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RPSGT Practice Exam 2
Practice Question Bank
Comprehensive Review with Questions, Answers & Rationales
Topics: Clinical Practice · Scoring · Titration · Sleep Disorders · & More
Edition 1 · August 2026
,Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Clinical Assessment & Patient Care 2
3. PAP Titration & Therapy 3
4. Scoring & Sleep Staging 4
5. Instrumentation & Signal Acquisition 5
6. Respiratory Events & Calculations 6
RPSGT Practice Exam 2 · BRPT Page 1
, RPSGT PRACTICE EXAM 2 GUIDE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale directly below it. The correct option is marked, and each
wrong option is explained so you understand why it's wrong — not just that it is.
Clinical Assessment & Patient Care
1 Which of the following is an appropriate action when a patient has a prosthetic eye?
A Eliminate eye leads on the side of the prosthesis
B Omit eye movements during physiologic calibrations
C Document on the record and in the technologist notes
D Add an additional eye lead directly below the prosthesis
Why C is correct: When a patient has a prosthetic eye, the technologist should document this on the record and in the
notes.
A — Eye leads should still be placed on the side of the prosthesis.
B — Calibrations should still be performed.
D — Additional leads are not needed.
2 Review of the patient's medical history indicates obesity, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance. What
syndrome would this represent?
A Overlap
B Congenital Central Hypoventilation
C Obesity Hypoventilation
D Metabolic Syndrome
Why D is correct: Metabolic syndrome is characterized by obesity, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance.
A — Overlap syndrome is COPD and OSA.
B — Congenital Central Hypoventilation is a rare genetic disorder.
C — Obesity Hypoventilation involves hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
RPSGT Practice Exam 2
Practice Question Bank
Comprehensive Review with Questions, Answers & Rationales
Topics: Clinical Practice · Scoring · Titration · Sleep Disorders · & More
Edition 1 · August 2026
,Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Clinical Assessment & Patient Care 2
3. PAP Titration & Therapy 3
4. Scoring & Sleep Staging 4
5. Instrumentation & Signal Acquisition 5
6. Respiratory Events & Calculations 6
RPSGT Practice Exam 2 · BRPT Page 1
, RPSGT PRACTICE EXAM 2 GUIDE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale directly below it. The correct option is marked, and each
wrong option is explained so you understand why it's wrong — not just that it is.
Clinical Assessment & Patient Care
1 Which of the following is an appropriate action when a patient has a prosthetic eye?
A Eliminate eye leads on the side of the prosthesis
B Omit eye movements during physiologic calibrations
C Document on the record and in the technologist notes
D Add an additional eye lead directly below the prosthesis
Why C is correct: When a patient has a prosthetic eye, the technologist should document this on the record and in the
notes.
A — Eye leads should still be placed on the side of the prosthesis.
B — Calibrations should still be performed.
D — Additional leads are not needed.
2 Review of the patient's medical history indicates obesity, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance. What
syndrome would this represent?
A Overlap
B Congenital Central Hypoventilation
C Obesity Hypoventilation
D Metabolic Syndrome
Why D is correct: Metabolic syndrome is characterized by obesity, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance.
A — Overlap syndrome is COPD and OSA.
B — Congenital Central Hypoventilation is a rare genetic disorder.
C — Obesity Hypoventilation involves hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
