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BM Sleeping Disorders

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how to validate a person   re-use their words!  
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Abnormal Sleep events   Parasomnias (sleep walk, grind teeth, acting out dreams)  
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DIMS   Disorders or initiation and maintenance of sleep. INSOMNIA  
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DOES   disorders of excessive daytime sleepiness.  
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What do you need for parasomnia evaluation?   EEG (to know sleep stage and level of consciousness) and a video  
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What do you need for disorders of Circadian Rhythm?   Sleep diary  
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How do you diagnose DIMS?   Sleep diary. This is a subjective complaint. Don't send them to a sleep lab.  
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How do you diagnose DOES?   Sleep lab. Also send to a sleep lab is you think there is an overlap of DIMS and DOES  
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Normal people report what number on an Epworth Sleepiness Scale?   5. Insomniacs score less than normal (2). Insomnia is not a disorder of sleep, but of too much activity. Ask about caffeine usage.  
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True primary insomniac express   difficulty staying asleep.  
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Transient insomniacs have difficulty   falling asleep  
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Great question to ask up front:   okay, you don't sleep well, but do you have an adequate opportunity for sleep?  
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Bulk of insomnia is associated with   psychiatric disorder (50%:anxiety or depression)  
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what percentage of all insomnias are primary insomnia?   15%.  
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Polysomnography measures   eye movement and muscle movement and tone and HR  
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Consider polysomnography if   there is a suspicion of sleep apnea or periodic limb movements, or treatment failure  
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Greatest comorbidity of insomnia   Depression (anxiety is a close second)  
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Long half life FDA approved treatments of insomnia   Lunesta, Sustained release ambien  
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Ramelteon (Rozerem) is a   Melatonin agonist, licensed in the US for sleep onset insomnia  
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If the diagnosis is primary insomnia or inadequate sleep hygiene _______ is the mainstay of treatment   behavioral therapy  
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half life of caffeine   6 hours  
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If a patient sleeps 12 hours at night, yet feels they are going to fall asleep at the wheel, consider   sleep apnea  
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Can't stay asleep and can't nap during the day? Consider:   Sleep restriction. Counterintuitive. Increase sleep drive by increasing time out of bed. No naps! Cut average sleep time by 1 hour  
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