Sleep-related breathing disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What demographic is associated with increased REM sleep and decreased REM latency? _____

Answer: Patients with depression

Flashcard 2: _____ disorder is characterized by inconsolable periods of terror with screaming in the middle of the night (stage N3 sleep)

Answer: Sleep terror

Flashcard 3: Narcolepsy is characterized by nocturnal and narcoleptic sleep episodes that start with _____ sleep (sleep paralysis)

Answer: REM

Flashcard 4: Which stage of sleep does bruxism (teeth grinding) occur? _____

Answer: Stage N2

Flashcard 5: Which stage of sleep do sleepwalking and night terrors occur? _____

Answer: Stage N3

Flashcard 6: Insomnia can be treated in multiple nonpharmacologic ways; including _____ control therapy

Answer: stimulus

Flashcard 7: What is the primary neurotransmitter that inhibits REM sleep?

Answer: norepinephrine (NE)

Flashcard 8: What sleep changes are common in the elderly?

Answer: less REM and slow-wave sleep more latency and awakenings

Flashcard 9: stage N3

Answer: deep sleep, sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting

Extra: delta waves

Flashcard 10: REM

Answer: dreaming, loss of motor tone, high brain activity

Extra: beta waves (like being fully awake)