Chapter 38- Sleep Disorders

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Articulate the incidence and prevalence of sleep disorders, list the sequelae of undiagnosed or untreated sleep disorders, and appreciate the importance of successful treatment of sleep disorders.
2. Describe the mechanisms of the sleep disorders covered in this chapter, including insomnia, narcolepsy, restless-legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and parasomnias.
3. Assess patient sleep complaints, conduct sleep histories, and evaluate sleep studies to recognize day- and nighttime symptoms and characteristics of common sleep disorders.
4, Recommend and optimize appropriate sleep hygiene and nonpharmacologic therapies for the management and prevention of sleep disorders.
5. Recommend and optimize appropriate pharmacotherapy for sleep disorders.
6. Describe the components of a monitoring plan to assess safety and efficacy of pharmacotherapy for common sleep disorders.
7. Educate patients about preventive behavior, appropriate lifestyle modifications, and drug therapy required for effective treatment and control of sleep disorders.

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