Polysomnography Subject Guide LRC@TCC
Scope: Basic resources on sleep diagnosis studies.
Call number areas to browse: RC547, RC705-779
Keywords to search: polysomnography; specific sleep disorders (e.g. sleep apnea, sleep deprivation, insomnia); sleep; sleep technologist; specific diagnostic methods (EEG, ECG/EKG, etc.)
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): Sleep; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep disorders; Sleep-wake cycle
Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Textbook of medical physiology QP34.5 .G9 2006
Sleep disorders sourcebook RC547 .S536 2005
Oxford handbook of respiratory medicine RC732 .O97 2005
Sleep medicine: a guide to sleep and its disorders RC547 .S475 2005
Sleep medicine secrets RC547 .S548 2004
Restless nights: understanding snoring and sleep apnea RC737.5 .L3813 2003
Encyclopedia of sleep and sleep disorders REF RC547 .Y34 2001
Awareness: biorhythms, sleep, and dreaming BF311 .B452 2000
Other materials:
AARCTimes
Chest
Focus: Journal for Respiratory Care and Sleep Medicine
Journal of Biological Rhythm
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
Journal of Sleep Research
Sleep Research Online
Sleep Review: The Journal for Sleep Specialists
Somnology
Understanding sleep [videorecording] QP425 .U54 2001
Sleep disorders/deprivation [videorecording] RC786 .S58 2000
Library Resources (r):
See also the Respiratory Therapy Subject Guide.
See also the Health Subject Guide.
Blackwell Synergy
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
Highwire Press
Journals@Ovid (full text and citations)
LexisNexis Academic
MEDLINE or access PubMed
Oxford
University Press
PsychArticles
Internet Resources:
American Association for Respiratory Care Clinical Practice Guideline: Polysomnography
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Association of Sleep Technologists
American Insomnia Association
American Sleep Apnea Association
American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists
Narcolepsy Network
National Sleep Foundation
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
Sleep Disorders Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
Sleep Education.com
TCC Polysomnography Program
Sleep Research Society
World Federation of Sleep Research & Sleep Medicine Societies
From the National Guideline Clearinghouse
Practice parameters for the indications for polysomnography and related procedures: an update for 2005
Practice parameters for using polysomnography to evaluate insomnia: an update
Sleep disorders
Practice parameters for the use of portable monitoring devices in the investigation of suspected obstructive sleep apnea in adults
Practice parameters for the use of actigraphy in the assessment of sleep and sleep disorders: an update for 2007
Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in the primary care setting
Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults
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