Reseña del libro "Sleep Apnea in Children: A Handbook for Families (en Inglés)"
Has your child been diagnosed with sleep apnea? If so, you're not alone. In this comprehensive handbook for parents, pediatric sleep experts provide answers to the most common and difficult questions from parents, including: What is sleep apnea? What causes sleep apnea? How is sleep apnea diagnosed? How do I prepare my child for a sleep study? What are the treatment options? Why take the tonsils and adenoids out? How do I get my child to wear CPAP? TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Sleep BasicsNjideka Osuala, DNP, APRN2. Understanding Sleep ApneaBahauddin Al-Shawwa, MD3. Sleep StudiesTeresa Schneider, RPSGT4. Treating Sleep ApneaDavid Ingram, MD5. Surgery for Sleep ApneaJill Arganbright, MD & Hayat Adib, MD6. CPAP for Sleep ApneaTamika Cranford, RPSGT, RRT & Jane Taylor, MD7. Helping Children Wear CPAPKevin Smith, PhD8. Special KidsZarmina Ehsan, MD & Jane Taylor, MD9. Additional Resources for Parents ALL BOOK PROFITS ARE DONATEDAll profits from sale of this book go directly to the Family Support Fund at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Family Support Fund is reducing barriers to pediatric health care by providing basic needs and services for Children's Mercy patients and caregivers including transportation, food, medicines, therapies and medical equipment. Our desired outcome is to eliminate all barriers to a child's medical care due to a family's inability to obtain basic necessities. All families utilizing the fund receive individualized case management services from a Children's Mercy social worker who helps them access free and low cost services both at the hospital, and within the community.