SLEEP TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
A qpatient qrecently qdiagnosed qwith qa qREM qdisorder qwished qto qhave qanother
qsleep qstudy qin qa qdifferent qlab qto qconfirm qthe qdiagnosis. qWhat qwould qthe
qtechnologist qexpect qto qobserve qthat qwould qconfirm qthe qpatient's qdiagnosis qof qa
qREM qdisorder? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Decreased qREM qlatency
The qAmerican qAcademy qof qSleep qMedicine qgrants qlaboratory qaccreditation qfor qa
qperiod qof qhow qmany qyears? q- qcorrect qanswers q-5 qyears
While qperforming qa qPSG qon qa qpatient, qthe qECG qchannel qbecomes qa qstraight
qline. qWhat qshould qthe qtechnologist qdo qfirst? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Evaluate qthe
qpatient
During qan qevalutation qof qan q80 qyear qold qman qfor qPSG, qhis qdaughter qexplains
qto qthe qphysician qthat qher qfather qoften qbecomes qconfused qand qoften qupset,
qespecially qin qthe qearly qevening. qThe qman qshows qsigns qof qdementia. qWhat qof
, qthe qfollowing qis qthe qmost qappropriate qconclusion qon qthe qbasis qof qthis
qinformation? q- qcorrect qanswers q-The qpatient qshows qsigns qof qsundowning
While qviewing qand qECG qfrom qa qpatient, qthe qtechnologist qnotes qthat qthe qT qwave
qis qupright qand qrelatively qthe qsame qsize qas qthe qP qwave. qHow qshould qthis qbe
qinterpreted? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Repolarization qof qthe qheart
If qthe qdistance qfrom qFpz qto qOz qis q48 qcm, qwhat qis qthe qdistance qfrom qPz qto
qOz? q- qcorrect qanswers q-9.6 qcm
A qphysician qorders qtranscutaneous qmonitoring qduring qa qPSG qfor qa q34 qyear qold
qfemale qwith qanemia. qThe qtechnologist qshould qexpect qthe qdisplayed qvalues qto
qbe... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Lower qthan qthe qpatients qvalues
The qterm q"vegetative qorganism" qrefers qto... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Growing
qmicroorganisms
What qis qthe qrecommended qinitial qpressure qfor qa qpatient qreceiving qCPAP
qtherapy? q- qcorrect qanswers q-4 qcmH2O
When qthe qsensitivity qamplifier qis qincreased qfrom q10 quv/mm qto q5 quv/mm, qthe
qpen qdeflection qshould... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Decrease qby qhalf
When qinforming qa qpatient qof qhis/her qmedical qrights, qwhich qof qthe qfollowing
qshould qNOT qbe qincluded? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Involuntary qparticipation qby qthe
qpatient
While qrecording qan qovernight qsleep qstudy, qthe qtechnologist qnotes qthat qsome qof
qthe qEEG qwaveforms qare qdistorted. qIn qorder qto qimprove qthe qappearance qof qthe
qwaveforms, qthe qtechnologist qshould qadjust qthe... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Sampling
qrate
What qis qthe qinput qvoltage qwith qa qpen qdeflection qof q18 qmm qand qsensitivity qof q5
quV/mm? q- qcorrect qanswers q-90 quV
A qfemale qpatient qrefuses qto qhave qthe qfingernail qpolish qremoved qfrom qher qfinger
qfor qpulse qoximetry qduring qan qovernight qsleep qstudy. qHow qwould qthis qaffect qthe
qdisplayed qpulse qoximetry qvalue? q- qcorrect qanswers q-False qhigh qreading
What qare qthe qprimary qreasons qfor qrecording qeye qmovements qduring qa qsleep
qstudy? q- qcorrect qanswers q-To qcapture qslow qrolling qeye qmovement qat qthe
qbeginning qof qsleep, qand qto qsee qphasic qbursts qof qrapid qeye qmovement
Acid qgluteraldehyde qwill qfunction qas qa qsporicidal qin: q- qcorrect qanswers q-1 qhr
