The nurse suspects a patient is experiencing sleep apnea. Which of the following did the nurse observe in this patient?
a. Episode of not breathing ending with a loud snore
b. Hypersomnia
c. Sleep paralysis
d. Hypnagogic hallucinations
A
Sleep apnea occurs because the tissue of the soft palate closes off the airway, resulting in the person not breathing. It then ends with a loud snore as the brain sends the message to breathe more forcefully. Hypersomnia is an alteration in sleep pattern characterized by excessive sleep during the day. Sleep paralysis is the experience of waking from sleep and being unable to move, speak, or cry out. Hypnagogic hallucinations are lifelike dreams and hallucinations that often incorporate elements of the environment and are experienced during the hypnagogic state.
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