Review of Sleep Medicine E-Book

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Pulmonary & Thoracic, Health

• Author: Alon Y. Avidan, MD, MPH, Teri J. Barkoukis, MD
• ISBN: 9781455723317
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication: August 6, 2011
• Imprint: Saunders
• Language: English

Review of Sleep Medicine, by Drs. Alon Avidan and Teri Barkoukis, prepares you for the ABSM exam with a comprehensive review-and-test format that includes figures, tables, and lists highlighting key points. With content revised to match the new exam and updated coverage of pharmacology and sleep medicine, insomnias, parasomnias, sleep-related breathing disorders, and more, you’ll stay current on recent developments in the field.

• 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.

• 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