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SDS Exam - NBRC | Certified Questions
With Correct Answers
After 3 hours of a split night study a pt has 90 documented central apneas and no
obstructive apneas. Minimal hypopneas are seen. Which should the tech
recommend - correct-answer -APAP
Which of the following is most likely associated with sleep apnea?
Drug addiction
Morbid Obesity
Diabetes Mellutis
Chronic Bronchitis - correct-answer -Morbid Obesity
A pt is found to have complied with home CPAP use during a follow-up evaluation.
Pt reports no daytime sleepiness and improve sleep. Current CPAP is 8cmH2O. The
Pt lost 40 lbs since last PSG and has a current BMI of 26kg/m2. A repeat study
after2 nights off CPAP shows AHI 5 and lowest SpO2 92%. EtCO2 is within normal
limits and ABG is:
7.37
PaO2 99torr
PaCO2 42torr
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HCO3 24mEq/l
CPAP is not administered during the second study. When communicating with the
physician, the sleep tech should recommend that CPAP should be:
Terminated
Continued
Retitrated
Reduced - correct-answer -Terminated
Epworth classification:
Normal...
Average...
Sleepy... - correct-answer -1 - 6
7-8
9 - 24
What is the difference between the Standford Sleepiness Scale and the Epworth -
correct-answer -Standford uses simple descriptions how a pt feels during the day
whereas Epworth uses (0-3 scale) for each response.
Standford is EASIER and QUICKER
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Use key terms to define the Pittsburgh SLeep Quality Index - correct-answer -
COMPLEX questionare that rates a pts sleep over the period of 1 MONTH
RELIABLE and VALID
According to AASM normal pulse rate range while asleep is - correct-answer -60 -
90
AASM normal rr - correct-answer -10 - 20 breathes per minute
List acceptable systolic and diastolic Bp range according to AASM - correct-answer
-S = 120 - 150 mmHg
D = 60 - 90 mmHg
List two mandatory components of an order for a PSG - correct-answer -Signed by
MD
Type of study (Split, PSG)
PSG is indicated for COPD pts with a PaO2 > ____mmHg and whose condition is
made worse by which three conditions. - correct-answer -55
Cor pulmonale, Polycythemia, Pulmonary HTN
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What effect on sleep time will pts with cardiac arrhythmias most likely experience
- correct-answer -Decreased TST
What effect on sleep time will pts with pacemakers most likely experience -
correct-answer -Increased TST
List three important aspects regarding the sleep techs role as it pertains to pt
safety - correct-answer -Electrical safety
Chemical safety
Disaster safety
BMI index:
Normal
Overweight
Obese - correct-answer -18.5 - 25 kg/m2
25 - 30 kg/m2
30 or more
SDS Exam - NBRC | Certified Questions
With Correct Answers
After 3 hours of a split night study a pt has 90 documented central apneas and no
obstructive apneas. Minimal hypopneas are seen. Which should the tech
recommend - correct-answer -APAP
Which of the following is most likely associated with sleep apnea?
Drug addiction
Morbid Obesity
Diabetes Mellutis
Chronic Bronchitis - correct-answer -Morbid Obesity
A pt is found to have complied with home CPAP use during a follow-up evaluation.
Pt reports no daytime sleepiness and improve sleep. Current CPAP is 8cmH2O. The
Pt lost 40 lbs since last PSG and has a current BMI of 26kg/m2. A repeat study
after2 nights off CPAP shows AHI 5 and lowest SpO2 92%. EtCO2 is within normal
limits and ABG is:
7.37
PaO2 99torr
PaCO2 42torr
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HCO3 24mEq/l
CPAP is not administered during the second study. When communicating with the
physician, the sleep tech should recommend that CPAP should be:
Terminated
Continued
Retitrated
Reduced - correct-answer -Terminated
Epworth classification:
Normal...
Average...
Sleepy... - correct-answer -1 - 6
7-8
9 - 24
What is the difference between the Standford Sleepiness Scale and the Epworth -
correct-answer -Standford uses simple descriptions how a pt feels during the day
whereas Epworth uses (0-3 scale) for each response.
Standford is EASIER and QUICKER
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Use key terms to define the Pittsburgh SLeep Quality Index - correct-answer -
COMPLEX questionare that rates a pts sleep over the period of 1 MONTH
RELIABLE and VALID
According to AASM normal pulse rate range while asleep is - correct-answer -60 -
90
AASM normal rr - correct-answer -10 - 20 breathes per minute
List acceptable systolic and diastolic Bp range according to AASM - correct-answer
-S = 120 - 150 mmHg
D = 60 - 90 mmHg
List two mandatory components of an order for a PSG - correct-answer -Signed by
MD
Type of study (Split, PSG)
PSG is indicated for COPD pts with a PaO2 > ____mmHg and whose condition is
made worse by which three conditions. - correct-answer -55
Cor pulmonale, Polycythemia, Pulmonary HTN
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What effect on sleep time will pts with cardiac arrhythmias most likely experience
- correct-answer -Decreased TST
What effect on sleep time will pts with pacemakers most likely experience -
correct-answer -Increased TST
List three important aspects regarding the sleep techs role as it pertains to pt
safety - correct-answer -Electrical safety
Chemical safety
Disaster safety
BMI index:
Normal
Overweight
Obese - correct-answer -18.5 - 25 kg/m2
25 - 30 kg/m2
30 or more
