April 2009


Features

Cover Story
Long-term Facilitation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  by Regina Patrick, RPSGT
  Can LTF provide a treatment option for OSA?

Easing Pain Through Treating Sleep
  by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
  The role of sleep in effective treatment of CFS, FMS, and MPS using a comprehensive medicine approach.
Awake, Alert, and Ready to Work
  by Jeffrey Bixby, RPSGT
  Strategies for sleep technicians to manage shift work.
Sleep Studies and Home Ventilation: A New Partnership?
  by Whit W. Brown, RPSGT, CRT
  Can sleep studies help clinicians determine the proper settings for home-ventilated patients?
STOP OSA in Its Tracks
  The STOP questionnaire, a new OSA screening tool, can help anesthesiologists identify OSA patients before surgery.
5 Steps to Sound Sleep Scoring
  by Natalie Morin, RPSGT
  The RSPGT's role in maintaining the integrity of polysomnography.


Departments

  Editor's Message
Bold Moves Toward Universal Health Coverage
  by Franklin A. Holman
  Guest Editorial
Unmasking Women's CPAP Problems
  by Tracy R. Nasca
  Overcoming compliance snags.
  Market Trends
What Happened to Home Testing?
  by Tor Valenza
  CMS portable monitoring policies may have shaken PSG-based laboratories, but nothing has substantially changed for sleep laboratories ... yet.
  Case Report
Polysomnography for Insomnia: Missing in Action
  by Barry Krakow, MD
  Assessing your use of insomnia standards and guidelines.
  Technology Focus
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