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Sleep Board Review Test 1

27.   Which of the following statements is true?

 

a.  Benzodiazepines suppress slow wave sleep (SWS) while sodium oxybate increases SWS

b.  Benzodiazepines and sodium oxybate suppress SWS

c.  Benzodiazepines do not affect SWS while sodium oxybate suppress SWS sleep

d.  Neither benzodiazepines or sodium oxybate tend to affect SWS

e.  Benzodiazepines and sodium oxybate both increase SWS.

 

Answer:  a.  Benzodiazepines suppress slow wave sleep (SWS) while sodium oxybate increases SWS

 

Reference:

Resp Care Clin 2006;12:81

 

 

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