March-April 2004


Features


ADHD and School Productivity
  by Patricia Carroll, RRT, RN, BC, CEN, MS
  Factors affecting school-aged children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder include clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.
Expanding Sleep Centers’ Capabilities
  by Allen Boone, RPSGT
  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.
Gender Differences and Sleep Apnea
  by Safwan Badr, MD
  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.
NPPV: a tale of three modes
  by Kendall R. White, RPSGT, and Paula G. Williams, RPSGT, CRT, MA
  Sleep specialists’ knowledge about the benefits of NPPV therapy can benefit patients with COPD, OSA, and neurologic disorders.
Scoring Delta Sleep in the Elderly
  by Thomas Smalling, MS, RRT, RPFT, RPSGT
  The question of whether a 35-year-old scoring criterion of delta sleep in elderly patients should be modified is explored.


Departments

Editor's Message
  by Paige Smith
  Counting Sheep
  Guest Editorial
Keeping Current With the Role of Sleep Technologists
  by Mark DiPhillipo, RPSGT
  The BRPT takes steps to ensure that its CRE accurately evaluates the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for competent practice.
  Facility Profile
Covering All the Bases
  by C.A. Wolski
  Chicago’s Center for Sleep Health of Suburban Lung Associates hits a home run providing comprehensive quality care for patients with a wide variety of sleep disorders.
  Case Report
Winning the Battle of RBD
  by Naseer Masoodi, MD, and Taj M. Jiva, MD
  A 60-year-old patient with REM behavior disorder benefited from sertraline, which made a marked difference in the frequency and violent nature of her dreams.
Industry News
Manufacturing News
Inside Track
Ask the Expert
  by Michael J. Breus, PhD, DABSM
  Let’s Talk About the LMRP in Region VI
Product Profiles

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