Pediatric Sleep Pearls E-Book

Globally recognized as the definitive resource for any health practitioner who treats children, Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine 3rd Edition provides state-of-the-art information on virtually all sleep-related problems encountered in pediatric patients. Written by preeminent sleep medicine experts Drs. Stephen H. Sheldon, Meir H. Kryger, David Gozal, and Craig Canapari, this full-color 3rd Edition equips you with a complete understanding of both medical and psychiatric pediatric sleep disorders in one convenient, trustworthy resource. - Separates content into normal and abnormal sleep for quick access to key information - Offers four distinct parts: Principles, Diagnosis, Clinical Practice, and an all-new two-section Atlas to support diagnostic and treatment decisions, covering both normal development and specific sleep disorders - Includes a new chapter on ambulatory monitoring of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and a new, combined section covering history and differential diagnosis - Provides extensive, up-to-date coverage of obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment; sleep-related breathing disorders; parasomnias; evaluation and management of sleepy children; evaluation and management of circadian rhythm abnormalities; and pharmacology - Includes a section on scoring and assessment of sleep and related physiological events - Features sleep studies (polysomnography), graphs, charts, and diagrams to support the text, as well as abundantly referenced chapters to help you investigate topics further