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The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep publishes articles related to those who treat sleep disorders in sleep medicine from a variety of primary backgrounds, including pulmonology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, otolaryngology, and dentistry. Manuscripts may be either basic or clinical original investigations or review articles. Potential authors of review articles are encouraged to contact the editors before submission, however, unsolicited review articles will be considered.

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Sleep Board Review Questions: Sleep Disordered Breathing That Improves in REM

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?

  1. Sleep-related hypoxemia in COPD
  2. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  3. Cheyne Stokes Breathing
  4. 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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