Overview

Review of Sleep Medicine, Second Edition, is a comprehensive review-and-test workbook for preparation of the Sleep Board exam. Emphasizes the highlights of sleep medicine and recaps major points with figures, tables, and lists to guide readers. The second half is a mock examination for practice, which includes many polysomnogram segments and multiple epochs. Also included are 500 exam questions, a quick reference to drug effects relating to sleep medicine, and an appendix on sleep scoring basics Effectively prepare for the ABMS sleep exam using case-based multiple-choice and fact-testing questions that parallel those on the test. Identify the reasoning behind each answer with comprehensive explanations so you know how to think logically about the problems. Quickly review crucial material with succinct summaries of all aspects of working with the sleep disordered patient. Master the content tested on the exam through explanatory high-yield tables and charts, sleep stage scoring, and an artifacts and arrhythmias mini-atlas. Tap into the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of recognized leaders ranging from world-renowned sleep researchers to sleep clinicians and educators. Robust online package includes: More than 600 ABSM-focused interactive questions with answers in study and timed practice modes� Fully searchable text Links to PubMed. Updated coverage of the latest advances in sleep medicine for pharmacology, tools in clinical sleep medicine, sleep disorders, and much more. Brand new chapters in: Sleep Breathing Disorders �Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Evaluating Epilepsy Pearls of Pediatric Sleep Cardiopulmonary Disorders Neurological Sleep Disorders Sleep-Wake Disorders Clinical Case Studies II Knowing Practice Parameters Ace the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) sleep exam with comprehensive review content and timed practice tests, online and in print!

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Author:   Alon Y. Avidan ,  Teri J. Barkoukis
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781455703197

ISBN 10:   1455703192
Pages:   792
Publication Date:   26 August 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9780323462167
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Avidan/Review of Sleep Medicine, 3/e Final TOC SECTION I: HIGHLIGHTS OF SLEEP MEDICINE Chapter 1: Sleep Medicine and the Boards Chapter 2: Introduction to Normal Sleep, Sleep Deprivation and the Work Place Chapter 3: Introduction to Evaluation Tools Used in Sleep Medicine Chapter 4: An Overview of Polysomnography Chapter 5: Sleep Stage Scoring Chapter 6: Physiological Changes in Sleep Chapter 7: Overview of Sleep Neurobiology Chapter 8: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: Clinical Features and Evaluation Chapter 9: Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Pathophysiology of Sleep Apnea Chapter 11: Cardiac Monitoring and Scoring in Polysomnography Chapter 12: Narcolepsy and Hypersomnias of Central Origin: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment Chapter 13: Insomnia Differential Pearls and Psychiatric Comorbidities Chapter 14: Diagnosis and Treatment of Parasomnias Chapter 15: Sleep-Related Movement Disorders Chapter 16: An Overview of EEG and Epilepsy Chapter 17: Disorders of Sleep-Wake Timing Chapter 18: Effects of Drugs on Sleep Chapter 19: Pearls of Pediatric Sleep SECTION II: PRACTICE EXAMS FOR THE ADVENTUROUS Chapter 20: Tools in Clinical Sleep Medicine Chapter 21: Normal Sleep Chapter 22: Mechanisms of Sleep Neuroscience Chapter 23: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Chapter 24: Cardiology in Sleep Medicine Chapter 25: Sleep Disorders in Neurology Practice Chapter: 26: Disorders of Central Nervous System Hypersomnia Chapter: 27: Parasomnias in Sleep Medicine Chapter 28: Motor Disorders of Sleep Chapter 29: Sleep-Wake Timing Disorders Chapter 30: Insomnia: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management Chapter 31: Seizures Chapter 32: Artifacts Chapter 33: Pediatric Sleep Medicine Chapter 34: Pharmacology Mechanisms Chapter 35: Clinical Case Studies I Chapter 36: Clinical Case Studies II: Sleep-breathing Disorders Chapter 37: Clinical Case Studies III: Disorders of Central Nervous System Hypersomnias Chapter 38: Clinical Case Studies IV Chapter 39: Clinical Case Studies V Chapter 40: Clinical Case Studies VI: Pearls of Interesting Cases Chapter 41: Knowing Practice Parameters Chapter 42: The Use of Statistics in Sleep Medicine - Exam Questions SECTION III: VALUABLE RESOURCES Appendix: Statistics in Sleep Medicine

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-Although targeted at physicians who are preparing to take the ABSM certification exam, the book is also a useful resource for other healthcare professionals who serve clients in a medical setting that treats sleep disorders. This is a pandect on sleep medicine. It undoubtedly ranks as one of the best test preparation guides for those who are preparing to take the ABSM exam.- - Maureen Smith, MS, RN, APN-RC, Rush University Medical Center (5 Star Doody Rating) Although targeted at physicians who are preparing to take the ABSM certification exam, the book is also a useful resource for other healthcare professionals who serve clients in a medical setting that treats sleep disorders. This is a pandect on sleep medicine. It undoubtedly ranks as one of the best test preparation guides for those who are preparing to take the ABSM exam. - Maureen Smith, MS, RN, APN-RC, Rush University Medical Center (5 Star Doody Rating) Although targeted at physicians who are preparing to take the ABSM certification exam, the book is also a useful resource for other healthcare professionals who serve clients in a medical setting that treats sleep disorders. This is a pandect on sleep medicine. It undoubtedly ranks as one of the best test preparation guides for those who are preparing to take the ABSM exam. - Maureen Smith, MS, RN, APN-RC, Rush University Medical Center (5 Star Doody Rating)

Although targeted at physicians who are preparing to take the ABSM certification exam, the book is also a useful resource for other healthcare professionals who serve clients in a medical setting that treats sleep disorders. This is a pandect on sleep medicine. It undoubtedly ranks as one of the best test preparation guides for those who are preparing to take the ABSM exam. - Maureen Smith, MS, RN, APN-RC, Rush University Medical Center (5 Star Doody Rating)

Although targeted at physicians who are preparing to take the ABSM certification exam, the book is also a useful resource for other healthcare professionals who serve clients in a medical setting that treats sleep disorders. This is a pandect on sleep medicine. It undoubtedly ranks as one of the best test preparation guides for those who are preparing to take the ABSM exam. - Maureen Smith, MS, RN, APN-RC, Rush University Medical Center (5 Star Doody Rating)</p>

Author Information

Dr. Avidan is Professor of Neurology at UCLA where he serves as Director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center. He completed his Neurology Residency at the Georgetown University Medical Center, and Fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. He served as Visiting Professor of Neurology Education in the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN, and was selected to receive the 2014 American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Excellence in Education Award, for career contributions to education in sleep medicine. Dr. Avidan has published over 100 manuscripts on sleep disorders and had co-authored several books with Dr. Meir Kryger (a giant in the field). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Sleep Medicine, and a Diplomate in the Specialty of Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

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