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Sleep Apnoea Flashcards

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What is obstructive sleep apnoea?

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Recurrence episodes of upper airway obstruction leading to apnoea during sleeping

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What are consequences of sleep apnoea?

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Heavy snoring
Unrefreshing sleep
Day time somnolence
Compensated resp. acidosis
HTN
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What are predisposing factors for OSA?

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Obesity
Macroglossia: acromegaly, hypothyroidism, amyloidosis
Large tonsils
Marfan’s syndrome

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What is the pathophysiology of sleep apnoea?

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Muscle relaxation, narrow pharynx, obesity –> repeated closure of upper airway –> oxygen desaturation and snoring, apnoea/hyponeas –> frequent microarousals –> poor concentration and day time somnolence

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Why is OSA important?

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Reduced QoL
Martial dysharmony
Increased risk of RTAs
Associated with risk of hypertension 
Increased stroke and CV risk
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6
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How to do you assess someone with OSA?

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History and exam
Epworth sleepiness scale
Multiple sleep latency test

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What is the multiple sleep latency test?

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Measures time taken to fall asleep in a dark room using EEG criteria

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What diagnostic tests are used to diagnose OSA?

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Sleep studies (polysomnography) - ranges from monitoring of pulse oximetry at night to full polysomnography with EEG, respiratory airflow, thoraco-abdominal movement, snoring and pulse oximetry

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What score on the Epworth scale is considered excessive sleepiness?

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> 11/24

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What is the AHI?

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Apnoea hypnoea index (number of apnoea/hypnoeas per hour of sleep)

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11
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How is the severity of OSA measured?

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AHI

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12
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What AHI is considered normal?

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<5

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13
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What AHI is considered mild OSA?

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5-15

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What AHI is considered moderate OSA?

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15-30

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What AHI is considered severe OSA?

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=>30

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16
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What is involved in the management of OSA?

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Weight reduction
Avoid alcohol (worsens OSA and snoring)
Diagnose + treat endocrine disorders (e.g. hypothyroidism, acromegaly)
CPAP is first line for mod-severe OSA
Intra-oral devices (e.g. mandibular advancement) can be used in CPAP not tolerated/mild OSA with no daytime sleepiness

17
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How does CPAP help treat OSA?

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Keeps airway patent

18
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What patients need to inform the DVLA about their OSA?

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Those with OSA what is causing excessive daytime sleepiness

19
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What is nacrolepsy?

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Chronic sleep boundary disorder that affects control of sleep and wakefulness with rapid eye movement sleep intrusion into wake state

20
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What is the classic triad of nacrolepsy?

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NB this is only seen in 10-15% of cases

  • Excessive daytime sleepiness
  • Cataplexy
  • Sleep paralysis/hypnagogic/hypnopompic hallucinations
21
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What is cataplexy?

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Sudden and transient loss of muscular tone caused by strong emotion (e.g. laughter, being frightened)

Can range from knees buckling to collapse

22
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Low levels of what protein is associated with nacrolepsy?

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Orexin (hypocretin) a protein which is responsible for controlling appetite and sleep patterns

23
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What HLA allele is associated with nacrolepsy?

24
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What is sleep paralysis?

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Immobility on arousing from sleep (can be associated with hypnopompic hallucinations)

25
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When does nacrolepsy tend to present?

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In teenage years

26
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What do you see on EEG with narcolepsy?

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Multiple sleep latency

27
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How is narcolepsy treated?

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Daytime stimulants (e.g. modafinil) and nighttime sodium oxybate

28
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Define chronic ventilatory failure

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Raised PaCO2 (>6kPa)
pO2 <8kPa
Normal blood pH
High bicarbonate

29
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What are aetiologies of ventilatory failure?

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Airway disease - COPD, bronchiectasis, OSA
Chest wall deformities, e.g. kyphoscoliosis
Respiratory muscle weakness - ALS, muscular dystrophy
Central hypoventilation - obesity hypoventilation syndrome

30
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What are symptoms of chronic ventilatory failure?

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SoB
Orthopnoea
Ankle oedema
Morning headache
Recurrent chest infections
Disturbed sleep
31
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What is orthopnoea?

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Breathless while lying flat

32
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What examination findings might you see in chronic ventilatory failure?

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Paradoxical abdominal wall movements - neuromuscular disease

Ankle oedema - hypoxic cor pulmonale

33
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How should you investigate chronic ventilatory failure as a result of neuromuscular dsease?

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Lying + standing VC
Mouth pressures/NSIP
Overnight oximetry
Transcutaneous CO2 monitoring

34
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How should chronic ventilatory failure secondary to a neuromuscular disease be managed?

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Domicillary NIV

O2 therapy

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