WHAT
A disorder in which breathing stops and then starts again throughout sleep.
What is sleep apnea?
The aspect of OSA that causes partners to be sleep deprived.
What is loud snoring?
60-80% of the surgical population.
Who are people undiagnosed with OSA?
The stage of sleep when a person is most at risk for OSA.
What is REM sleep?
CPAP is an abbreviation for.
What is Continuous positive airway pressure?
Apnea that includes the relaxation of the throat muscles, causing the airway to narrow or occlude.
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
Dry mouth, morning headache, excessive daytime sleeping, irritability, and difficulty concentrating are all examples of what?
What are daytime sleep apnea symptoms?
The gender at highest risk for developing OSA.
What is the male gender?
The average duration people with sleep apnea stop breathing during their sleep.
What is 10-30 seconds?
During this test, you're hooked up to equipment that monitors your heart, lung and brain activity, breathing patterns, arm and leg movements, and blood oxygen levels.
What is a sleep study? Or nocturnal polysomnography.
Type of apnea that is caused by improper signaling of the brain to the muscles that control breathing.
What is central sleep apnea?
Loud snoring, pauses in breathing, gasping for air, and difficulty staying asleep are all what?
What are nighttime sleep apnea symptoms (during sleep)?
The most common cause of sleep apnea.
What is excessive weight?
How many people die yearly due to sleep apnea?
Its estimated that at least 38,000 people die annually from heart disease directly complicated by sleep apnea.
Most important component of the respiratory assessment in the immediate postoperative period.
What is work of breathing?
The organs that suffer the greatest complications related to sleep apnea.
What are the heart, liver and brain?
The primary event in the OSA algorithm that causes cerebral dysfunction, fragmented sleep and excessive motor activity.
What is arousal from sleep?
The STOP-Bang number that denotes a person as moderate to high risk for OSA.
What is greater than or equal to 5?
The type of pain management that should be utilized with any patient who is especially high risk for airway compromise.
What is opioid sparing, multimodal pain management?
Findings include a 4-component waveform and a numerical reading usually between 35-45.
What is capnography?