title: Sleep and respiration: terminology and methodology.
abstract: Sleep and respiratory recording techniques and the methods of interpretation employed in a clinical setting are reviewed. Sleep organization and the rules by which sleep state is classified are discussed, as well as the theory of operation pertaining to respiratory instrumentation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004576:Electromyography; D004585:Electrooculography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D012119:Respiration; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen