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Sleep Board Review Test 1

18.  Which of the following patients should not be treated with an autotitrating PAP device for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)?

 

a.  51 yo man with OSA with an apnea hypopnea index of 45/hr, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus

b.  45 yo woman with OSA with an apnea hypopnea index of 31/hr, SPO2 nadir of 78%, morbid obesity

c.  62 yo man with OSA with an apnea hypopnea index of 42/hr, COPD, hypothyroidism

d.  41 yo woman with OSA with an apnea hypopnea index of 30/hr, restless legs syndrome, anemia

e.  64 yo man with OSA with an apnea hypopnea index of 40/hr, depression

 

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