Nasal Surgery

Dec 17, 2016 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Nasal Surgery

and Wolfgang Pirsig2 (1) Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Clinic Harburg, Eissendorfer Pferdeweg 52, 21075 Hamburg, Germany (2) Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Mozartstrasse 22/1, Ulm, 89075,…

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Tracheotomy

Dec 17, 2016 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Tracheotomy

and Wolfgang Pirsig2 (1) Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Clinic Harburg, Eissendorfer Pferdeweg 52, 21075 Hamburg, Germany (2) Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Mozartstrasse 22/1, 89075 Ulm, Germany…

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Sleep Disordered Breathing

Dec 17, 2016 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Sleep Disordered Breathing

and Thomas Verse1 (1) Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Clinic Harburg, Eissendorfer Pferdeweg 52, 21075 Hamburg, Germany   Abstract In the case of primary snoring, the patient does not…

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Nasopharyngeal Surgery

Dec 17, 2016 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Nasopharyngeal Surgery

and Wolfgang Pirsig2 (1) Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Clinic Harburg, Eissendorfer Pferdeweg 52, 21075, Hamburg, Germany (2) Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Mozartstrasse 22/1, 89075 Ulm,…

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Diagnostic Tools and Testing in the Sleepy Patient

Dec 17, 2016 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Diagnostic Tools and Testing in the Sleepy Patient

General sleep assessments Sleep diary SF-12, SF-36 Daytime sleepiness Epworth Sleepiness Scale [34] Stanford Sleepiness Scale [35] Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire [36] OSA Berlin Questionnaire [37] STOP-BANG Questionnaire [38]…

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Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

Dec 17, 2016 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

Wide neck circumference:   Men > 17 in.   Women > 16 in. Enlarged nasal turbinates Deviated nasal septum Midfacial hypoplasia Narrow mandible or maxilla Dental overjet/retrognathia or micrognathia Crossbite and dental malocclusion (class 2) High…

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The Parasomnias

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The parasomnias Parasomnias associated with non-REM sleep (or “disorders of arousal”) • Confusional arousals • Sleep terrors • Sleepwalking (somnambulism) • Sleep-related eating disorder Parasomnias associated with REM sleep •…

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Sleeplessness During and After Pregnancy

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Measure Outcome Insomnia Severity Index Insomnia symptoms General Sleep Disturbance Scale General sleep issues with subscales for sleep quality, daytime function, and sleep aid use Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Sleep…

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Assessment and Management of Insomnia

Dec 17, 2016 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Assessment and Management of Insomnia

Fig. 10.1 Example of a typical sleep diary Symptom inventories provide clinicians with dimensional measures of frequency and severity, which provide necessary information to inform accurate diagnosis and assessment of…

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