Sleep Disorders

Question 1

what drives you to breathe?

Answer 1

• chest wall movements/pulmonary stretch

Question 2

in which state would a patient with morbid obesity have the most trouble breathing?

Answer 2

• REM

Question 3

which is a disorder of repetitive episodes of no effort to breathe or no initiation to breathe

Answer 3

• central sleep apnea

Question 4

central sleep apnea related to

Answer 4

• lesion of medulla/pons

- narcotics

Question 5

cheyne stokes breathing

Answer 5

• crescendo-decrescendo breathing

Question 6

cheyne stokes breathing caused by

Answer 6

• problem with CNS or heart failure

Question 7

obesity hypoventilation syndrome gas levels throughout the day

Answer 7

• high PaCO2 throughout the day

- low PaO2 and high PaCO2 during sleep