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1 549 SLEEP MEDICINE CLINICS Sleep Med Clin 1 (2007) Note: Page numbers of article titles are in boldface type. A Abdominal motion, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, Adherence, with positive airway pressure therapy. See Compliance, patient. Airflow, assessment of, in sleep-related breathing disorders, 452 Analgesic agents, effect on respiratory system in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, 542 Anesthetics, effect on respiratory system in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, 542 Apnea, scoring of, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, See also Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Appliances, oral, impact on quality of life in patients Architecture, sleep, in upper airway resistance Arousals, respiratory effort-related, scoring of, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 459 Assessment, of sleep-related breathing disorders, , clinical, interviews, , 451, 452 laboratory, with polysomnography, nonlaboratory, cardiopulmonary recorder assessment, 462 interpretation and disposition, pretest clinical assessment, Asthma, nocturnal, in differential diagnosis of upper airway resistance syndrome, 479 Automated scoring, of cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), development of, translational research using, vs. visual scoring, validation of, Autotitrating positive airway pressure (APAP), for obstructive sleep apnea, 530 B Breathing disorders, sleep-related, assessment of, , clinical, interview, , 451, 452 laboratory, with polysomnography, nonlaboratory, cardiopulmonary recorder assessment, 462 interpretation and disposition, pretest clinical assessment, cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) and, automated vs. visual scoring, validation of, definition of, development of scoring for, epidemiology of, data comparisons, Veterans Health Administration databases, home monitoring, economics of, mood disorders and, X/07/$ see front matter ª 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. sleep.theclinics.com doi: /s x(07)

2 550 Breathing (continued) perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnea, clinical considerations in OSA patients, positive airway pressure therapy, adherence, problems and interventions, personality variables and compliance, 534 continuous, changes in cognition related to, for obstructive sleep apnea, quality of life, impact of therapy on, continuous positive airway pressure, in patients with OSA and congestive heart failure, dental appliances, 522 in children, 523 overview, upper airway surgery, 522 sleepiness and, discussion, methods of study on, overview, results of study on, upper airway resistance syndrome, clinical features, consequences and prognosis, definition, 475 diagnosis, pathophysiology, treatment, C Carbon dioxide, transcutaneous, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, Cardiac rhythm, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 456 Cardiopulmonary recorder assessment, of sleep-related breathing disorders, 462 economics of home monitoring with, Children. See Pediatrics. Clinical assessment, of sleep-related breathing disorders, interviews, , 451, 452 Cognition, changes in, related to continuous positive airway pressure therapy for sleep-related breathing disorders, Comorbidities, with sleep-related breathing disorders, comparisons with Veterans Health Administration databases, Compliance, patient, with positive airway pressure therapy for sleep-related breathing disorders, personality variables and compliance, 534 Congestive heart failure, in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, impact of continuous positive airway pressure on quality of life in, Continuous positive airway pressure therapy, for sleep-related breathing disorders, changes in cognition related to, for obstructive sleep apnea, impact on quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, with congestive heart failure, Cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), sleep disordered breathing and, automatic analysis of, automated vs. visual scoring, validation of, definition of, development of scoring for, D Databases, on epidemiology of sleep-related breathing disorders, comparisons with Veterans Health Administration databases,

3 551 Daytime fatigue, in upper airway resistance syndrome, 476 Dental appliances, impact on quality of life in patients Depression, mood disorders and sleep-related breathing disorders, questionnaire on, in clinical assessment of sleeprelated breathing disorders, 450 Diagnosis, obstructive sleep apnea in the preoperative E Economic issues, home monitoring in diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, Electromyography, respiratory muscle, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 455 Epidemiology, of sleep-related breathing disorders, comparisons with Veterans Health Administration databases, upper airway resistance syndrome, Esophageal tracing pattern, in upper airway resistance syndrome, 478 Excessive daytime sleepiness, in upper airway resistance Expired carbon dioxide sensing, airflow assessment with, 452 I Idiopathic hypersomnia, in differential diagnosis of Indwelling arterial catheter, in assessment of sleeprelated breathing disorders, 455 Insomnia, in upper airway resistance Interviews, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, , 451, 452 medical and family history, 450 medications, 450 sleep problems, sleep schedule, 449 L Laboratory assessment, of sleep-related breathing disorders. See Polysomnography. Leg movements, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 456 Limb movements. See Leg movements and Periodic limb movements. M Medications, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 450 Monitoring, home, in diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, economics of, Mood disorders, sleep-related breathing disorders and, F Fatigue, daytime, in upper airway resistance syndrome, 476 research using cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) analysis in women with sleep-disordered breathing and, Functional symptoms, in upper airway resistance H Heart failure. See Congestive heart failure. History, medical and family, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 450 Home monitoring, in diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, economics of, Hypersomnia, idiopathic, in differential diagnosis of Hypopnea, scoring of, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, N Nasal airway pressure, airflow assessment with, 452 Nocturnal asthma, in differential diagnosis of upper airway resistance syndrome, 479 O Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome, continuous positive airway pressure-related changes in cognition in, in differential diagnosis of upper airway resistance syndrome, 479 perioperative management of patients with,

4 552 Obstructive (continued) positive airway pressure therapy for, Oral appliances, impact on quality of life in patients Oxygen, transcutaneous, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, Oxygenation, assessment of, in sleep-related breathing disorders, indwelling arterial catheter, 455 pulse oximetry, 455 transcutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide, P Pathophysiology, of upper airway resistance 477 Pediatrics, obstructive sleep apnea in children, impact of treatment on quality of life, 523 symptoms of upper airway resistance syndrome in children, 476 Periodic limb movements, in differential diagnosis of Perioperative management, of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Pleural pressure, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, Pneumotachography, airflow assessment with, 452 Polysomnography, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, findings in upper airway resistance syndrome, airflow, 452 cardiac rhythm, 456 leg movements, 456 lung volume, 455 oxygenation, respiratory effort, sleep stages, respiratory events, staging, Positive airway pressure therapy, for sleep-related breathing disorders, adherence, problems and interventions, personality variables and compliance, 534 continuous, changes in cognition related to, continuous, impact on quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea, with congestive heart failure, obstructive sleep apnea, upper airway respiratory syndrome, Preoperative evaluations, diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in, 543 Prognosis, for upper airway respiratory syndrome, Pulse oximetry, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 455 Q Quality of life, in sleep-related breathing disorders, impact of therapy on, continuous positive airway pressure, in patients with OSA and congestive heart failure, dental appliances, 522 in children, 523 overview, upper airway surgery, 522 Questionnaires, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 450, 453, 454 depression, 450 sleep, 450 sleepiness, 450

5 553 R Respiratory effort, assessment of, in sleep-related breathing disorders, in upper airway resistance syndrome, 478 alternative methods for measurement of, pleural pressure, respiratory muscle electromyography, 455 rib cage and abdominal motion, Respiratory system, effect of sedatives, anesthetics, and analgesic agents in patients with obstructive sleep apnea on, 542 Rib cage motion, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, S Sedative-hypnotics, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 452 Sedatives, effect on respiratory system in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, 542 Sleep apnea. See Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep architecture, in upper airway resistance Sleep problems, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, Sleep schedule, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 449 Sleep-related breathing disorders. See Breathing disorders, sleep-related. Sleepiness, questionnaire on, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 450 sleep-related breathing disorders and, discussion, methods of study on, overview, results of study on, Sleepiness, excessive daytime, in upper airway resistance Snoring, in upper airway resistance scoring of, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, Somatic symptoms, in upper airway resistance Stimulants, in clinical assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, 452 Surgery, for upper airway respiratory perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), T upper airway, impact on quality of life in patients Thermistors, airflow assessment with, 452 Thermocouples, airflow assessment with, 452 Transcutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide, in assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders, U Upper airway resistance syndrome, clinical features, epidemiology, signs, 476 sleep architecture, 476 symptoms, 476 consequences and prognosis, definition, 475 diagnosis, increased respiratory effort, polysomnographic findings, differential diagnosis, 479 idiopathic hypersomnia, 479 nocturnal asthma, 479 obstructive sleep apnea, 479 periodic limb movements, 479 pathophysiology, treatment, oral appliances, 480 other approaches, 480 positive airway pressure, surgery, 480 weight loss, 479 Upper airway surgery, impact on quality of life in patients V Veterans Health Administration (VHA), epidemiology of sleep-related breathing disorders, comparisons with VHA databases, comparisons with Veterans Health Administration databases, data comparisons, W Weight loss, syndrome, 479

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