Disease final

What percent of the adult population is believed to have OSA?

Less than 1 percent

2-4 percent

5-10 percent

Unknown

The definition of sleep apnea uses what critera for defining an episode of apnea?

5 seconds

10 seconds

15 seconds

20 seconds

What term is used to describe a significant decrease in airflow during sleep but not complete cessation in breathing

Apnea

Minor apnea

Hypopnea

Dyspnea

What is the primary cause of osa?

Small or unstable pharyngeal airway

Deviated septum

Unstable larynx

Large tongue

What is the name of the respiratory pattern where the crascendo descendo pattern

Cheyne stokes

Kussmaul's

Agonal

Biot's

What value for the apnea-hypopnea index is consistant with moderate obstructive sleep apnea?

5 to 15

15 to 30

Above 30

Below 5

A 10 year old girl has been rescued from a swimming pool, where she was found unconscious and transported to a nearby hospital, her lungs were discovered to be dry, what could cause dry lungs?

Her glottis spasmed and prevented pool water from entering lungs

Chlorinated pool water is easily absorbed across the alveolar capillary membrane

Her young age and cool pool water prevented serious pulmonary injury

She swallowed the water

Which of the following breath sounds would be expected during auscultation of wet drowning victim?

Bronchovesicular

Vesicular

Crackles

Fiction rub

After an extended time underwater, a near drowning victim will most likely have?

Orthopnea

Normal respiratory rate

Bradypnea

Apnea

What is one obstructive disease where you can use the DLCO?

Asthma

COPD

Emphysema

Bronchiectasis

What would you do first with someone that has a neuromuscular disease?

Intubate

CPAP

Non-rebreather

Bipap

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