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This course reviews the effects, causes and treatment options of sleep disorders among the elderly population.

This course will define sleep-disordered breathing and aspects of long-term management of the patient with this illness.

This course serves as an introduction to sleep-related disorders, focusing on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). You should complete this course before completing the second part of this series, “RESP006 - Mastering and Expanding Your CPAP Market.”

This is the first in a two-part series of modules which make up a course on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a serious breathing disorder characterized by periodic cessation or markedly diminished breathing during sleep. Part 1 explains how OSA is identified and diagnosed.

This is the second in a two-part series of modules which make up a course on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a serious breathing disorder characterized by periodic cessation or markedly diminished breathing during sleep. Part 2 will discuss treatment options, comorbid conditions, and consequences if OSA is untreated.

This second part focuses on the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, and explains how care professionals can improve OSA screening and therapy in their practice.

This first part provides an overview of OSA, and reviews results of studies linking OSA to heart disease and diabetes.

Pediatric PAP mask fittings require sensitivity and compassion toward patients, encouragement of family support, and sometimes, imagination. In this course, sleep technicians, pediatric respiratory therapists, clinicians, and all others fitting pediatric patients will learn about diagnoses common in children requiring PAP masks, as well as the fundamentals for creating a comfortable, successful mask fitting.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to standard therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), auto-adjusting CPAP, and bilevel PAP (BiPAP). Because of the multitude of brands of PAP devices and accessories on the market, this course covers the devices in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of CPAP, auto-adjusting CPAP, or BiPAP, please consult the device manufacturers.

This course examines the health risks of being overweight, such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, and fatty liver disease.

This course provides an overview of the disorder, including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

This course provides an overview of the urinary system including a discussion of the major disorders that can affect it.

This course provides an overview of the endocrine system including a discussion of the major disorders that can affect it.

This course provides an overview of the musculoskeletal system including a discussion of the major disorders that can affect it.

This course explains how the human immune system works, how vaccinations work to ward off existing and emerging infectious diseases, and some of the great strides that are being made to detect, treat and prevent disorders of the immune system.

This course will provide an overview of the integumentary system including major disorders impacting its function.

This course provides an overview of the circulatory system including a discussion of the major disorders that can affect it.

This course provides an overview of two of the most common forms of arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. This course also looks at a condition few people associate with children: juvenile arthritis.

This course provides an overview of the disease, including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

This course examines Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common of the muscular dystrophies.

This course discusses the potential causes of back injuries, and how to avoid them.

This course provides an overview of the types, causes, risk factors, and treatments of and for dementia.

This course is the first in a series of courses that examines the aging process and its effects on the human body.