Inpatient Sleep Medicine

Thanks for viewing "Inpatient Sleep Medicine". This lecture is approved for 1.0 hour of non-traditional Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) in Sleep Medicine by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).

In order to receive continiuing education credit for this course, you must achieve a score of 75% or greater on the post-test. Please note that there is a maximum of two attempts to achieve the 75% score.

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Post-Test Quiz

Sleep disordered breathing consists of:

Central Sleep Apnea is intermittent episodes of complete or partial collapse of upper airways.

Cheyne Stokes breathing is a form of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Patients with Pickwickian Syndrome show ________________ pattern on their PFTs.

OSA is an independent risk factor for cerebral vascular attack.

Patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease and newly diagnosed sleep apnea can decrease their hospital readmission rates if OSA is treated with a high adherence.

Inpatient sleep medicine does not impact mortality.

Integrating an inpatient sleep medicine program into the standard of care can help identify patients earlier and _______________.

To establish an effective inpatient sleep medicine program requires:

AutoCPAP is contraindicated for patients with cardiovascular disease.

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