Obstructive Sleep Apnea DSA Flashcards
Obstructive Sleep Apnea is characterized by what symptoms?
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Recurrent episodes of partial (hyopnea) or complete (apnea) upper airway obstruction during sleep that causes
- Hard to concentrate during day
- Memory problems
- Increase risk of MVA.
What is significant about the airways in patients with OSA?
Narrow, which are vulnerable to collapse during sleep.
What is the reason for daytime tiredness in people with OSA?
- 1. Waking up in sleep
- 2. Hyopexemia
- 3. Hypercapnia
Untreated OSA can cause?
1. HTN
2. HF
3. Stroke
Sx of obstructive sleep apnea
- Snoring
- Waking up at night choking/gasping
- Insomnia
- Sweating at night
- ED
- Alterations in mood.
- Neurocognitive decline
PE of OSA patients
- 1. Obese
- 2. Large neck circumfrance
- 3. Nasal obstriction, enlarged tonsils
- 4. Narrow oropharynx
- 5. Macroglossia
- 6. Retro or migrognathia (small jaw)
What is the most common manifestation of OSA?
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Which validated questionnaire can be used to assess the level of somnolence during daytime activity to help determine need for diagnostic testing for sleep disorders?
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
How often do patients report excessive daytime sleepiness?
NOT OFTEN bc they accomodate to it.
Which questionnaire has been shown to have a high sensitivity and negative predictive value for moderate to severe sleep apnea?
STOP-BANG questionnaire
What is the most important risk factor forobstructive sleep apnea?
Excess body weight
What is the test of choice/needed for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea?
Polysomnography (PSG)
What test is often performed with PSG for sleep staging, assess other causes of apnea and confirm diagnosis?
Electroencephalogram
What does the PSG measure?
What value indicates OSA?
- AHI (apnea-hypopnea index): average number of apnea and hyopnea events/per.
- AHI >5: OSA
What determines severity of OSA?
- AHI
- Degree of sleepiness
- Prescense or absence of CV problems