Book contents
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the complexity, challenges, and rewards of effective sleep medicine
- Section one Sleepiness versus fatigue, tiredness, and lack of energy
- Section two Assessment of daytime sleepiness
- Section three Diagnosis of narcolepsy
- Section Four Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Five Positive airway pressure to treat obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Six Alternatives to positive airway pressure in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Seven Diagnosis and treatment of chronic insomnia
- Section Eight Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements
- Section Nine Parasomnias
- Section Ten Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
- Section Eleven Missed diagnoses of obstructive sleep apnea can exacerbate medical and neurologic conditions
- Section Twelve Sleep in children
- Section Thirteen Sleep in older persons
- 55 Cognitive effects of untreated sleep apnea
- 56 Obstructive sleep apnea can present with symptoms and findings unique to older age
- 57 Delirium and sundowning in older persons: a sleep perspective
- 58 Falls and hip fractures in the elderly: insomnia and hypnotics as unrecognized risk factors
- Index
56 - Obstructive sleep apnea can present with symptoms and findings unique to older age
from Section Thirteen - Sleep in older persons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2014
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the complexity, challenges, and rewards of effective sleep medicine
- Section one Sleepiness versus fatigue, tiredness, and lack of energy
- Section two Assessment of daytime sleepiness
- Section three Diagnosis of narcolepsy
- Section Four Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Five Positive airway pressure to treat obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Six Alternatives to positive airway pressure in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Seven Diagnosis and treatment of chronic insomnia
- Section Eight Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements
- Section Nine Parasomnias
- Section Ten Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
- Section Eleven Missed diagnoses of obstructive sleep apnea can exacerbate medical and neurologic conditions
- Section Twelve Sleep in children
- Section Thirteen Sleep in older persons
- 55 Cognitive effects of untreated sleep apnea
- 56 Obstructive sleep apnea can present with symptoms and findings unique to older age
- 57 Delirium and sundowning in older persons: a sleep perspective
- 58 Falls and hip fractures in the elderly: insomnia and hypnotics as unrecognized risk factors
- Index
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- Common Pitfalls in Sleep MedicineCase-Based Learning, pp. 323 - 326Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014