Sleep Apnoea
- Previous year questions on Sleep Apnoea for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
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- 7 live questions in Sleep Apnoea.
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- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.a patient of age 65 years , who is obesity of bmi >40 , known diabetic and hypertensive .patient complaints of breathlessness , excessive sleeping during morning time with headache and with mood swings, what is drug that helps in resolving the symptoms ?
- Asalbutamol
- Bamoxitine
- Cphenylephrine
- Dmodafinil✓ Correct answer
Q2.Obstructive sleep apnoea caused by the following
- AMandibular ameloblasma
- BDentigerous cyst
- COrbital fracture
- DBilateral TMJ ankylosis✓ Correct answer
Q3.All except one are risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea
- ABMI > 30.3✓ Correct answer
- BFeeling tired during daytime
- CBeing treated for hypertension
- DNeck circumference >40cm
Q4."Sleep apnoea", is defined as a temporary pause in breathing during sleep lasting at least
- A40 seconds
- B30 seconds
- C20 seconds
- D10 seconds✓ Correct answer
Q5.Muller's manoeuvre is used to
- ATo find out opening of mouth
- BTo remove laryngeal foreign body
- CTo find degree of obstruction in sleep disordered breathing✓ Correct answer
- DTo remove foreign body from ear
Q6.Systemic effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) include all of the following except
- AHypertension
- BCor pulmonale
- CAortic aneurysm✓ Correct answer
- DCardiac arrhythmia
Q7.A 45 year old male patient complains that he is often tired and has a headache almost every morning His wife says that her sleep is disturbed because of the patient's loud snoring. Physical examination reveals leg edema. Hypeension, and cardiac arrhythmia. From which disorder is this patient most likely suffering?
- ASleep wake schedule disorder
- BObstructive sleep apnea✓ Correct answer
- CNarcolepsy
- DDelayed sleep phase syndrome
Answer key
Q1: D. modafinil; Q2: D. Bilateral TMJ ankylosis; Q3: A. BMI > 30.3; Q4: D. 10 seconds; Q5: C. To find degree of obstruction in sleep disordered breathing; Q6: C. Aortic aneurysm; Q7: B. Obstructive sleep apnea.
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