AADSM PreTest Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following is true about OSA and hypertension?
A.Ambulatory blood pressure is increased in OSA patients primarily
due to ghrelin driven increases in salt intake.
B.OSA blunts normal, early morning increases in ambulatory blood
pressure.
C.All severity levels of untreated OSA are associated with a similar
risk of hypertension.
D.Untreated OSA is an independent risk factor for hypertension and
is likely due to intermittent hypoxia, sympathetic overactivation,
inflammation and other complex factors. -
correct answer ✅D.Untreated OSA is an independent risk factor
for hypertension and is likely due to intermittent hypoxia,
sympathetic overactivation, inflammation and other complex
factors.
Oral appliance therapy commonly provides successful sole therapy
for which of the following sleep-related breathing disorders?
A.Cheyne-Stoke respiration
B.Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
C.Overlap syndrome (OSA and COPD)
D.None of the above -
correct answer ✅D.None of the above
,AADSM PreTest Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
In the pathophysiology of sleep apnea, airway patency and stability
may be compromised by which factor?
A.Craniofacial abnormalities
B.Increased parapharyngeal fat deposition
C.Negative inspiratory pressure
D.A and B
E.All of the above -
correct answer ✅E.All of the above
All of the following exacerbate sleep disordered breathing EXCEPT:
A.use of muscle relaxants.
B.weight gain.
C.use of melatonin within one hour of sleep onset.
D.alcohol use as a means to induce sleep. -
correct answer ✅C.use of melatonin within one hour of sleep
onset.
Which is NOT a precipitating factor in hypoventilation or hypoxic
syndromes?
A.Coronary Artery Disease, CAD
, AADSM PreTest Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
B.Obesity
C.Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS
D.Pulmonary fibrosis -
correct answer ✅A.Coronary Artery Disease, CAD
Your patient's PSG shows 90 minutes desaturation time under 85%
in contrast to a mild (AHI 5) diagnosis of OSA. This leads you to
suspect:
A.the patient was experiencing REM rebound.
B.presence of undetected central apneas.
C.a comorbid hypoxic syndrome.
D.a malfunction in the PSG oximetry. -
correct answer ✅C.a comorbid hypoxic syndrome.
Which of the following suggests a diagnosis of Narcolepsy?
A.Sleep onset latency less than 15 minutes
B.PSG shows patient enters REM within 10 minutes of sleep onset
C.Loss of muscle atonia during stage REM
D.Symptom onset after age forty in male gender -
correct answer ✅B.PSG shows patient enters REM within 10
minutes of sleep onset
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following is true about OSA and hypertension?
A.Ambulatory blood pressure is increased in OSA patients primarily
due to ghrelin driven increases in salt intake.
B.OSA blunts normal, early morning increases in ambulatory blood
pressure.
C.All severity levels of untreated OSA are associated with a similar
risk of hypertension.
D.Untreated OSA is an independent risk factor for hypertension and
is likely due to intermittent hypoxia, sympathetic overactivation,
inflammation and other complex factors. -
correct answer ✅D.Untreated OSA is an independent risk factor
for hypertension and is likely due to intermittent hypoxia,
sympathetic overactivation, inflammation and other complex
factors.
Oral appliance therapy commonly provides successful sole therapy
for which of the following sleep-related breathing disorders?
A.Cheyne-Stoke respiration
B.Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
C.Overlap syndrome (OSA and COPD)
D.None of the above -
correct answer ✅D.None of the above
,AADSM PreTest Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
In the pathophysiology of sleep apnea, airway patency and stability
may be compromised by which factor?
A.Craniofacial abnormalities
B.Increased parapharyngeal fat deposition
C.Negative inspiratory pressure
D.A and B
E.All of the above -
correct answer ✅E.All of the above
All of the following exacerbate sleep disordered breathing EXCEPT:
A.use of muscle relaxants.
B.weight gain.
C.use of melatonin within one hour of sleep onset.
D.alcohol use as a means to induce sleep. -
correct answer ✅C.use of melatonin within one hour of sleep
onset.
Which is NOT a precipitating factor in hypoventilation or hypoxic
syndromes?
A.Coronary Artery Disease, CAD
, AADSM PreTest Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
B.Obesity
C.Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS
D.Pulmonary fibrosis -
correct answer ✅A.Coronary Artery Disease, CAD
Your patient's PSG shows 90 minutes desaturation time under 85%
in contrast to a mild (AHI 5) diagnosis of OSA. This leads you to
suspect:
A.the patient was experiencing REM rebound.
B.presence of undetected central apneas.
C.a comorbid hypoxic syndrome.
D.a malfunction in the PSG oximetry. -
correct answer ✅C.a comorbid hypoxic syndrome.
Which of the following suggests a diagnosis of Narcolepsy?
A.Sleep onset latency less than 15 minutes
B.PSG shows patient enters REM within 10 minutes of sleep onset
C.Loss of muscle atonia during stage REM
D.Symptom onset after age forty in male gender -
correct answer ✅B.PSG shows patient enters REM within 10
minutes of sleep onset
