Sleep Flashcards
1
Q
Suvorexant
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Hypocretin receptor antagonists (for insomnia)
2
Q
Sodium oxybate
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First line for narcolepsy
3
Q
Opiate use central sleep apnea pattern
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Ataxic breathing (high degree of variability in RR, TV and duration of enteral events - disorganized and lacks crescendo-decrescendo pattern seen in Cheyenne-Stokes breathing) Cluster breathing (several deep breaths accompanied by intervening central apnea’s)
4
Q
Narcolepsy definition
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Excessive daytime sleepiness for a minimum of 3 months
Mean sleep Latency (MSL) of <8 minutes
2 or more sleep-onset REM periods
5
Q
Pandemic
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2009 H1N1 vaccine in Europe that increased rate of narcolepsy
6
Q
Free running circadian rhythm
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Blind ppl