title: Medical disorders and their effects on sleep.
abstract: Disturbances of sleep can be encountered in many medical disorders. Conversely, sleep impairment can adversely affect the symptoms of a variety of medical conditions, including respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, renal, rheumatologic, and infectious disorders. More than one sleep pathology may be present in a particular patient, and these disorders may interact to increase the severity or prolong the duration of sleep disturbance.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Room J232, Denver, CO 80206, USA. Lee-chiongt@njc.org
authors.forename: Teofilo L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Lee-Chiong
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000150:complications; D015897:Comorbidity; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology