Primer of Polysomnogram Interpretation

Description:

Topics include evaluating sleep stages and cardio respiratory parameters, movement related data, objective measurement of daytime sleepiness, and an introduction of CPAP.BiPAP treatment trials and split night studies.
Focusing on the process of interpreting polysomnographic data, with emphasis on sleep parameters, this outstanding primer puts the sleep back in sleep studies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction; Interpretation of Polysomnographic Data; General Factors; Evaluating Sleep Stages; Evaluation of Cardio Respiratory Parameters; Evaluation and Interpretation of Movement Related Data; Objective Measurement of Daytime Sleepiness; Introduction of CPAP/BiPAP Treatment Trials and Split Night Studies; Cases

By Mark Pressman, PhD, Jefferson Medical College and The Lankenau Hospital and Medical Research Center, PA