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Sleep Apnoea and Neuromuscular Failure Flashcards

1
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What is sleep apnoea?

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Recurrent episodes of upper airway obstruction leading to apnoea during sleep

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What is sleep apnoea usually associated with?

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Heavy snoring

Unrefreshing sleep

Daytime smnolence/sleepiness

Poor daytime concentration

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3
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What is A?

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Tensor palatini

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What is B?

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Levator palatini

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What is C?

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Genioglossus

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What is D?

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Epiglottis

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What is E?

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Genu of mandible

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What is F?

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Geniohyoid

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What is G?

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Hyoid bone

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What is H?

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Thyrohyoid

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What is I?

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Thyroid cartilage

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12
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What is J?

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Nasopharynx

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What is K?

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Velopharynx

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14
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What is L?

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Oropharynx

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15
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What is M?

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Hypopharnx

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16
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What does OSAS stand for?

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Obstructive sleep apnoea

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17
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What does obstructive sleep apnoea lead to?

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Impaired quality of life

Martial disharmony

Increased risk of road traffic accidents

Associated with hypertension, increased risk of stroke and probably increase risk of heart disease

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18
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What is the prevalence of sleep apnoea?

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2% of adult men

1% of adult woman

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What does the diagnosis of sleep apnoea involve?

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Clinical history and examination

Epworth questionaire

Overnight sleep study

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20
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What are examples of overnight sleep studies?

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Pulse oximetry

Limited sleep studies

Full polysomnography

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21
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What is the epworth questionaire?

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Different things where you rate your chance of dozing between 0 and 3

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What is this?

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Overnight oximetry

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What is polysomnography?

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Sleep study used to diagnose sleep disorders, recording brain waves, oxygen level in your blood, heart rate and breathing

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What does a polysomnography record?

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Brain waves

Oxygen level in your blood

Heart rate

Breathing

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What is a sleep stud that diagnoses sleep disorders by recording brain waves, oxygen levels, heart rate and breathing?

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Polysomnography

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26
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What does PSG stand for?

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Polysomnography

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27
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What does a polysomnography involve?

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Oronasal airflow

Thoracoabdominal movement

Oximetry

Body position

Brain activity (EEG)

Audio-visual recording

Eye movements (EOG)

Skeletal muscle activation (EMG)

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

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What is oximetry?

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Measures a persons oxygen saturation

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What measures a persons oxygen saturation?

30
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What does EEG measure?

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Brain activity

31
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What does EOG measure?

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Eye movements

32
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What does EMG measure?

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Skeletal muscle activation

33
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What does ECG measure?

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Heart rhythm and electrical activity

34
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What does the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) depend on?

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Amount of apnoea per hour

35
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What are the different classes of severity of obstructive sleep apnoea?

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Normal (0-5)

Mild (5-15)

Moderate (15-30)

Severe (>30)

36
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What is considered normal severity?

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0 - 5 apnoea

37
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What is considered mild severity?

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5-15 apnoea

38
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What is considered moderate severity?

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15-30 apnoea

39
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What is considered severe severity?

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>30 apnoea

40
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What is an apnoea?

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Temporary cessation (stopping) of breathing, especially during sleep

41
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What is the temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep called?

42
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What is AHI?

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Number of apnoea’s recorded during the study per hour of sleep

43
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What does the treatment of sleep apnoea involve?

A

Identify exacerbating factors

Continous positive airways pressure

Mandibular repositioning splint

44
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What could be exacerbating factors for sleep apnoea?

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Weight

Alcohol

Endocrine disorders

45
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What can be said about patients with sleep apnoea and driving?

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They should not drive, you should inform the DVLA of their condition

46
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What is narcolepsy?

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Sleep disorder characterised by excessive sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hallucinations and in some cases episodes of cataplexy

47
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What is a sleep disorder characterise by excessive sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hallucinations and in some cases episodes of cataplexy?

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Narcolepsy

48
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What is cataplexy?

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Total or partial loss of muscle control

49
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What is total or partial loss of muscle control called?

50
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What is the prevalence of narcolepsy?

51
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How do people develop narcolepsy?

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It is genetic

52
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What genes is narcolepsy associated with?

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HLA-DRB1*1501

HLA-DQB1*0602

53
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What are the clinical features of narcolepsy?

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Cataplexy

Excessive daytime somnolence

Hypnagogic hallucinations

Sleep paralysis

54
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What is sleep paralysis?

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Temporary inability to move or speak when you are falling asleep or waking up

55
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What is the temporary inability to move or speak when you are falling asleep or waking up called?

A

Sleep paralysis

56
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What is used for the treatment of narcolepsy?

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Modafinil

Clomipramine

Sodium oxybate

57
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What is chronic ventilatory failure?

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Elevated PCO2 (>6kPa)

PO2 < 8kPa

Normal blood pH

Elevated bicarbonate

58
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What is the aetiology of chronic ventilatory failure?

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Airways disease

Chest wall abnormalities

Respiratory muscle weakness

Central hypoventilation

59
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What are examples of airway diseases that can lead to chronic ventilatory failure?

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COPD

Bronchiectasis

OSA (obstructive sleep apnoea)

60
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What is an example of a chest wall abnormality that can lead to chronic ventilatory failure?

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Kyphoscoliosis

61
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What are examples of respiratory muscle weakness that can lead to chronic ventilatory failure?

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Motor neurone disease (ALS)

Muscular dystrophy

62
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What are examples of central hypoventilation problems that can lead to chronic ventilatory failure?

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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Central hypoventilation syndrome (Ondine’s curse)

63
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What are typical symptoms of chronic ventilatory failure?

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Breathlessness

Orthopnoea

Ankle swelling

Morning headache

Recurrent chest infections

Disturbed sleep

64
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What is orthopnoea?

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Shortness of breath when lying flat

65
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What is shortness of breath when lying flat called?

A

Orthopnoea

66
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What are the examination findings of chronic ventilatory failure?

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Reflects underlying diease

Particularly look for paradoxical abdominal wall motion in suspected neuromuscular disease

Ankle oedema

67
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What should you particularly look for in the examination for suspected neuromuscular disease?

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Paradoxical abdominal wall motion

68
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What investigations are done for neuromuscular disease?

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Lung function

Assessment of hypoventilation

Flouroscopic screening of diaphragms

69
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What is used for the assessement of lung function for neuromuscular disease?

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Lying and standing vital capacity

Mouth pressures

70
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What is used for the assessment of hypoventilation in neuromuscular disease?

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Early morning arterial blood gases

Overnight oximetry

Transcutaneous CO2 monitoring

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