RPSGT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS10
A PATIENTS OXIMETER READING DURING PATIENT CALIBRATION IS 88%. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE? - ANSWERS-PLACE THE PROBE ON THE
PATIENTS EARLOBE
A PATIENT WITH ONDINES CURSE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE WHICH TYPE OF RESPIRATORY
IMPAIRMENT IN SLEEP - ANSWERS-CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA
ACCORDING TO THE AASM, INTERCOSTAL EMG ACTIVITY IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE SESOR
FOR RECORDING WHAT PARMETER - ANSWERS-DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT
SLOW ROLLING EYE MOVEMENTS OCCURING DURING STAGE N1 SLEEP WILL BEST BE SEEN AT
LOW FILTER SETTING OF - ANSWERS-0.3HZ
A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE SENSITIVITY IS 5UV/MM. THE
VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS - ANSWERS-75UV
A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS WITH - ANSWERS-
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
CAPNOGRAPHY MEASURES - ANSWERS-EXPIRED CO2
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER SETTINGS IS RECOMMENDED FOR
RECORDING SUBMENTAL EMG - ANSWERS-100HZ
, ENDOESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IN EVALUTATING
WHICH SLEEP DISORDERS - ANSWERS-SLEEP RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS
A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING HAS ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH DO - ANSWERS-CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND
DOCUMENT RHYTHM
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CARDIAC RHYTHM - ANSWERS-
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
HOW WOULD YOU COMPUTE SLEEP EFFICIENCY - ANSWERS-TOTAL SLEEP TIME DIVIDED BY
TIME IN BED X 100
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE APNEA + HYPOPNEA INDEX - ANSWERS-# APNEAS AND HYPOPNEAS
DIVIDED BY TST X60
WHICH HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR RECORDING RESPIRATION -
ANSWERS-0.1HZ
THE PURPOSE OF AN EXHALATION PORT IN A CPAP CIRCUIT IS - ANSWERS-TO VENT EXHALED
C02
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF A PVC - ANSWERS-THE QRS IS WIDE AND
BIZARRE
A NORMAL VARIATION IN SINUS RHYTHM WHICH IS RELATED TO RESPIRATORY RATE AND
RESULTS FROM VAGAL TONE INHIBITION DESCRIBES - ANSWERS-SINUS ARRHYTHMIA
A SUSTAINED HEART RATE OF >90 BEATS/MINUTE DESCRIBES - ANSWERS-SINUS TACHYCARDIA
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS10
A PATIENTS OXIMETER READING DURING PATIENT CALIBRATION IS 88%. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE? - ANSWERS-PLACE THE PROBE ON THE
PATIENTS EARLOBE
A PATIENT WITH ONDINES CURSE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE WHICH TYPE OF RESPIRATORY
IMPAIRMENT IN SLEEP - ANSWERS-CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA
ACCORDING TO THE AASM, INTERCOSTAL EMG ACTIVITY IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE SESOR
FOR RECORDING WHAT PARMETER - ANSWERS-DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT
SLOW ROLLING EYE MOVEMENTS OCCURING DURING STAGE N1 SLEEP WILL BEST BE SEEN AT
LOW FILTER SETTING OF - ANSWERS-0.3HZ
A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE SENSITIVITY IS 5UV/MM. THE
VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS - ANSWERS-75UV
A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS WITH - ANSWERS-
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
CAPNOGRAPHY MEASURES - ANSWERS-EXPIRED CO2
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER SETTINGS IS RECOMMENDED FOR
RECORDING SUBMENTAL EMG - ANSWERS-100HZ
, ENDOESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IN EVALUTATING
WHICH SLEEP DISORDERS - ANSWERS-SLEEP RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS
A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING HAS ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH DO - ANSWERS-CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND
DOCUMENT RHYTHM
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CARDIAC RHYTHM - ANSWERS-
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
HOW WOULD YOU COMPUTE SLEEP EFFICIENCY - ANSWERS-TOTAL SLEEP TIME DIVIDED BY
TIME IN BED X 100
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE APNEA + HYPOPNEA INDEX - ANSWERS-# APNEAS AND HYPOPNEAS
DIVIDED BY TST X60
WHICH HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR RECORDING RESPIRATION -
ANSWERS-0.1HZ
THE PURPOSE OF AN EXHALATION PORT IN A CPAP CIRCUIT IS - ANSWERS-TO VENT EXHALED
C02
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF A PVC - ANSWERS-THE QRS IS WIDE AND
BIZARRE
A NORMAL VARIATION IN SINUS RHYTHM WHICH IS RELATED TO RESPIRATORY RATE AND
RESULTS FROM VAGAL TONE INHIBITION DESCRIBES - ANSWERS-SINUS ARRHYTHMIA
A SUSTAINED HEART RATE OF >90 BEATS/MINUTE DESCRIBES - ANSWERS-SINUS TACHYCARDIA
