BRIEF GUIDE TO SLEEP MEDICINE

Useful Tools and Handouts

 

Common Sleep Diagnoses with ICD-9CM Codes 

§      Quick guide

Complete Listing of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (Revised: 1997)  

§      Dyssomnias, Parasomnias, Sleep Disorders Associated with Mental, Neurological and Medical Disorders, and Proposed Disorders

Clinical tools

§      Sleep diary   Sleep log

§      Questionnaire for assessment for depression

§      Epworth Sleepiness Scale Form    Epworth Sleepiness Scale OnLine

§      Clinical assessment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Information for physicians

§      Insomnia for primary care physicians (NIH publication)

§      Restless Legs Syndrome for primary care physicians (NIH publication)

 Information for Patients:

§      Sleep Hygiene Advice

§      Insomnia (NIH publication)

§      Sleep Apnea (NIH publication) in English, Spanish

§      Restless Legs Syndrome (NIH publication)

§      Tips for drowsy drivers

§      Acclimatization to CPAP   Tips to improve CPAP compliance

§      Behavioral therapy for positional sleep apnea

§      Tips for patients with narcolepsy