easy Sleep Apnea Book written by Gautam Soparkar, MD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have sleep apnea, think you might have it, or know someone who does, this award-winning book is for you! Sleep apnea is a relatively new subject in health care. It is very common and is associated with many other medical conditions, particularly high blood pressure, heart disease, and strokes. However, awareness about sleep apnea is lacking, and misconceptions are common. It is very easy to pass off the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea. Most people with this condition don’t even know they have it. This is very unfortunate because effective, even life-transforming, treatment is available. The consequences of untreated sleep apnea are wide-ranging and can be devastating. This book is a concise, illustrated, practical, and readable guide to this common and potentially serious condition. The reader will learn about when to suspect sleep apnea, what other conditions are linked to it, why it is important to detect it, how to get tested for it, and what to expect if treatment is required. The book is written by a doctor who is involved in the care of patients with sleep apnea and many of the health problems that go with it.
Download or read book Empowered Sleep Apnea written by PhD Stothard and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike standard textbooks, this book uses humor, cartooning, storytelling, fantasy, and poetry to take the reader on a rollicking educational journey. "Empowered Sleep Apnea" creates a safe, welcoming, and patient-centered space that will delight patients and their providers alike. The teaching curriculum is designed by a Sleep Medicine master-clinician to help patients understand their condition, find agency and feel empowered to make decisions on their treatment.
Download or read book Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea written by Ki Beom Kim and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive information on the etiology, pathophysiology, medical implications, diagnosis, and surgical and nonsurgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Divided into five parts, the book begins with principles and fundamentals of OSA and its diagnostic considerations. Subsequent parts then address non-surgical management, surgical management, and maxillomandibular advancements for OSA. Chapters seek to approach this common disorder from the viewpoint of multiple specialties, thereby promoting the development of a broad strategy for the evaluation and management of OSA patients that draws on each of them. An invaluable reference, Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Evidence-Based, Multidisciplinary Textbook meets the needs of advanced dental and medical students, orthodontic, maxillofacial, ENT, neurology, and plastic surgery residents, and sleep medicine and pulmonary physicians.
Download or read book Management of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea written by D.S. Deenadayal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many books describing in detail the evaluation,diagnosis and management of OSA, but this is a first practical guide which comprehensively describes this condition. The incidence of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea is on rise and this practical guide will help not just specialists but also residents and fellows in treating their patients with Obstructive sleep apnea. Essential information is summarized in the form of charts and surgical steps are summarized in the form of diagrammatic illustration making it easy for the learners.This book additionally would help the medical practitioners to get a practical insight in the management of patients .This book will describe each entity of sleep disordered breathing, evidence based protocols , diagnostic tools required for identifying , medical therapies that will help in appropriate patients, Devices that can be used for its management . This book will also describe on how to select patients for surgery and how tailor the surgery as per the anatomy of the patient.
Download or read book Sleep Apnea Frontiers written by Ahmed S. BaHammam and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sleeping Well written by Michael J. Thorpy and published by Checkmark Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of sleep and sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, snoring, insomnia, dreams, stages of sleep, and restless legs syndrome.
Download or read book Sleep Disorders Sourcebook 5th Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic consumer health information about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sleep disorders in children and adults, along with facts about how and why people sleep, diseases that affect sleep and the health consequences of sleep deprivation.
Download or read book The Official Patient s Sourcebook on Headaches written by James N. Parker and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to headaches (also Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania; Cluster Headaches; Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania; Headache cluster; Headache histamine; Headache migraine), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on headaches. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.
