- Tests your knowledge with 540 in-book questions, and 520 additional questions online in a testing module that indicates which questions are answered correctly or incorrectly. All questions correspond to the blueprint of the newly updated AASM exam.
- Includes a new section on instrumentation and testing that covers electrical components and technical aspects of sleep devices as well as guidance on sleep study preparation and testing conditions.
- Features increased content on pediatrics and management of children transitioning into adulthood, with many new pediatric-specific cases and questions.
- Keys answers to the relevant sections of Dr. Kryger's Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine as well as the Atlas of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
- Brings you up to date with recent changes in the exam through coverage of techniques for applying the new scoring rules, information on the latest classification definitions (ICSD-3), tips for passing the exam, and more.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
Normal Sleep and Variants (Kirsch)
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- Sleep-wake mechanisms, neurophysiology
- Other physiology
- Normal sleep
- Effects of sleep deprivation
- Scoring and staging
Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders (Rosenberg)
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- Circadian sleep disorders
- Shift work disorder
- Jet lag disorder
- Circadian sleep-wake disorder not otherwise specified
Insomnia (Rosenberg)
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- Short-term insomnia
- Chronic insomnias
- Chronic insomnia of childhood (3.5 percent)
- Insomnia related to behavior, medical conditions, or drugs
Central Disorders of Hypersomnia (Rosenberg)
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- Narcolepsy
- Idiopathic hypersomnia
- Kleine-Levin syndrome (periodic hypersomnia)
- Insufficient sleep syndrome
- Hypersomnia due to medical disorders
- Hypersomnia due to medications
- Hypersomnia associated with psychiatric disorders
Parasomnias (Kryger)
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- NREM-related parasomnias
- REM-related parasomnias
- Other parasomnias
- Isolated symptoms and normal variants
Sleep-Related Movements (Kirsch)
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- Restless legs syndrome
- Periodic limb movement during sleep
- Rhythmic movement disorder
- Sleep-related leg cramps
- Bruxism
- Sleep myoclonus
- Other-sleep-related movement disorders
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders (Kryger)
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- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes
- Sleep-related hypoventilation disorders
- Sleep-related hypoxemia disorder
- isolated symptoms and normal variants
Sleep in Other Disorders (Kryger)
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- Neurologic disorder
- Psychiatric disorders
- Other medical disorders
Instrumentation and Testing (Kirsch)
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- Electrical components
- Technical aspects of sleep devices
- Electrical safety
- Artifacts
- Study preparation and testing conditions
Gone but Not Forgotten (Kryger)
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- Safe Sleep
- Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood
- Primary Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the Newborn
- Congenital central Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Obstructive sleep apnea in Children
