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March-April 2004 |
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ADHD and School Productivity |
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by Patricia Carroll, RRT, RN, BC, CEN, MS |
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Factors affecting school-aged children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder include clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning. |
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Expanding Sleep Centers’ Capabilities |
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by Allen Boone, RPSGT |
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Actigraphy is making its way back into the mainstream through its ease of use and ability to integrate easily within already existing systems and protocols. |
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Gender Differences and Sleep Apnea |
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by Safwan Badr, MD |
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Gender differences in the prevalence of sleep apnea are due to differences in pharyngeal length, upper airway cross-sectional area, and the hypocapnic apneic threshold. |
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NPPV: a tale of three modes |
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by Kendall R. White, RPSGT, and Paula G. Williams, RPSGT, CRT, MA |
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Sleep specialists’ knowledge about the benefits of NPPV therapy can benefit patients with COPD, OSA, and neurologic disorders. |
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Scoring Delta Sleep in the Elderly |
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by Thomas Smalling, MS, RRT, RPFT, RPSGT |
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The question of whether a 35-year-old scoring criterion of delta sleep in elderly patients should be modified is explored. |
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