Sleep Medicine Tests & Procedures
Blood tests: Used to check for conditions that can cause interrupted sleep, such as thyroid problems.
Sleep log: Used to help diagnose insomnia, this diary is for recording information such as bedtimes, wake-up times, and degree of daytime sleepiness.
Sleep disorders inventory: Used to understand a patient’s sleep problems, this detailed questionnaire takes a comprehensive history of health and sleep patterns.
Sleep study (polysomnogram): Used to evaluate and diagnose sleep disorders, sleep studies are conducted according to the disorder suspected. If the evaluation is for sleep apnea, for example, patients are observed as they sleep overnight in a lab. If narcolepsy is suspected, patients sleep and wake in the lab for a series of naps.
