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Galen NUR 242 Exam 3 Respiratory Set
What is sleep apnea? - correct answer ✔person stops breathing for at least
10 seconds repeatedly during sleep


What is the most common cause of sleep apnea? - correct answer
✔obstructive sleep apnea


What is the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea? - correct answer
✔airway is restricted as a result of tissue collapse in the airway


How is pharyngeal space decreased during sleep? - correct answer
✔muscle in airway relax causing tongue and soft palate to be come displaced


What are the risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea - correct answer
✔obesity, large neck circumference, narrowed airway, chronic nasal
congestion, allergic rhinitis, smoking, diabetes, family history, asthma, non-
white, age 50-59, male, recessed lower jaw


What defines large neck circumference? - correct answer ✔Men neck > 17in;
Women neck >16 inches


What is the stereotype for obstructive sleep apnea? - correct answer
✔obese, middle aged male


Obstructive sleep apnea symptoms at night - correct answer ✔snoring,
restlessness, nocturia, gasping for air, choking, apneic events(minimum of
10sec), sweating

, Obstructive sleep apnea daytime symptoms - correct answer ✔exhaustion,
irritability, morning headaches, memory loss, dry mouth


Consequences of obstructive sleep apnea - correct answer ✔relationship
tensions, hypertension, right sided heart failure, pulmonary hypertension,
arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, angina, hypoxia, polycythemia Vera


How does obstructive sleep apnea get diagnosed? - correct answer ✔formal
sleep study


What is the non-surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea? - correct
answer ✔weight loss, avoid alcohol, avoid sedatives, avoid smoking, sleep
on side, elevate head of the bed, intra-oral devices, CPAP


What does a CPAP do? - correct answer ✔prevents airway collapse by using
the continuous pressure to keep bronchioles and alveoli slightly open


What are the surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea? - correct
answer ✔T&A (peds), nasal surgery, UPPP, oral appliance


What does an oral appliance do to treat obstructive sleep apnea? - correct
answer ✔moves the jaw forward to reduce the narrowing of the airway that
exists


What is asthma? - correct answer ✔chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
of the airway that occurs from inflammation and hyper responsive ness


Is asthma reversible? - correct answer ✔Yes, if caught early enough but too
much time causes scaring and then it cannot be reversed

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