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Sound The Alarm! Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Your Heart

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1.  The autonomic nervous system controls the smooth muscle, exocrine and endocrine glands, and the:
  1. Capillary refill
  2. Bronchiole dilation
  3. Cardiac muscle
  4. Oxygen transport
2.  Somers et al. research found that a higher level of sympathetic nervous system activity induced blood vessel constriction, which may increase an individual's blood pressure rising to:
  1. 250/150 mm Hg
  2. 120/80 mm Hg
  3. 110/60
  4. 90/60
3.  If untreated, obstructive sleep apnea may lead to the following risk factors:
  1. Adipose tissue accumulation
  2. Systemic inflammation
  3. Gut dysbiosis
  4. All of the above
4.  What is one of the most common secondary causes of blood pressure elevation?
  1. Obstructive sleep apnea
  2. Cirrhosis
  3. Arthritis
  4. Asthma
5.  A Mallampati Score of III indicates which of the following?
  1. The patient’s tonsils, uvula, and soft palate are completely visible
  2. Hard and soft palate, upper tonsils, and uvula are visible
  3. Hard and soft palate are visible, uvula is somewhat obscured
  4. Only hard palate is visible