Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine Master the basics of sleep medicine with this easy to read, award-winning text! Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition, by Drs. Richard B. Berry, Mary H. Wagner, and Scott M. Ryals, is an ideal resource for sleep medicine fellows and trainees, sleep technicians, and sleep medicine practitioners as a concise, clinically focused alternative to larger references. Beginning with core content, it then proceeds to information useful for everyday practice―all written in a clear, direct style designed for quick and easy access.

• Features video content that demonstrates common sleep disorders.
• Includes more than 350 updated multiple-choice questions and answers for self-assessment and board preparation.
• New! Offers concise Key Points at the end of each chapter, expanding on information from Drs. Berry and Wagner’s popular book Sleep Medicine Pearls to enhance your understanding.
• Provides updated references to AASM scoring guidelines and diagnostic criteria for sleep disorders.
• Illustrated with numerous diagrams, charts, and polysomnograms (sleep studies) to clarify complex concepts.

Review

Essential sleep medicine knowledge for training and practice

Contents

۱. Sleep stages and basic sleep monitoring
۲. The technology and methods of sleep monitoring (differential amplifiers, digital polysomnography, and biocalibration)
۳. Staging sleep in adults
۴. Artifacts and common variants of sleep
۵. Sleep staging in infants and children
۶. Normal sleep architecture in adults
۷. Normal sleep in children and infants
۸. Neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness
۹. Sleep loss and effects of sleep disorders and medications on sleep
۱۰. Monitoring respiration—technology and techniques
۱۱. Respiratory events in adults—event definitions and scoring rules
۱۲. Respiratory events in children—event definitions and scoring rules
۱۳. Sleep and respiratory physiology
۱۴. Cardiac monitoring during polysomnography
۱۵. Monitoring of limb movements and other movements during sleep
۱۶. Polysomnography, home sleep apnea testing, and actigraphy
۱۷. Subjective and objective measures of sleepiness
۱۸. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in adults—diagnosis, epidemiology, variants
۱۹. Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea
۲۰. Clinical consequences of obstructive sleep apnea and benefits of treatment
۲۱. Obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome treatment overview
۲۲. Medical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea including treatment of residual sleepiness with medications
۲۳. Positive airway pressure treatment
۲۴. Advanced PAP modes, NIV titration, and phrenic nerve stimulation
۲۵. Oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
۲۶. Surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
۲۷. Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea—diagnosis and treatment
۲۸. Sleep and cardiovascular disease
۲۹. Sleep and lung disease
۳۰. Central sleep apnea and sleep-related hypoventilation disorders
۳۱. Restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease), periodic limb movements in sleep, and periodic limb movement disorder
۳۲. Central disorders of hypersomnolence
۳۳. Insomnia diagnosis and treatment
۳۴. Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders
۳۵. Clinical electroencephalography and nocturnal epilepsy
۳۶. Parasomnias
۳۷. Psychiatry and sleep
۳۸. Sleep and nonrespiratory physiology
۳۹. Sleep in medical disorders and pregnancy
۴۰. Sleep and neurological disorders

Video Contents

۱. Periodic limb (leg) movements in sleep
۲. Bruxism (teeth grinding) during sleep
۳. Body rocking in an adult
۴. An example of head rocking (a type of rhythmic movement)
۵. An example of head banging in a child
۶. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) while sleeping in a recliner
۷. The patient is undergoing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration using a nasal mask
۸. Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE)
۹. An example of a confusional arousal in an adult
۱۰. Sleep terror in an adult
۱۱. Sleep terror in a child
۱۲. Sleepwalking
۱۳. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder—arguing during sleep
۱۴. Kicking during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep while on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
۱۵. An example of the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder
۱۶. Kicking during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep during continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration
۱۷. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder—falling out of bed
۱۸. Talking and violent movements during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (REM sleep behavior disorder)
۱۹. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder
۲۰. An example of catathrenia in a 24-year-old woman wearing a sleep mask