A Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Unhappy Using CPAP

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient with obstructive sleep apnea is unhappy using CPAP therapy and asks the nurse if there is something else he can try. What is the best statement by the nurse?

• A) "Perhaps a class in sleep hygiene would be helpful."
• B) "Certain classes of sleeping pills are sometimes effective in OSA."
• C) "Cognitive-behavioral therapy works for some people with OSA."
• D) "Oral-pharyngeal surgery, some appliances, or weight loss are sometimes utilized."

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Definitions:

Atria

The heart's top two chambers that take in blood from the veins and transfer it to the ventricles.

Ventricles

Chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and expel it to the lungs and rest of the body, or, in brain anatomy, cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

Refractory Period

Period following effective stimulation during which excitable tissue, such as heart muscle, fails to respond to a stimulus of threshold intensity.

Cardiac Muscle

Muscle tissue found only in the heart, characterized by its ability to contract involuntarily and rhythmically.