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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 9
Place the events below in the order they occur in the patient with obstructive sleep apnea (beginning with 1).
____ a. Apnea lasting 10 to 90 seconds
____ b. Brief arousal and airway opened
____ c. Generalized startle response, snorting, or gasping
_____ d. Hypoxemia and hypercapnia
_____ e. Narrowing of air passages with muscle relaxation during sleep
_____ f. Risk factors: obesity, large neck circumference, craniofacial abnormalities, acromegaly, smoking
_____ g. Occurs 200 to 400 times during 6 to 8 hours of sleep
_____ h. Tongue and soft palate obstruct pharynx
Explanation
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a. 4
b. 7
c. 6
d. 5
e. 2
f. 1
g. 8
h. 3....

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