Sept 24 - Sleep and Human Sexuality Flashcards
List some common chief complaints associated with sleep disorders
Feeling tired, unable to fall asleep, waking during the night, irritability
What are some important questions to ask when obtaining an HPI for a suspected sleep disorder?
Problems falling or staying asleep? How many hours of sleep per night? Are you waking to use the bathroom? Any nightmares? Is pain causing you to not be able to sleep? Timing of caffeine use? Use of electronics in bed or close to bedtime? Do you nap during the day? What medications do you take?
What medication, when taken at the wrong time, can cause sleep disturbance?
Wellbutrin - should be taken in the AM. If taken too close to bedtime, can affect sleep.
Describe some physical exam findings consistent with sleep disorders.
Obesity, blindness, edema/orthopnea, large neck circ (men > 17”, women > 15”), enlarged tonsils, high and arched hard palate, allergies, stroke
What is required to diagnose insomnia disorder?
At least 2 of following 3 nights/week for 3+ months - difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, awakening early and not able to fall back asleep
What is required to diagnose hypersomnolence disorder?
Sleepiness after 7+ hours of sleep for 3 nights/week for 3+ months and one of - recurrent periods of sleeping w/in same day, 9+ hours of sleep that is nonrestorative, difficulty achieving full awakeness
What is required to diagnose narcolepsy?
Recurrent need for sleep 3 x per week for 3+ months plus one of - episodes fo cataplexy, hypocretin deficiency, REM sleep latency < 15 minutes
Define cataplexy.
sudden, brief loss of muscle tone
List some potential sequelae to sleep apnea.
asthma, a-fib, behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, CA, CVD, gestational DM
What is required to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea?
- 15+ apneas or hypopneas per hour –OR–
2. 5+ apneas/hypopneas per hour and nocturnal breathing disturbances or daytime sleepiness
What is required to diagnose central sleep apnea?
5+ central sleep apneas per hour
Define sleep related hypoventilation.
dec respiration with inc CO2
Describe circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders.
Mismatch of circadian system with the sleep-wake cycle causing excessive sleepiness and/or insomnia
List 5 types of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders.
- Delayed sleep phase type
- Advanced sleep phase type
- Irregular sleep-wake type
- Non 24 hour sleep-wake type
- Shift work type
Describe Non-REM sleep arousal disorders.
Incomplete awakening plus sleep walking or sleep terrors with little dream recall and episode amnesia.
Describe nightmare disorder.
Extended, dysphoric, well remembered dreams that involve threats to survival, security, or physical integrity. Pt becomes A&O quickly after wakening.