Clinical assessment of the sleep disordered patient.
Daytime sleepiness and inadequate sleep patterns have become a universal issue. The effects of sleep loss are more than just a nuisance; sleep loss can lead to increased mortality. Prudent and responsible clinicians should make the sleep assessment a routine part of the health history.
Linley
Laura A
LA
Syntech Solutions, Rockford, IL 61109, USA. llinley@msn.com
D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires