Pediatric Sleep Pearls

by Lourdes DelRosso MD, FAASM, Suzanne E. Beck MD, Richard B. Berry MD, Mary H. Wagner MD, Carole L. Marcus MBBCh

Overview

Following in the steps of the bestselling Sleep Medicine Pearls, this practical resource provides authoritative guidance on the evaluation and management of common pediatric sleep medicine problems using concise clinical vignettes. Experts in this rapidly growing field, led by Drs. Lourdes M. Del Rosso, Richard B. Berry, Suzanne E. Beck, Mary H. Wagner, and Carole L. Marcus, provide a hands-on, case-based approach, perfect for physicians studying for the sleep boards, fellows learning sleep medicine, and physicians who see children in their practice.

• Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability.
• Over 95 cases review key elements in the evaluation and management of a wide variety of pediatric sleep disorders.
• An easy-to-read "pearls" format summarizes 2 to 5 major teaching points for maximum retention. Short, templated chapters are ideal for use by busy physicians.
• Current scoring criteria from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine manual for sleep and associated events version 2.2, as well as the current International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 3rd Edition (ICSD-3).
• Expert coverage of normal sleep in children, as well as sleep disorders associated with common medical, neurologic, psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and genetic conditions.
• Up-to-date information on pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome diagnosis and management.
• Numerous illustrations of polysomnographic fragments and pictures of clinical findings help you quickly recognize key pediatric sleep patterns that lead to an accurate diagnosis. All illustrations online are in full color.
• An ideal resource for pediatric sleep medicine specialists, adult sleep medicine specialists, pediatric pulmonologists, pediatric neurologists, pediatric otolaryngologists, general pediatricians, and pediatric psychologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323428330
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	07/05/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	118 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Richard B. Berry is a professor of medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He has been honored with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards for Excellence in Education (2010) and Distinguished Service to the Field of Sleep Medicine (2020). Dr. Berry is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Mary H. Wagner is Director of the Pediatric Sleep Program at UF Health Sleep Disorders Center at Magnolia Parke, while also serving as Professor of Pediatrics in the Pediatric Pulmonary Division at the University of Florida (UF). She is board certified in Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonary and Pediatrics, and also serves as Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Grant. Dr. Wagner received her MD from UF, where she also completed postgraduate training in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology. Before joining the faculty at UF she was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Wagner brings over 20 years of experience to the Pediatric Sleep Clinic at Magnolia Parke, where the medical team helps patients with a multidisciplinary approach including nutrition, social work, respiratory therapy, nursing and clinical psychology.

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Solve pediatric sleep problems using a hands-on, case study approach

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Tom Vadakara, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This book provides high-yield clinical information on pediatric sleep medicine by exploring various dimensions of 96 cases of pediatric sleep disturbances.
Purpose: The purpose is to present information for sleep medicine physicians and pediatricians who often face young patients with challenging sleep issues in an easy to read but informational manner. This book meets its objective to help readers learn more about pediatric sleep disorders.
Audience: The audience includes sleep medicine physicians, pediatricians, fellows in sleep medicine, child psychiatrists, and other practitioners interested in learning more about pediatric sleep medicine.
Features: The book is divided into two parts: an introduction to pediatric sleep medicine and clinical pediatric sleep medicine pearls. The introduction focuses on cases regarding clinical evaluation and pediatric polysomnography including common findings and artifacts. The second part discusses cases of sleep hygiene, insomnia, hypersomnolence, circadian sleep disorders, breathing disorders, syndromes, parasomnias, movement disorders, medical conditions, and drug effects on sleep. The multitude of references at the end of each case are a great resource for those looking for further information. The book is supplemented with pictures, sample polysomnographs, hypnograms, and common findings in imaging like MRIs. The many polysomnograph examples throughout the book are particularly helpful as they also include corresponding tables to further explain clinical findings. Pictures of common physical findings throughout the book are helpful to correlate real life physical exam findings to their clinical scenarios. The lack of color in these supplements is a shortcoming.
Assessment: The case-based format is easy to read and offers high-yield information with corresponding pictures of physical findings, polysomnography, and imaging. The cases are short and offer succinct physical exams and laboratory and sleep findings. The discussions of each case are clinically relevant, reference reliable sources, and offer useful information that can be shared with patients. The clinical pearls at the end of each case are concise and easy to understand. This book will be a useful resource that clinicians can easily use to increase their knowledge of pediatric sleep disorders and their treatment.

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"This book will be a useful resource that clinicians can easily use to increase their knowledge of pediatric sleep disorders and their treatment." -Tom Vadakara, MD (Rush University Medical Center) for Doody’s Review Service

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