Sleep Medicine
- 2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered
Topics: cardiac risk assessment, surgery after percutaneous intervention, statins, sleep apnea, bridging anticoagulation, and frailty.
- The USPSTF and screening for obstructive sleep apnea: Dispelling misconceptions
Their finding of insufficient evidence might be misinterpreted and needs to be put into context.
- Apps and fitness trackers that measure sleep: Are they useful?
In general, they have major shortcomings and limited utility.
- Understanding the bell-ringing of concussion
Back in the day, if we could count the coach’s fingers, we could go back into the game. Now we are more attuned to injury.
- Concussion: Evaluation and management
Initial therapy involves several days of cognitive and physical rest, then a gradual return to activities.
- Big heart, small ring
A 58-year-old man has stopped wearing his wedding ring, and his wife suspects him of having an extramarital affair.
- Should I suspect obstructive sleep apnea if a patient has hard-to-control hypertension?
Yes. Obstructive sleep apnea is common and is associated with hypertension and resistant hypertension.
- Obstructive sleep apnea: Who should be tested, and how?
Only 10% of people with obstructive sleep apnea are diagnosed—a dismal statistic, considering the consequences.