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This book describes control of ventilation during sleep in both health and disease states. The topics are presented in a fashion that can be easily comprehended with many figures to illustrate complex concepts.
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Foreword. Preface. About the Editors. List of Contributors. ANATOMY, DEVELOPMENT, AGING, AND MECHANISMS OF CONTROL OF VENTILATION. Anatomy of the Respiratory Neural Network. Chemoreception: Pathways, Plasticity, and Pathophysiology. Developmental Changes in the Respiratory System of the Neonate-Child. Control of Breathing in Older Adults. Breathing Control in Exercise. Control of the Upper Airway during Sleep.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING. Pathophysiology of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children and Neonates. Pathogenesis of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Adults: Overview. Risk and Causality by Genetics, Gender, and Age. The Influence of Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebrovascular Responsiveness on Ventilatory Control. Central Apnea: Propensity and Plasticity
. SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS AND DISEASE STATES. Sleep-Disordered Breathing due to Heart Failure. Breathing at Altitude. Sleep-Disordered Breathing Associated with Chronic Lung Diseases. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY-DIRECTED THERAPIES FOR SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING. Effect of Positive Airway Pressure on Ventilatory Control and Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Mild Intermittent Hypoxia and Supplemental Oxygen: Potential Therapeutic Interventions to Treat Breathing Instability. Pharmacological Management of Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Neural Mechanisms Regulating Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression and Therapeutic Strategies to Alleviate the Respiratory Side-Effects of Opioid Drugs. Pharmacologic Intervention Studies to Mitigate Breathing Instability - Animal Studies.
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Dr. Susmita Chowdhuri, M.D., M.S. is a Professor of Internal Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine and a Staff Physician and the Section Chief of Sleep Medicine at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan.
Dr. M. Safwan Badr, M.D., M.B.A. is a Professor and Chair of Internal Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine and a Staff Physician at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center.
Dr. James A Rowley is a Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep mMdicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan.
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This book describes control of ventilation during sleep in both health and disease states. The topics are presented in a fashion that can be easily comprehended with many figures to illustrate complex concepts.
