Sleep Disorders

Obstructive sleep apnea, common in patients who have asthma, may contribute to severe exacerbations.

And the parameters of hypoxemia may be more sensitive than the apnea–hypopnea index.

Physicians who aren't alert to the perils of sleep deprivation may not be able to give patients the advice they need. Take this test as a wake-up call.

Hypertension, diabetes, depression, obesity-just a few of the chronic ills that affect persons with sleep insufficiency. Catch up on your sleep facts and figures in these 10 slides.

Common sleep disorders appear to worsen insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and pancreatic endocrine dysfunction. Here, a closer look at how.

Parasomnias result from a blurring between stages of sleep. See if answers to any of these 6 questions are clear to you.

Insomnia is the predominant sleep disorder seen in autism spectrum disorder. The deficits of each condition compound those of the other.

Diabetes, obesity, CVD-all have been linked to disruption of the day-night rhythm caused by shift work. More facts and some tips for your shift-weary patients, here.

How much less sleep do insomniacs get? What causes brainstem hyperarousal? Is insomnia heritable? If you snooze, you lose on this quiz!

The association remained statistically significant even after adjusting for age, waist circumference, smoking, and other confounders.