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Sleep disorders are evaluated and treated by many physicians including pulmonologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists.

Primary care providers, however, are often the first to see a patient and suspect a diagnosis of a sleep disorder.

Evaluation of a patient with a possible sleep disorder requires a detailed history that includes information regarding sleep habits, medical history, medication and drug use history, dietary habits, and a physical examination.

Testing often requires a polysomnography (overnight sleep study).

Additional testing, such as the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) or Maintenance of Wakefulness Test may also be required to establish a diagnosis.

The Sleep Disorder Evaluation MedicalTemplate has prompters for the sleep history, medical history, medication use that affects sleep architecture, drug use history, auto accident history, physical examination, and testing options.

This assists physicians in efficiently documenting a thorough history.

A sample of the Sleep Disorder Evaluation MedicalTemplate can be downloaded from http://www.e-medtools.com/SAMPLE_Sleep_Eval.pdfMedicalTemplates are created with Adobe PDF techn...

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