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Stay up to date on the latest medical knowledge with this Sleep activity. In this online self-assessment activity, you'll read our reference articles and test your knowledge with 51 activities in Sleep for 44.25 total CME hours.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a type of positive airway pressure that is used to deliver a set pressure ...
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Insomnia is a highly prevalent disorder in the US and worldwide. Insomnia is defined as the presence of long sleep laten ...
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The prevalence of obesity in the United States has doubled since 1980 and currently, 35 percent of this country's popula ...
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Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain. This activity illustrates the eval ...
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| Adenoid Hypertrophy | Adenoid hypertrophy is an obstructive condition due to enlarged adenoids. This can occur with or without an acute or chronic infection of the adenoids ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Adenoidectomy | Adenoidectomy is a common surgical procedure primarily performed in children for infectious or obstructive reasons. This activity details the indicati ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Amphetamine | Amphetamine is a medication used in the management and treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy. It is classified as a central nervous system stimulant. This ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Apnea In Children | Apnea can be defined as the cessation of respiratory effort lasting more than 20 seconds, or lasting a shorter duration but accompanied by bradycardia ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Benzodiazepines | Benzodiazepines are especially important in the cessation of seizure activity, as 1% to 2% of emergency department visits annually in the United State ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Bethanechol | Bethanechol is FDA approved for the treatment of postoperative urinary retention, postpartum urinary retention, and overflow incontinence caused by ne ... Read the Article | 1 | 9 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Cataplexy | Cataplexy, a physical feature of narcolepsy, is characterized by transient episodes of voluntary muscle weakness precipitated by intense emotion. Subj ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Cheyne Stokes Respirations | Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a type of breathing disorder characterized by cyclical episodes of apnea and hyperventilation. Although described in the ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, is a complex multisystem disease commonly characterized by severe fatigue, cognitiv ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Chronic Insomnia | Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder in the United States affecting about one-third of the general population. According to the third edition of ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine drug used for the acute management of panic disorder, epilepsy, and non-convulsive status epilepticus. It also has many ... Read the Article | 1 | 8 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Continuous Positive Airway Pressure | Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a type of positive airway pressure that is used to deliver a set pressure to the airways that is maintai ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Cor Pulmonale | Cor pulmonale is a Latin word that means "pulmonary heart," its definition varies, and presently, there is no consensual definition. Cor pulmonale can ... Read the Article | 1 | 9 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| EEG Normal Sleep | Sleep is the natural periodic suspension of consciousness characterized by lessened consciousness and slowed metabolism. The sleep-wake cycle is one o ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| EEG Normal Waveforms | EEG activity reflects the temporal summation of the synchronous activity of millions of cortical neurons that are spatially aligned. Analyzing and int ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Exploding Head Syndrome | Exploding head syndrome is a benign, underdiagnosed sensory parasomnia. It is the sensation of hearing a loud sound during sleep-wake/wake-sleep trans ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Fatal Familial Insomnia | Fatal familial insomnia is a very rare and invariably fatal autosomal dominant neurodegenerative prion disease caused by a mutation of the prion prote ... Read the Article | 1 | 9 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Fibromyalgia | Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain. This activity illustrates the evaluation and management of fibro ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 16 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Hypnic Headache | Hypnic headaches are a primary headache disorder that presents in the elderly population and usually wakes people up from sleep. It is not very common ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Imipramine | Imipramine is a medication used in the treatment of depression and anxiety. It is a tertiary amine tricyclic antidepressant. This activity reviews the ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Lemborexant | Lemborexant is a medication used in the management and treatment of insomnia. It is in the dual orexin antagonist class of medications. This activity ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Melatonin | Synthetic melatonin is a dietary supplement. The FDA does not regulate supplements. Therefore, melatonin is not officially FDA-approved for any indica ... Read the Article | 1 | 11 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Modafinil | Modafinil is a non-amphetamine central nervous system (CNS) stimulant with wakefulness-promoting properties. It is used in the treatment of conditions ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Narcolepsy | Narcolepsy is a disorder of rapid onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), frequent uncontrollable sl ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Night