ABDSM Comprehensive Exam Study

ABDSM Comprehensive Exam Study Guide | 385 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update

Question : Which of the following statements is true

regarding a modified mallampati classification of the oral pharynx?

• Mallampati II allows visualization of only the hard palate
• Malampati III allows visualization of only the hard palate
• Malampati classifications are taken with the patient

sedated and reclined

• Mallampati classifications of IV have greater odds ratio

than Mallampati classifications of I for severe OSA

Correct answer: D. Mallampati classifications of IV have

greater odds ratio than Mallampati classifications of I for severe OSA

Question : What 8 item questionnaire was developed to

perioperatively screen for risk of OSA?

A. ESS

B. STOP-BANG

C. MSLT

• Berlin

Correct answer: B. STOP-BANG

Question : In the pathophysiology of sleep apnea, airway

patency and stability is promoted by which factor?

• Increased lung volume
• Shorter mandible
• Increased parapharyngeal fat deposition
• Negative inspiratory pressure
• Reduced pharyngeal muscle dilator activity

Correct answer: A. Increased lung volume

Question : Oral appliance therapy commonly provides

successful sole therapy for which of the following sleep- related breathing disorders?

• Primary central sleep apnea
• Cheyne-Stoke periodic breathing
• Obesity hypoventilation
• Overlap syndrome (OSA and COPD)
• None of the above

Correct answer: E. None of the above

Question : Which of the following is true about OSA and

HTN?

• Ambulatory BP is increased in OSA patients primarily due

to increased salt intake associated with elevated ghrelin levels

• Ambulatory BP normally increases in the early AM before

awakening - this increase is blunted in OSA

• Untreated OSA is associated with a similar risk of HTN at

all severity levels

• The risk of HTN in untreated OSA is due to intermittent

hypoxia, sympathetic overactivation, inflammation, and other complex factors

Correct answer: D. The risk of HTN in untreated OSA is due

to intermittent hypoxia, sympathetic overactivation, inflammation, and other complex factors

Question : Across a general population, what is the most

common sleep disorder?

A. RLS

• Narcolepsy
• Delayed sleep phase syndrome
• Insomnia
• Obstructive sleep apnea

Correct answer: D. Insomnia

Question : Measurement has shown that patients with sleep

apnea have smaller upper airways than those without sleep apnea but manage to keep an open airway during wakefulness

by:

• Mouth Breathing