When visiting the clinic, a nurse takes the patient's sleep history and notes the appearance of a deviated septum. The nurse knows that this structural abnormality predisposes the patient to which condition?
a. Narcolepsy
b. Cataplexy
c. Obstructive sleep apnea
d. Insomnia
C
Structural abnormalities such as a deviated septum, nasal polyps, narrow lower jaw, or enlarged tonsils sometimes predispose a patient to obstructive sleep apnea. Insomnia is a symptom rather than the name of a disease and is common among patients suffering from depression. It is experienced by patients who have chronic difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakenings from sleep, and/or a sleep or a nonrestorative sleep. Narcolepsy is a rare central nervous system dysfunction of mechanisms that regulate sleep and wake states; during the day a person suddenly feels an overwhelming wave of sleepiness and falls asleep. Cataplexy is a sudden muscle weakness during intense emotions such as anger or laughter that occurs at any time during the day.
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