We welcome back Dr. Andy Berkowski to discuss more restless legs, including updated guidelines, and also get into a brief discussion of concierge sleep Medicine.
Show Notes
Thing of the month 4:00
-The investiGATORS, Mouse, The Watchmen , 48 Laws of Power, Cloud Cuckooland, The last of Us
RLS recap of previous RLS episode 8:42
2021 Mayo Clinic Proceedings RLS 10:00
Alcoholism induced by dopamine agonist 14:30
Think/check Iron first 15:30
Parkinson’s patients 16:15
Initial management & Serum Iron Brain Iron mismatch and iron dosing 21:30
Iron supplementation: 23:50
26:00 Transferrin Saturation
28:30 Hepcidin
Oral iron approaches 29:30
Gabapentin side effects 30:45
When symptoms continue despite iron repletion 32:15
Gabapentin Encarbil 33:30
Clonazepam and Neurologic systems 34:30
Opiate use 37:00
Opiate risk tool 39:00
Buprenorphine 42:00
Different formulations and dosing 44:00
Side effects of opiates and management 52:00
Concierge Sleep – Direct specialty practice 54:30