Psychology & Sociology · MilesDown: Behavioral Sciences

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____ is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts

Answer

Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts
Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts
Cheyne–Stokes respiration is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper, and sometimes faster, breathing followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called an apnea
o Don’t get enough N3 (Stage 3; slow-wave) sleep.
o Snoring is an indication, or fatigue in morning after full night of sleep.
So for central you get chyene breathing. Central also involces the central nervious system.
For obstructive: Hypoventilation Disorder is when you cannot expel co2. This may lead to right sided heart failure. (this is due to a ches wall issue not like an upper air obstruction and due to obesity)

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