Download or read book A Patient s Guide to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome written by Arnav Shetty and published by Springer. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) that is accessible to patients. OSA can have a significant and progressive impact on the lives of those who suffer from daytime sleepiness, but it is often not considered. Moreover, individuals with the condition are often unaware of it as it affects them during sleep. The book provides knowledge on appropriate pathways for investigation and treatment. The organization and clarity of the writing make it easy for readers who want quick information on diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and more. The thorough history section covering anatomical evolution, the history of medicine, and modern-day medical and surgical advances will satisfy curious readers. Ample original hand-drawn diagrams increase the readability and approachability of the work, making pathophysiology and surgical procedures clear and accessible. The book also includes links and descriptions of up-to-date procedures, diagnostic techniques, and devices, guiding readers confidently towards other resources beyond the book for further information. Given its features, this guide will appeal also to general practitioners, ENT students, and OSA specialists.
Download or read book Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea at Altitude written by Yvonne Nussbaumer-Ochsner and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Concise Book on Obstructive Sleep Apnea written by Dr Deepanjali Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obstructive Sleep Apnea is an important yet potentially serious medical condition that has become increasingly common for the past 50 years. The ever-increasing high prevalence of Obstructive sleep apnea and its substantial role in significant morbidities have greatly intensified the need to identify and correctly manage obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. It is our hope that this book will provide a practical, updated and rapid reference for undergraduates, interns, postgraduates and health professionals who deal with obstructive sleep apnea as a text or as patients on a regular basis in outpatient as well as inpatient settings. This book aims to serve as a first-line reference in a very portable form that can be carried around and used as a quick and easy guide all the while presenting its readers with a clear and concise message on how to best identify, investigate and manage the condition with the best recommended clinical as well as non-clinical approaches.
Download or read book Obstructive Sleep Apnea written by Clete A. Kushida and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-05-17 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to the growing recognition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as a major medical condition and the emergence of exciting new therapies, this 2 volume source examines clinical features, characteristics, comorbidities, and impact of OSA on patient biological systems. Not to mention, diagnosis and treatment methods that include first-line and
Download or read book Obstructive Sleep Apnea written by Peter M. Baptista and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a comprehensive overview of the medical implications, pathophysiology, and treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a disease that creates increased health risks, most notably those related to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. The opening chapters are dedicated to the definition of OSA, its diagnosis, and the treatment options. The following chapters address primary forms of disease presentation in each medical field, with the latest evidence.Given its characteristics, the book will enable the reader to adopt a broad strategy for evaluating and managing OSA patients. In addition, it will be a valuable resource for all the clinicians who treat sleep-disordered breathing, including otolaryngologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, neurologists, etc.
Download or read book Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook 6th Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides basic consumer health information about dental hygiene, preventive care, and oral health concerns for children and adults, with facts about surgical, orthodontic, and cosmetic dental procedures, and diseases of the mouth and jaw. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Download or read book Sleep Apnea written by Mayank Vats and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-04-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sleep medicine is developing rapidly with more than 100 sleep disorders discovered till now. Despite that, sleep specialty is in neonatal stage especially in developing and underdeveloped countries. Sleep medicine is still evolving with ongoing worldwide clinical research, training programs, and changes in the insurance policy disseminating more awareness in physicians and patients. Sleep apnea is one of the most common sleep disorders, found in around 5-7 % of the general population with high prevalence in the obese, elderly individuals but largely unrecognized and hence undiagnosed with untreated and life-threatening consequences. In the last decade, new complex sleep disorders and their pathophysiology have been discovered, new treatment options (pharmacological and nonpharmacological) are available, and hence we planned a book on the recent developments on the most common sleep disorder, sleep apnea. We have incorporated chapters from the eminent clinicians and authors around the globe to produce a state-of-the-art book with the target audience from internal medicine, pulmonary, sleep medicine, neurology, ENT, and psychiatry discipline.
Download or read book Questions Answers About Sleep Apnea written by Sudhansu Chokroverty and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient with sleep apnea, or are a friend or relative or someone suffering from this disorder, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, Questions Answers About Sleep Apnea gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about the symptoms and diagnosis of sleep apnea. Written by an expert on the subject, with "insider" commentary from actual patients, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling with the medical, psychological, or emotional turmoil of this condition. Book jacket.
