Spriggs's Essentials of Polysomnography: A Training Guide and Reference for Sleep Technicians - Couverture souple

Endee, Lisa M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 128417221X ISBN 13 : 9781284172218

Editeur : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2020

Synopsis

Spriggs's Essentials of Polysomnography, Third Edition is a comprehensive, full-color text designed specifically for sleep technicians and professionals. Updates and additions make this book a thorough and up-to-date resource for professionals, and the new all-in-one package design makes it the ideal choice for anyone preparing for a career in polysomnography. This is an excellent tool for training new sleep technicians or preparing for the RPSGT and CPSGT certification exams, and a comprehensive, contemporary reference for physicians, sleep lab managers, DME reps, and sleep lab front office staff members. New content incorporates therapeutic treatment options and the impact of medications on sleep, and new case studies provide further impactful opportunities to apply the material in each chapter. This new edition also expands upon existing content, enriching the coverage of the consequences of sleep deprivation, risk factors for sleep disorders, clinical practice guidelines, and patient safety, among many other important topics. The Third Edition's content and questions reflect ICSD-3 classifications and the latest exam standards, guided by the most recent RPSGT and CPSGT exam blueprints and version 2.5 of the AASM Scoring Manual. Topics include: An overview of normal sleep and the history of sleep disorders Patient education and the patient flow process Life as a sleep technician Patient hookup procedures Polysomnography overview and interpretation Pediatric sleep medicine Hundreds of sample epochs depicting sleep stages, artifacts, and events All-in-One packaging! The Pocket Guide and Flashcards are now included in the back of the book and are perforated for easy use Following the BRPT matrix, and equipped with our TestPrep platform, this text is an exceptional reference for those who are interested in taking the RPSGT and CPSGT certification exams NEW! Chapter 17 titled, "Medications and Sleep," containing content on commonly prescribed sleep aids and the effect of drugs on sleep efficiency and architecture NEW! Chapter 18 titled "Other Therapeutic Modalities," dedicated to the various therapeutic options for the treatment of sleep disorders. The text features new and updated content that reflects the latest AASM scoring rules and sleep disorder nosology and is correlated to the most recent RPSGT exam blueprint, released in 2018 EXPANDED content on the far-reaching consequences of sleep deprivation, various risk factors for sleep disorders, components of the sleep consultation and physical assessment examination, clinical practice guidelines for PAP titration, home sleep testing and reporting, pediatric sleep testing and scoring, and emergency preparedness and maintaining patient safety in the sleep testing environment NEW! Case Studies have been integrated within the chapters to facilitate the application of content and to foster critical thinking. Intro to Polysomnography Clinical Application of Sleep Medicine Polysomnographic Instrumentation Monitoring Techniques Patient and Equipment Preparation Scoring and Interpretation Pediatric Polysomnography Theoretical Fundamentals of Polysomnography Clinical Fundamentals of Polysomnography Therapeutic Interventions and Clinical Patient Management (c) 2021 482 pages

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À propos de l?auteur

Lisa M. Endee, MPH, RRT-SDS, RPSGT, RSTLisa Endee is a Clinical Associate Professor of Polysomnographic Technology and Respiratory Care at Stony Brook University in the School of Health Technology and Management. She possesses nearly 20 years of experience in adult and pediatric sleep diagnostics and therapeutics. Lisa's academic background includes the completion of a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University in 1996, a Bachelor of Science degree in Respiratory Care from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1999, and a Master of Public Health degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2018. She received her Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential in 1999, Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) in 2000, and Sleep Disorders Testing and Therapeutic Intervention credential (RRT-SDS) in 2012.Lisa's career in Polysomnography includes experience in both clinical and academic settings. In the clinical arena, she has many years' experience in sleep diagnostic testing, therapeutics, patient education, scoring sleep studies, and working closely with sleep physicians on study interpretation, therapy recommendations, and the many aspects of clinical sleep medicine. In addition, Lisa served in various supervisory and administrative roles in which she provided clinical instruction to students and led efforts to establish and expand sleep testing facilities, obtain the American Academy of Sleep Medicine accreditation, and develop policies for various departmental and hospital-level quality-assurance and performance-improvement initiatives.In her current role as Clinical Associate Professor, Lisa's responsibilities include clinical instruction of students on all aspects of sleep diagnostics, interpretation, and therapeutics. She has Lisa has been an item writer for the National Board for Respiratory Care's sleep specialty exam and has co-authored several articles for the American Association of Respiratory Care's Sleep Section and the Journal of Respiratory Care. In addition, she has served on numerous committees for the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists and the American Association of Sleep Technologists.Lisa's professional areas of interest include patient and public education in the areas of sleep wellness and health. She has led various community-based research projects targeting the prevention of drowsy driving. Through grant funding, she has spearheaded the development of a unique, educational website-- stopdrowsdriving.org--and the launch of a social media campaign to prevent drowsy driving and reduce the incidence of crashes and injuries. She has also served as the Principal Investigator of a research project that led to the development of a data-driven curriculum targeting drowsy driving prevention among young adults. This curriculum is currently being expanded across colleges and universities in New York State.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2020
• ISBN 10: 128417221X
• ISBN 13: 9781284172218
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 482
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible