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lindiwe

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What is the name of the respiratory pattern where a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of hyperpnea alternates with periods of apnea?
 
  a. Cheyne-Stokes
  b. Kussmaul
  c. Agonal
  d. Biot's

Question 2

Which of the following conditions are associated with untreated obstructive sleep apnea? 1. Systemic hypotension 2. Pulmonary hypertension 3. Heart failure 4. Myocardial infarction
 
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 3 and 4 only
  d. 2, 3, and 4 only


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Cheyne-Stokes respiration, which often occurs in patients with congestive heart failure or stroke, is a severe type of periodic breathing characterized by a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of hy-perpnea alternating with apnea.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea, compared with the general population, have an increased risk of systemic and pulmonary hypertension, stroke, nocturnal arrhythmia, heart fail-ure, and myocardial infarction.


lindiwe

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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:D TYSM

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