Search results for "Sleep"
Lifestyle interventions
them to extend sleep to 8.5 hours or to continue their usual sleep pattern. ... significant decrease in energy intake in the sleep extension group (155.5 kcal/d; 95% CI, 244.1 to 66.9 kcal/d).
February 2022
Sussing out sleep apnea disorders
In the sleep foundation's poll, nearly 12% said that they had been diagnosed. ... David Claman, MD, medical director of the UCSF Sleep Disorders Center in San Francisco.
March 2015
Sleep medicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine issued a clinical practice guideline last week on diagnostic testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults. ... suspicion of sleep related hypoventilation, chronic opioid medication use, history of stroke, or
March 2017
To lie down, perchance to sleep
The normal adult needs somewhere between seven to nine hours of sleep a night. ... Dr. Augelli advised that a short course of sleep drugs might stabilize sleep.
September 2017
Sleep medicine
Score some great insights and clinical pearls on sleep medicine from Christine Won, MD, MSc, in one of the latest podcast episodes from The Curbsiders. ... The episode includes discussions on why we sleep, how to treat insomnia, use of the “Z-drugs,”
December 2019
Sleep disorders may be overlooked on exams
Sleep problems are common in patients with hypertension or diabetes. Photo by Photos.com. ... experience daytime sleepiness and have at least one symptom of insomnia, among other sleep complaints.
February 2012
Sleep apnea
A new clinical practice guideline recommends referral of certain adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for surgical consultation. ... It was published online by the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine on Aug.
September 2021
Sleep apnea
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/02/2.htm. Data showed that perceived age of sleep apnea patients was six years younger after one month of using continuous positive airway ... Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea appeared younger
April 2019
When is it sleep apnea?
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2015/03/editors.htm. This issue covers topics including sleep apnea, prescribing generics, and hypertension. ... In our story, Charlotte Huff outlines ways to pin down sleep apnea in primary care and summarizes the
March 2015
Sleep apnea
Follow-up sleep testing should be performed to assess the effectiveness of treatment. ... Screening approaches include targeted elicitation of symptoms of OSA through medical history, screening questionnaires, or sleep apnea screening devices, according
June 2021