CHEST Board Review: SEEK Sessions-SEEK Board Review Session 2023: Dr. Carolyn D'Ambrosio

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker thanks the viewers for joining and discusses the Board Review course that has been taking place over the last few days. They mention the topic of adenosine in the hypothalamus and discuss the use of caffeine to counteract it. The speaker then starts with a question about the phenomena responsible for desynchronized EEG patterns found during REM sleep. They go through the answer choices and explain that the correct answer is depolarization of the thalamocortical neurons. The speaker then moves on to another question about the best medication to address a patient's insomnia. The correct answer is identified as azapclone, a GABA A receptor agonist that helps with both sleep onset and sleep maintenance. The video goes on with additional questions and discussions about different sleep disorders and their treatments, including narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. The speaker provides explanations and rationale for the correct answers. The video concludes with a reminder to be aware of recent changes in practice guidelines for sleep disorders.

Keywords

adenosine

caffeine

hypothalamus

depolarization

insomnia

azapclone