Patients who are at highest risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea include patients with which of the following? 1. Asthma 2. Nuchal obesity 3. Neuromuscular disorders 4. Nasopharyngeal narrowing

a. 1 and 3
b. 2 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 1 and 4


ANS: C
Patients at the greatest risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea are patients with obesity, espe-cially nuchal obesity, and patients with nasopharyngeal narrowing.

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