Name: Score:
47 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 47
The degree of daytime sleepiness is a predictor of the severity of obstructive sleep apnea?
True
False
Diabetes
Mild
Term 2 of 47
Playing the dingaroo improves obstructive sleep apnea?
Total Leak
True
False
50%
Term 3 of 47
An important role of the sleep educator is to:
Create an individualized needs assessment for patients
Chronic Disease that wax and wane of time
Sleep quality and patterns of sleep in older adults
Decrease or significantly resolve after PAP treatment
,Term 4 of 47
Nicotine affects obstructive sleep apnea by:
Chronic Disease that wax and wane of time
Decrease or significantly resolve after PAP treatment
Create an individualized needs assessment for patients
Decreasing inflammation in the oral cavity
Term 5 of 47
During the following up phone call, a patient complains that the CPAP is too high and they are
having trouble falling asleep with CPAP. A review of the patients PAP download shows that the
patient starts out each night with CPAP but removes it after about 1 hour in bed. The FIRST step
would be to:
Oromandibular Devise is a first-time treatment option.
Contact the home health company to make sure the ramp feature is enabled on the
patients CPAP unit.
Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ)
Check the fit of the patients mask and headgear.
Term 6 of 47
According to the Institute of Medicine, sleep disorders are:
Improves the chance for adherence to therapy
Improve PAP utilization
Decreasing inflammation in the oral cavity
Chronic Disease that wax and wane of time
,Term 7 of 47
Untreated obstructive sleep apnea increases the risks of stroke independent of other risk
factors?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
False
Mild
True
Term 8 of 47
In REM sleep the heart rate and respiratory are regular and invariant?
The elderly
Total Leak
False
True
Term 9 of 47
Which of the following has the highest odds ratio with obstructive sleep apnea?
AHI greater than or equal to 5
Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ)
Atrial Fibrillation
Maxillo-Mandbular Advancement (MMA)
Term 10 of 47
Treatment using IPAP 20 cm H2O, EPAP 14 cm H2O, and a back up rate if 12 refers to:
Bi-level PAP S/T
Allergic Rhinitis
Atypical Parasomnia
Improve PAP utilization
, Term 11 of 47
Short sleep duration has been associated with an increased risk for developing:
Diabetes
7-9 hours
Insomnia
False
Term 12 of 47
Even mild weight loss (5%) results in significant improvements in AHI?
Diabetes
False
Mild
True
Term 13 of 47
PAP compliance data over 35 night shows usage on 33 nights with a average of 4.3 hours
usage per night. 72% of the nights there was more that 4 hours of usage. AHI index is below 5.
The patients still feels sleepy. The sleep educator should first investigate for:
Improve PAP utilization
Sleep restriction.
Atrial Fibrillation
Increased risk-taking
47 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 47
The degree of daytime sleepiness is a predictor of the severity of obstructive sleep apnea?
True
False
Diabetes
Mild
Term 2 of 47
Playing the dingaroo improves obstructive sleep apnea?
Total Leak
True
False
50%
Term 3 of 47
An important role of the sleep educator is to:
Create an individualized needs assessment for patients
Chronic Disease that wax and wane of time
Sleep quality and patterns of sleep in older adults
Decrease or significantly resolve after PAP treatment
,Term 4 of 47
Nicotine affects obstructive sleep apnea by:
Chronic Disease that wax and wane of time
Decrease or significantly resolve after PAP treatment
Create an individualized needs assessment for patients
Decreasing inflammation in the oral cavity
Term 5 of 47
During the following up phone call, a patient complains that the CPAP is too high and they are
having trouble falling asleep with CPAP. A review of the patients PAP download shows that the
patient starts out each night with CPAP but removes it after about 1 hour in bed. The FIRST step
would be to:
Oromandibular Devise is a first-time treatment option.
Contact the home health company to make sure the ramp feature is enabled on the
patients CPAP unit.
Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ)
Check the fit of the patients mask and headgear.
Term 6 of 47
According to the Institute of Medicine, sleep disorders are:
Improves the chance for adherence to therapy
Improve PAP utilization
Decreasing inflammation in the oral cavity
Chronic Disease that wax and wane of time
,Term 7 of 47
Untreated obstructive sleep apnea increases the risks of stroke independent of other risk
factors?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
False
Mild
True
Term 8 of 47
In REM sleep the heart rate and respiratory are regular and invariant?
The elderly
Total Leak
False
True
Term 9 of 47
Which of the following has the highest odds ratio with obstructive sleep apnea?
AHI greater than or equal to 5
Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ)
Atrial Fibrillation
Maxillo-Mandbular Advancement (MMA)
Term 10 of 47
Treatment using IPAP 20 cm H2O, EPAP 14 cm H2O, and a back up rate if 12 refers to:
Bi-level PAP S/T
Allergic Rhinitis
Atypical Parasomnia
Improve PAP utilization
, Term 11 of 47
Short sleep duration has been associated with an increased risk for developing:
Diabetes
7-9 hours
Insomnia
False
Term 12 of 47
Even mild weight loss (5%) results in significant improvements in AHI?
Diabetes
False
Mild
True
Term 13 of 47
PAP compliance data over 35 night shows usage on 33 nights with a average of 4.3 hours
usage per night. 72% of the nights there was more that 4 hours of usage. AHI index is below 5.
The patients still feels sleepy. The sleep educator should first investigate for:
Improve PAP utilization
Sleep restriction.
Atrial Fibrillation
Increased risk-taking
