Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Sleep Disorders and How They Adversely Affect Health
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of sleep disorders on health and the role of primary care clinicians in their management.
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Bhanu Kolla, M.D. We commonly take sleep for granted. That is, until our sleep quantity or quality is compromised. This can result in both mental and physical health problems, including daytime fatigue and sleepiness. Sleep disorders are quite common and often undiagnosed, yet they can contribute to diabetes, cognitive impairment, and cardiovascular disease, potentially leading to premature mortality. Primary care clinicians play a major role in the identification and management of sleep disorders. What are the most common disorders we see in the outpatient setting? What are the presenting symptoms we should watch for? What tests should we do to establish a diagnosis and when should we refer patients we feel may have a sleep disorder? The topic for today’s podcast is sleep disorders, and these are questions I’ll be asking my guest, Dr. Bhanu Kolla, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist from the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. This episode of Mayo Clinic Talks is the first of three podcasts celebrating a remarkable milestone in Mayo Clinic’s history – the 100th anniversary in April this year of our renowned journal, Mayo…
People in this episode
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.
Guest: Bhanu Kolla, M.D.
Topics covered
- sleep disorders
- health problems
- primary care
- diagnosis
- mental health
- physical health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mayo Clinic
Books & works: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
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