SAN DIEGO — Asking patients a few questions about sleep could help clinicians catch the vast majority of sleep disorders, according to a presenter at the 2023 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.
Sleep deprivation affects cognitive functioning, behavior, mental health, chronic pain, diabetes, heart disease, hormone imbalances, inflammatory states and, ultimately, an increase in mortality,
“Sleep has been underestimated in the health arena for many, many years, (but) is now considered the sixth vital sign,” Kimberly Hardin, MD, MS, FAASM, FACCP, professor of clinical internal