ABDSM Comprehensive Exam Study Guide | 385 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024
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ABDSM Comprehensive Exam Study Guide | 385 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024
Which of the following statements is true regarding a modified mallampati classification of the oral pharynx?
A. Mallampati II allows visualization of only the hard palate
B. Mal...
ABDSM Comprehensive Exam Study
Guide | 385 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Verified | Latest
Update 2024
,Which of the following statements is true regarding a
modified mallampati classification of the oral pharynx?
A. Mallampati II allows visualization of only the hard
palate
B. Malampati III allows visualization of only the hard
palate
C. Malampati classifications are taken with the patient
sedated and reclined
D. Mallampati classifications of IV have greater odds ratio
than Mallampati classifications of I for severe OSA -
ANSWER>>D. Mallampati classifications of IV have greater
odds ratio than Mallampati classifications of I for severe
OSA
What 8 item questionnaire was developed to
perioperatively screen for risk of OSA?
A. ESS
B. STOP-BANG
C. MSLT
D. Berlin - ANSWER>>B. STOP-BANG
In the pathophysiology of sleep apnea, airway patency and
stability is promoted by which factor?
A. Increased lung volume
B. Shorter mandible
C. Increased parapharyngeal fat deposition
Oral appliance therapy commonly provides successful
sole therapy for which of the following sleep-related
breathing disorders?
A. Primary central sleep apnea
B. Cheyne-Stoke periodic breathing
C. Obesity hypoventilation
D. Overlap syndrome (OSA and COPD)
E. None of the above - ANSWER>>E. None of the above
Which of the following is true about OSA and HTN?
A. Ambulatory BP is increased in OSA patients primarily
due to increased salt intake associated with elevated
ghrelin levels
B. Ambulatory BP normally increases in the early AM
before awakening - this increase is blunted in OSA
C. Untreated OSA is associated with a similar risk of HTN
at all severity levels
D. The risk of HTN in untreated OSA is due to intermittent
hypoxia, sympathetic overactivation, inflammation, and
other complex factors - ANSWER>>D. The risk of HTN in
untreated OSA is due to intermittent hypoxia, sympathetic
overactivation, inflammation, and other complex factors
, Across a general population, what is the most common
sleep disorder?
A. RLS
B. Narcolepsy
C. Delayed sleep phase syndrome
D. Insomnia
E. Obstructive sleep apnea - ANSWER>>D. Insomnia
Measurement has shown that patients with sleep apnea
have smaller upper airways than those without sleep
apnea but manage to keep an open airway during
wakefulness by:
A. Mouth Breathing
B. Increased muscle tone on inspiration
C. Increased blood flow to the soft tissue
D. Frequent bruxing - ANSWER>>B. Increased muscle
tone on inspiration
Key features of sleep apnea as recorded during an in-lab
sleep study include marked reduction or absence of air
flow, arousals from sleep, slowing of heart rate and:
A. Choking or gasping for air
B. Oxygen desaturation
C. Flattening of the nasal pressure signal
D. Flailing of the arms and legs
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