May-June 2006


Features

Cover Story
Testing Under the Influence
  by Stephen Krcmar
  Today's sleep-inducing medications reduce the risk of a patient not sleeping enough hours in the laboratory for a valid polysomnogram, but selecting when pharmacologic help is appropriate is not a simple decision.

A New Approach on Insomnia
  by Michael M. Candaras, MD
  Using a "somniaxis" when diagnosing insomnia can help guide current pharmacologic treatment of this common but often hard-to-resolve disorder. Dangerous Outcomes Can sleep medicine play a role in controlling
Created Unequal
  by Robert McCoy, RRT, FAARC, and Todd Eiken, RPSGT
  Comparing auto-adjust nasal CPAP devices' responses to simulated breathing patterns reveals that products have changed more over time than many clinicians suspect.
Heated Humidification Today
  by Mark A. Rasmus, MD, and Robert J. Farney, MD, DABSM
  The evolution of humidification in CPAP therapy means OSA treatment is catching up with human respiratory needs and compliance is likely improving.
Sleep Deprivation on the Road
  by Kendall R. White, RPSGT
  Sleep medicine has a role to play in educating the public about the dangers of drowsy driving.
Leading by Example
  by Lena Kauffman
Word of Mouth
  by Robert R. Rogers, DMD
  The AASM's new practice parameters for oral appliance therapy opens opportunities for the field of dental sleep medicine.
Sweet Dreams, Dangerous Outcomes
  by John D. Zoidis, MD
  Can sleep medicine play a role in controlling the nation's diabetes epidemic?
The Sleepless Sex?
  by Mary Ann Ty, MD
  Multiple factors make insomnia a particular concern
for female patients.
Healthy Sleep and Healthy Births
  by Christopher P. Herrera, RPSGT
  Research shows treating sleep disordered breathing
in pregnant women may safely reduce the danger
of preeclampsia.
Is the RPSGT Credential for You?
  by Bonnie Robertson, CRT, RPSGT
  Applications for the credential are up and the certification’s
administrators are working to make the examination more accessible.
...Ready, Set, Go!
  by Bonnie Robertson, CRT, RPSGT
Ratting on the Competition
  by Daniel B. Brown, JD
  Be careful or the trap you spring could snare you instead.
Think Fraud is Afoot?
  by Daniel B. Brown, JD


Departments

  Editor's Message
Is Sleep Un-American?
  by Lena Kauffman
News
Industry News
  Guest Editorial
View from Behind the Mask
  by Tracy R. Nasca
  A patient's perspective on what sleep medicine professionals are doing well and what they could do better.
  Case Report
Mind-Body Connection
  by Lawrence T. Ch'ien, MD, DABSM
  A young boy's behavior and school performance improve after treatment with CPAP.
  Facility Profile
A Commitment to Helping Children
  by Nina Silberstei
  Newton-Wellesley Hospital is one of only three Boston-area facilities that maintain a sleep laboratory specifically designed for treating the unique needs of infants through teens.
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