Treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in children
Parents don't sleep! The child with sleep-related problems can be helped by In-Pharmacy staff
Learning objectives
You will learn to:
- To recognise sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children ranging from primary snoring to obstructive sleep apnoea
- To use brief, targeted sleep history taking and mobile phone videos to identify obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children with and without adenotonsillar hypertrophy
- To appreciate that untreated OSA in children is associated with deficits in attention, including hyperactivity and emotional dysregulation
- To recognise red flag symptoms for early referral to specialist care
ATTENTIONThis module consists of a review of effective treatment for sleep-disordered breathing and a case study which implements this knowledge.
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