Sleep apnea : pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment /: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. (©2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Allen I. Pack.
• Other Names: Pack, Allan I, 1943-
• Contents: Ch. 1. Anatomical factors: insights from imaging studies -- Ch. 2. Biomechanics of the upper airway during sleep -- Ch. 3. Sleep-induced respiratory instabilities -- Ch. 4. Mechanisms of airway hypotonia -- Ch. 5. Airway reflexes: changes with sleep -- Ch. 6. Arousal mechanisms and autonomic consequences -- Ch. 7. Muscle factors in obstructive sleep apnea -- Ch. 8. The genetics of the obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome -- Ch. 9. Mechanisms of sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea -- Ch. 10. Functional brain imaging during sleep deprivation in health and disease -- Ch. 11. Cytokines and sleep promotion: a potential mechanism for disorders of excessive daytime sleepiness -- Ch. 12. Mechanisms of hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea -- Ch. 13. Cardiac function in sleep apnea -- Ch. 14. Neuroendocrine changes in sleep apnea -- Ch. 15. Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea: insights from animal models -- Ch. 16. Simplified diagnostic tests for obstructive sleep apnea and its variants -- Ch. 17. New developments in positive pressure therapy for sleep apnea -- Ch. 18. Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment and functional status in adult obstructive sleep apnea -- Ch. 19. Oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea -- Ch. 20. Upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea -- Ch. 21. Pharmacotherapeutic trials for sleep-disordered breathing.
• Publisher Details: New York : M. Dekker
• Publication Date: 2002
• Copyright Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 703 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.2; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep Apnea Syndromes -- physiopathology; Sleep Apnea Syndromes -- therapy; Syndromes des apnées du sommeil; MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Respiratory; Sleep apnea syndromes; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0824744810; 9780824744816; 0203909232; 9780203909232
• Related ISBNs: 082470312X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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