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Sleep Board Review Questions: Sleep Disordered Breathing That Improves in REM
Friday, August 31, 2012 at 12:25PM
Rohit Budhiraja, MD
Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
University of Arizona
Which of the following breathing disorders is usually less severe in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep compared to non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep?
- Sleep-related hypoxemia in COPD
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Cheyne Stokes Breathing
- Hypoxemia in Pulmonary Hypertension
Reference as: Budhiraja R. Sleep board review questions: sleep disordered breathing that improves in REM. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care;2012:106-7. (Click here for a PDF version)
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