Handbook of Polysomnographic Technology

A manual designed to aid technicians responsible for monitoring and recording the normal and abnormal physiological activity that occurs during sleep. It focuses on the functions, interface and applications in setting up and operating a sleep laboratory. Step-by-step instructions, accompanied by illustrations, are provided to lead technologists or biomedical engineers through the process of creating the laboratory most suited to their specific needs. Chapters are included on the basic and highly specialized testing procedures typically encountered in the sleep lab, such as nocturnal polysomnography, continuous positive airway pressure titration, neonatal monitoring, and nocturnal penile tumescence monitoring.