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
A qpatient qrecently qdiagnosed qwith qa qREM qdisorder qwished qto qhave qanother
qsleep qstudy qin qa qdifferent qlab qto qconfirm qthe qdiagnosis. qWhat qwould qthe
qtechnologist qexpect qto qobserve qthat qwould qconfirm qthe qpatient's qdiagnosis qof qa
qREM qdisorder? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Decreased qREM qlatency
The qAmerican qAcademy qof qSleep qMedicine qgrants qlaboratory qaccreditation qfor qa
qperiod qof qhow qmany qyears? q- qcorrect qanswers q-5 qyears
While qperforming qa qPSG qon qa qpatient, qthe qECG qchannel qbecomes qa qstraight
qline. qWhat qshould qthe qtechnologist qdo qfirst? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Evaluate qthe
qpatient
During qan qevalutation qof qan q80 qyear qold qman qfor qPSG, qhis qdaughter qexplains
qto qthe qphysician qthat qher qfather qoften qbecomes qconfused qand qoften qupset,
qespecially qin qthe qearly qevening. qThe qman qshows qsigns qof qdementia. qWhat qof
, qthe qfollowing qis qthe qmost qappropriate qconclusion qon qthe qbasis qof qthis
qinformation? q- qcorrect qanswers q-The qpatient qshows qsigns qof qsundowning
While qviewing qand qECG qfrom qa qpatient, qthe qtechnologist qnotes qthat qthe qT qwave
qis qupright qand qrelatively qthe qsame qsize qas qthe qP qwave. qHow qshould qthis qbe
qinterpreted? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Repolarization qof qthe qheart
If qthe qdistance qfrom qFpz qto qOz qis q48 qcm, qwhat qis qthe qdistance qfrom qPz qto
qOz? q- qcorrect qanswers q-9.6 qcm
A qphysician qorders qtranscutaneous qmonitoring qduring qa qPSG qfor qa q34 qyear qold
qfemale qwith qanemia. qThe qtechnologist qshould qexpect qthe qdisplayed qvalues qto
qbe... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Lower qthan qthe qpatients qvalues
The qterm q"vegetative qorganism" qrefers qto... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Growing
qmicroorganisms
What qis qthe qrecommended qinitial qpressure qfor qa qpatient qreceiving qCPAP
qtherapy? q- qcorrect qanswers q-4 qcmH2O
When qthe qsensitivity qamplifier qis qincreased qfrom q10 quv/mm qto q5 quv/mm, qthe
qpen qdeflection qshould... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Decrease qby qhalf
When qinforming qa qpatient qof qhis/her qmedical qrights, qwhich qof qthe qfollowing
qshould qNOT qbe qincluded? q- qcorrect qanswers q-Involuntary qparticipation qby qthe
qpatient
While qrecording qan qovernight qsleep qstudy, qthe qtechnologist qnotes qthat qsome qof
qthe qEEG qwaveforms qare qdistorted. qIn qorder qto qimprove qthe qappearance qof qthe
qwaveforms, qthe qtechnologist qshould qadjust qthe... q- qcorrect qanswers q-Sampling
qrate
What qis qthe qinput qvoltage qwith qa qpen qdeflection qof q18 qmm qand qsensitivity qof q5
quV/mm? q- qcorrect qanswers q-90 quV
A qfemale qpatient qrefuses qto qhave qthe qfingernail qpolish qremoved qfrom qher qfinger
qfor qpulse qoximetry qduring qan qovernight qsleep qstudy. qHow qwould qthis qaffect qthe
qdisplayed qpulse qoximetry qvalue? q- qcorrect qanswers q-False qhigh qreading
What qare qthe qprimary qreasons qfor qrecording qeye qmovements qduring qa qsleep
qstudy? q- qcorrect qanswers q-To qcapture qslow qrolling qeye qmovement qat qthe
qbeginning qof qsleep, qand qto qsee qphasic qbursts qof qrapid qeye qmovement
Acid qgluteraldehyde qwill qfunction qas qa qsporicidal qin: q- qcorrect qanswers q-1 qhr
