Study Guide
What is hypersomnolence disorder? - ANS ✔✔- Involves getting too much sleep
- Excessive sleepiness
What is a polysomnogram? - ANS ✔✔- involves the use of electroencephalography (EEG)
electromyography (EMG), and electro-oculography (EOG)
What does a polysomnogram monitor? - ANS ✔✔- monitor stages of sleep and wakefulness
during nighttime sleep.
What does insomnia mean? - ANS ✔✔- symptom that patients experience when they have
chronic difficulty in falling asleep
When can insomnia be observed? - ANS ✔✔- difficulty falling asleep
- Short sleep
- nonrestorative sleep
what is sleep hygiene? - ANS ✔✔practices that a patient associates with sleep
What is sleep apnea? - ANS ✔✔- a sleep disorder in which an individual is unable to breathe
and sleep at the same time.
What does EDS stand for? - ANS ✔✔excessive daytime sleepiness
What is EDS? - ANS ✔✔- a common complaint in people experiencing OSA and CSA
, What is the most common form of sleep apnea? - ANS ✔✔- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
What is Obstructive Sleep apnea? - ANS ✔✔- cessation of airflow despite the effort to breath
What are the two types of apnea? - ANS ✔✔- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Central sleep apnea
What is central sleep apnea? - ANS ✔✔- dysfunction in the respiratory control center of the
brain
What does untreated sleep apnea cause an increase risk for? - ANS ✔✔- hypertension
- diabetes
- heart disease
- heart failure
What does obstructive sleep apnea cause a serious decline in? - ANS ✔✔- arterial oxygen
saturation level
What are people who have obstructive sleep apnea at risk for? - ANS ✔✔- Cardiac dysrhythmias
- Right heart failure
- Pulmonary hypertension
- angina attacks
- stroke
- hypertension