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Jet LagAka: Sleep Disturbance in Travel

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  1. General pointers
    1. Avoid Alcohol
    2. Avoid Caffeine
    3. Maintain adequate hydration
    4. Coordinate extended sleep during flight to destination
      1. Match sleep to destination time zone
    5. Equilibration requires 12-24 hour per time zone crossed
  2. Management for flights >8 hours
    1. Melatonin
    2. Sleep medication day of travel and for 2-3 days after
      1. Short acting Benzodiazepine (e.g. Halcion)
      2. Ambien

Jet Lag Syndrome (C0231311)

Definition (MSH)A chronobiologic disorder resulting from rapid travel across a number of time zones, characterized by insomnia or hypersomnolence, fatigue, behavioral symptoms, headaches, and gastrointestinal disturbances. (From Cooper, Sleep, 1994, pp593-8)
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
MSHD020179
EnglishJet lag, Jet lag - disorder, Jet Lag Syndrome, Jet Lag Syndromes, Time Zone Change Syndrome, Time Zone Syndrome, Time Zone Syndromes
Spanishalteracion del ritmo circadiano, desfase horario, jet lag, sindrome de desajuste horario, sindrome del cambio de huso horario
Parent ConceptsChronobiology Disorders (C0236811), Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm (C0877792), Abnormal chronobiologic state (C1270930), Erroneous concept (C1274015)
SourcesMEDLINEPLUS, MSH, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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