Sleep Disorders TBL Flashcards
Sleep is divided into 2 phases: ____ and _____
Rapid Eye Movement asleep (REM) and Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep (NREM)
Normal sleep includes ____ cycles of REM AND NREM lasting 70-120 minutes each.
4-6
The normal sleep-wake cycle is ___ hours.
25
Stages ___ of sleep are deep sleep, most restorative, called delta sleep because of the delta waves seen on EEG.
3 and 4
____ phase of sleep is associated with heightened brain activity, loss of muscle tone, associated with dreaming.
REM
True or false: Sleep efficiency and total sleep time decreases with age. Older adults have lighter sleep.
True
This neurotransmitter is sleep promoting.
GABA
These neurotransmitters are wakefulness promoting.
NE, dopamine, and orexin
List the important brain structures for sleep.
Basal forebrain, lower brainstem, and hypothalamus.
True or false: insomnia is more common in men.
False: insomnia is 1.5 times more common in women.
True or False: Most people pass through stages 1 and 2 quickly to deep sleep, then cycle back up to stage 2.
True
True or false: Insomnia is usually a symptom of something else or related to environmental factors.
True
The main feature of _____ is excessive daytime sleepiness, like sleep attacks. Patient will also typically have nighttime awakenings, delayed sleep latency, and nightmares.
Narcolepsy
Cataplexy is characterized by loss of muscle tone caused by intense emotion, such as laughing, crying, anger, startle, and is a sign of this sleep disorder.
Narcolepsy
This condition has multiple nocturnal apneic episodes → loss of blood oxygen → arousal from sleep to restart breathing (snoring, gasping). This results in daytime fatigue.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
True or False: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) should be treated like insomnia is.
False. OSA is generally exacerbated by sedating meds, so treating it like insomnia is the wrong approach
______ is due to loss of the breathing drive in the brain.
Central sleep apnea (CSA)
________ is described as paresthesias, often painful, deep in the calf muscles, but may be in upper limbs. Patients describe the urge to move as irresistible and distressing, which impairs ability to sleep
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
can be referred to as Periodic Limb Movements (PLMS)
True or False: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is more common in older adults and can be due to iron deficiency.
True
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) can be attributed to a deficiency in ____.
Iron (Fe)
________ describes sleepwalking and sleeptalking where there is sleep paralysis, hypnogogic hallucinations.
Parasomnias
Jet lag and shift work sleep disruption are under the category of ________.
Circadian rhythm disorders
The brand name for Estazolam is _____.
Prosom