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Learning Objectives
Describe the clinical significance of circadian rhythms and the sleep-wake cycle.
Outline the key effects of the sleep-wake cycle on heart rate, blood pressure, glucose levels, and the HPA axis.
Discuss the most serious effects of sleep deprivation on immune function, depression, inflammation, and pain perception.
List the major drug categories that can comprise normal sleep and circadian rhythms.
Discuss the importance of proper medication timing and procedure scheduling for cardiac and cancer patients and patients with diabetes.
Describe, based on the materials presented in this course, the implications for health professionals in nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, mental health fields, nutrition, occupational and physical therapy.