| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 558 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Contributors; Section 1: Emergent Events Related to Sleep Disorders; Section 2: Emergent Events in Sleep Related to Medical Disorders; Section 3: Emergent Issues in Sleep Related to Neurological Disorders; Section 4: Emergent Issues in Sleep Related to Psychiatric Disorders; Section 5: Sleep-Related Emergent Issues in the Perioperative Patient; Section 6: Sleep Emergencies in Children; Section 7: Sleep Emergencies Related to Medical Treatment; Section 8: Sleep-Related Emergent Issues During Overnight Polysomnography; Section 9: Sleep in ICU; Section 10: Newer and Emerging Therapies. |
| Summary |
America is a 24/7 lifestyle. This makes sleep--especially disruptions in sleep--a pressing concern for many Americans. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), approximately 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders, and an estimated 20-30 million others experience sleep-related problems. Chronic sleep disorders may also lead to psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Moreover, neurological disorders such as seizures, strokes, Parkinson's, etc, and medical disorders such as asthma or arrhythmia, also affect the quality of sleep Americans receive. Acu. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sleep disorders.
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Sleep disorders. |
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Emergencies.
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Emergencies. |
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Sleep Wake Disorders -- complications. |
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Emergencies. |
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Risk Factors. |
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Sleep Wake Disorders -- etiology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Chokroverty, Sudhansu.
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Sahota, Pradeep.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Acute and emergent events in sleep disorders. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011 9780195377835 (DLC) 2010034435 (OCoLC)610828572 |
| ISBN |
9780199703371 (electronic book) |
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019970337X (electronic book) |
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9780195377835 |
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0195377834 |
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