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new_n_lost
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02/16/07 - 06:48 PM

Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with sleep apnea:

A) enuresis

(B) daytime hypersomnolence

(C) atypical chest pain

(D) morning headaches

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02/16/07 - 08:35 PM

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02/16/07 - 08:47 PM

C

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02/16/07 - 09:52 PM

IT is A

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02/16/07 - 10:24 PM

A. coz all the rest are! wink

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02/17/07 - 06:56 AM

NNL , What is the right answer ?

They have both the chest pain and nocturia . So ......? Only nocturia and not enuresis ?or what ? Please let us know .

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02/17/07 - 09:20 AM

unique1 wrote:
So ......? Only nocturia and not enuresis ?Please let us know .

i think thats the case nod

So, AAAAAA

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02/17/07 - 09:45 AM

'A' seems like the best choice - at least to me!

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02/17/07 - 10:47 AM

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The Ans is C Guys

"In addition to blood gas disturbances and sleep disruption, Upon arousal there is a sudden pulse rate and blood pressure rise, probably due to activation of the sympathetic nervous system as part of the arousal process itself. During the actual frustrated inspiratory efforts, blood pressure falls with each reduction in intrathoracic pressure (pulsus paradoxus) and, in conjunction with the blood pressure rise on arousal, produces a very characteristic trace. As well as increased nocturnal catecholamine secretion in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, there is also a suppression of growth hormone and testosterone levels. There is marked polyuria during sleep (a reversal of the normal relative oliguria), but the mechanism is not clear. It may be related to the recurrent arousals, or to increased atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) production following right atrial distension due to large inspiratory efforts."
OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINE Under Sleep Related Respiratory Disorders

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02/17/07 - 11:32 AM

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it says polyuria what is not enuresis?
also what is atypical chest pain vs typical chest pain?

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02/17/07 - 12:47 PM

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http://www.webmd.com/hw/sleep_disorders/hw49181.a...

It mentions chest pain among the symptoms of sleep apnea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_apnea#Common_S...

It mentions bedwetting among the symptoms.

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02/17/07 - 02:49 PM

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Thats y i have posted it on the forum the only reason i had found this question in an other forum with C as right answer i looked it up in Oxford Textbook and the only thing they didnt mention was the chest pain. AS far as i understood abt atypical chest pain was that any chest pain which is of noncardiac origin. now this is wht i have understood.

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02/18/07 - 08:27 AM

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new n lost wrote:
There is marked polyuria during sleep (a reversal of the normal relative oliguria), but the mechanism is not clear. It may be related to the recurrent arousals, or to increased atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) production following right atrial distension due to large inspiratory efforts."
OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINE Under Sleep Related Respiratory Disorders

Polyuria during sleep doesn't mean enuresis.. ppl with disturbed sleep due to sleep apnea r not gonna pee in bed. They r gonna be disturbed n get up to pee.. wink

I couldn't find enuresis association wth sleep apnea anywhere except wikipedia.. but wikipedia hs combined symptoms in adults n children...and its articles r edited by users.. So.. i dunno if we cn go by that fr picky details like this one..

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