The nurse is teaching a class for staff members on the importance of assessing clients for sleep apnea in the long-term care facility. The nurse explains that the possible consequences of sleep apnea include which of the following?
1. Pulmonary hypertension
2. Teeth grinding
3. Sleepwalking
4. Hypothyroidism
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Rationale: Sleep apnea causes the client's blood pressure to rise and, over time, can cause cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, and pulmonary hypertension. Sleepwalking and -talking are parasomnias, or behaviors that occur during sleep—not related to sleep apnea. Hypothyroidism does not result from sleep apnea.
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