sleep apnea

Question 1

what is sleep apnea ?

Answer 1

stop breathing while sleeping

Question 2

Types of sleep apnea

Answer 2

central sleep apnea
obstractive sleep apnea
obstractive sleep apnea syndrome (daytime sx)

Question 3

gold standard of diagnosising sleep apnea

Answer 3

PSG

Question 4

AHI

Answer 4

=number of hypopneas+ apnea / total hours of sleep (> 30–severe_

Question 5

will a single channel research be accepted as a proper diagnosis for sleep apnea ? Y/N

Answer 5

N

Question 6

at least how many channel will be used for diagnosising the sleep apnea

Answer 6

7

Question 7

risk factor for sleep apnea

Answer 7

smoking
alcohol
age
obesity
gender

Question 8

which group of patient is indicated for CPAP

Answer 8

moderate to severe OSA

Question 9

can CPAP provide continuous postive airway pressure ? Y/N

Answer 9

Y

Question 10

phenotype of OSA

Answer 10

pcrit / loop gain / muscle responsiveness (muscle tone) / arousal threshold

Question 11

can COPD overlap with OSA Y/N

Answer 11

Y

Question 12

treatment options for pcrit

Answer 12

medications that would improve the muscle tone

Question 13

treatment options for loop gain

Answer 13

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

Question 14

PSG contains

Answer 14

ECG / EMG / SpO2 / EOG /EEG / measurement of repiratory and inspiratory

Question 15

sleep architecture indicates that sleep can be divided into 2 stages

Answer 15

REM / non-REM

Question 16

what would happen if patient with COPD and OSA remain untreated for their OSA

Answer 16

higher risk od death and higher risk of acute exacerbation

Question 17

treatment option for low arousal threshold

Answer 17

zolpidem
sedative

Question 18

for CPAP it could provide a fixed pressure or an autoset pressure (or combination of both) Y.N

Answer 18

Y (autoset is more common

Question 19

at least 4 hours of use is required to see the effect for CPAP Y/N

Answer 19

Y

Question 20

both the mask and the tube for the CPAP have a fixed standard, hence, the patient can purchase the marks and tube from different companies Y/N

Answer 20

Y