Terrors | Night terrors are a common sleep disorder in young children and describe a condition in which a child wakes up from sleep in a terrified state. For th ... Read the Article | 1 | 11 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Obesity | Obesity is the excessive or abnormal accumulation of fat or adipose tissue in the body that may impair health. Obesity has become an epidemic which ha ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by episodes of complete collapse of the airway or partial collapse with an associated decrease in oxyge ... Read the Article | 1.5 | 22 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Obstructive Sleep-disordered Breathing | Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a syndrome of upper airway dysfunction during sleep that is characterized by snoring and/or increased ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Opioid-induced Endocrinopathy | Hormone replacement therapy is a mainstay of treatment for those suffering from opioid-induced endocrinopathy (OIE), which can have a significant impa ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Parasomnias | Parasomnias encompass a spectrum of behavioral sleep abnormalities. The manifestations of these disorders can be distressing for both the individual e ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an essential topic in pediatrics that is frequently overlooked, especially in the context of children with neurodevel ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Periodic Limb Movement Disorder | Sleep-related movement disorders are an important group of sleep diseases encountered commonly in clinical practice that requires thorough evaluation ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Pickwickian Syndrome | The management of Pickwickian syndrome is challenging and complex. The clinical presence of disease should be suspected and defined to achieve good ou ... Read the Article | 1 | 9 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Polycythemia Vera | Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disorder associated with a JAK2 kinase mutation that causes the neoplastic proliferation of the hematopoieti ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Pramipexole | Pramipexole is a medication used in the management and treatment of Parkinsonism and restless leg syndrome. It is in the anti-parkinsonian class of dr ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder | Rapid eye movement behavior disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia that has a strong link to neurodegenerative diseases. It can also be very disturbin ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| REM Rebound Effect | REM rebound behavior refers to the increased frequency, depth, and intensity of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep following sleep deprivation or signific ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| REM Sleep Behavior Disorder | Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia in which affected individuals act out their dreams while in the REM stage of sleep. U ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Restless Leg Syndrome | Restless leg syndrome, or Willis-Ekbom Disease, is a common chronic movement disorder in which patients have an irresistible urge to move their legs. ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Secondary Hypertension | Secondary hypertension is elevated blood pressure (BP), which is secondary to an identifiable cause. This activity outlines the causes, history, and p ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Short Term Insomnia | Sleep is becoming an increasingly precious commodity as more and more people are reporting issues with sleep in our busy society. Issues with sleep ha ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Sleep Deprivation | Sleep loss from various causes is very common and often missed by physicians as a treatable health problem. There are strong associations with serious ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Sleep Disorder | Sleep disorders are one of the most common clinical problems encountered in outpatient settings. Sleep disorders can be primary such as parasomnias an ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Sleep Paralysis | Sleep paralysis refers to the phenomenon in which resumption of consciousness occurs while muscle atonia of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is maintain ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Sleeplessness And Circadian Disorder | Proper sleep is vital to maintain health and optimize overall functioning during periods of wakefulness. Sleeplessness has been linked with several he ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 5 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Sodium Oxybate | Sodium oxybate is a medication used in the management and treatment of narcolepsy with cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness. It is a Central Nerv ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Somnambulism | Somnambulism, also known as sleepwalking, includes undesirable actions such as walking, that occur during abrupt but limited arousals from non-rapid e ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Sympathomimetics | Sympathomimetics are a classification of medication used in the management and treatment of cardiovascular pathology, hypersensitivity, COPD, and glau ... Read the Article | 1 | 9 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Ventilation Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome | The prevalence of obesity in the United States has doubled since 1980 and currently, 35 percent of this country's population suffers from obesity. Obe ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 6 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Zaleplon | Insomnia is a highly prevalent disorder in the US and worldwide. Insomnia is defined as the presence of long sleep latency, frequent nocturnal awakeni ... Read the Article | 1 | 7 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |
| Zolpidem | Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine receptor modulator primarily used in the FDA approved short-term treatment of insomnia aimed at patients with difficu ... Read the Article | 0.75 | 4 | Activity MD/PA Activity DO |