Diagnosaurus
Insomnia
DDx
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- Depression
- Alcohol abuse
DDX
- Acute: emotional stress, physical discomfort, jet lag
- Alcohol abuse
- Stimulants, eg, caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, pseudoephedrine
- Depression
- Poor sleep hygiene, eg, daytime naps, TV in bed
- Mania or bipolar disorder
- Medical illness, eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, uremia, hyperthyroidism, hepatic encephalopathy, gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Nocturia, eg, diuretics, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary incontinence, congestive heart failure
- Restless leg syndrome
- Menopause
- CNS disease, eg, complex partial seizures, brain tumor, neurosyphilis
- Medications, eg, corticosteroids, SSRIs, theophylline, benzodiazepine withdrawal
- Circadian rhythm disorder
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Last updated: February 24, 2015
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Zeiger, Roni F.. "Insomnia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114942/all/Insomnia.
Zeiger RFR. Insomnia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114942/all/Insomnia. Accessed April 24, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Insomnia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114942/all/Insomnia
Zeiger RFR. Insomnia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 April 24]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114942/all/Insomnia.
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