Sleep Apnea 2010 - American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Pamphlet, 2010)

Guidelines: Pocketcards are multifold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. "The Sleep Apnea Guidelines Pocketcard" is endorsed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and is based on their latest guideline recommendations. This practical quick-reference tool contains diagnostic recommendations, an evaluation algorithm, multiple treatment algorithms, drug therapy, dosing information, patient counselling, and monitoring information. "The Sleep Apnea Guidelines Pocketcard" provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points, assessment and diagnosis, an evaluation algorithm, a list of FDA-approved drugs, selecting a treatment regimen, and multiple treatment algorithms. Applications include point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.