DS 103) Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(OSA) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What are causes of inadequate sleep? -
correct answer ✅THIS Pt
- Short time in bed (5 hrs)
- Frqgmented sleep (due to waking up to feed)
- (the above are certainly worsening his sleep, but may OSA still
must be investigated)
- OSA -> Fragmentation makes unable to reach restorative sleep
Other causes (NOT necessarily this patient)
Insomnia
* Difficulty
- Falling asleep
- Staying asleep
- Falling back asleep
* Causes
- Pain
- Psychological
- Freq urination
, DS 103) Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(OSA) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
- Poor sleep hygiene
Circadian rhythm disorders
What is the mechanism of OSA? -
correct answer ✅Occlusion of the airway (by tongue, tonsils, soft
palate, nasal inflammation) during sleep.
Lying supine is most commonly the position in which OSA is the
worst
Risk factors:
1) Large tongue
2) Large tonsils
3) Nasal congestion
4) Deviated septum
5) Large diamter neck
6) Higher BMI
(OSA) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What are causes of inadequate sleep? -
correct answer ✅THIS Pt
- Short time in bed (5 hrs)
- Frqgmented sleep (due to waking up to feed)
- (the above are certainly worsening his sleep, but may OSA still
must be investigated)
- OSA -> Fragmentation makes unable to reach restorative sleep
Other causes (NOT necessarily this patient)
Insomnia
* Difficulty
- Falling asleep
- Staying asleep
- Falling back asleep
* Causes
- Pain
- Psychological
- Freq urination
, DS 103) Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(OSA) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
- Poor sleep hygiene
Circadian rhythm disorders
What is the mechanism of OSA? -
correct answer ✅Occlusion of the airway (by tongue, tonsils, soft
palate, nasal inflammation) during sleep.
Lying supine is most commonly the position in which OSA is the
worst
Risk factors:
1) Large tongue
2) Large tonsils
3) Nasal congestion
4) Deviated septum
5) Large diamter neck
6) Higher BMI
