Question 35 (part 2) · LEK · Obstructive sleep apnea
Which is the threshold above which sleep apnoea is diagnosed:
- A. 1 period of apnoea (lasting for 10 seconds or longer) or insufficient breathing (breathing reduced by 50% and lasting for 10 seconds or longer) in one hour of sleep.
- B. 5 periods of apnoea (lasting for 10 seconds or longer) or insufficient breathing (breathing reduced by 50% and lasting for 10 seconds or longer) in one hour of sleep.
- C. 15 periods of apnoea (lasting for 10 seconds or longer) or insufficient breathing (breathing reduced by 50% and lasting for 10 seconds or longer) in one hour of sleep.
- D. 25 periods of apnoea (lasting for 10 seconds or longer) or insufficient breathing (breathing reduced by 50% and lasting for 10 seconds or longer) in one hour of sleep.
- E. 50 periods of apnoea (lasting for 10 seconds or longer) or insufficient breathing (breathing reduced by 50% and lasting for 10 seconds or longer) in one hour of sleep.
Hint
Recall the apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) cut-off that defines mild sleep apnoea.
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