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EYE LEADS PLACED AT THE OUTER CANTHUS OF EACH EYE, ABOVE THE OUTER CANTHUS
ON THE RIGHT, AND BELOW THE OUTER CANTHUS ON THE LEFT, WILL RECORD -
✔✔HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL EYE MOVEMENT
WHAT ARE DC AMPLIFIERS USED FOR IN THE PSG - ✔✔OXIMETRY
ACCORDING TO THE AASM SCORING MANUAL, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY RANGE FOR
EYE BLINKS - ✔✔0.5-2 HZ
WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF AC CURRENT IN THE UNITED STATES - ✔✔60 HZ
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A PROPERTY OF THE EYE THAT ENABLES EOG RECORDING
- ✔✔THE CORNEA IS ELECTRO-POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE RETINA
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A DC AMPLIFIER IN
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY - ✔✔OXIMETRY
IF G1 INPUT IS +35UV, AND G2 IS +10UV, AND THE SENSITIVITY IS 7UV/MM, WHAT IS
THE RESULTING DEFLECTION - ✔✔3.6MM
A LOW PASS FILTER - ✔✔REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF HIGH FREQUENCY ACTIVITY
A LOW FREQUENCY FILTER - ✔✔REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF LOW FREQUENCY
ACTIVITY
, ACCORDING TO AASM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH
FREQUENCY FILTER SETTING FOR EMG - ✔✔100 HZ
A LOW PASS FILTER SETTING OF 1 HZ WOULD - ✔✔REDUCE THE AMPLITUDE OF
SLOW WAVES
A TECH IS SCORING A PSG AFER THE PATIENT HAS LEFT. MUSCLE ARTIFACT IN THE EEG
CHANNEL IS OBSCURING SLEEP ONSET. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FILTERS MAY BE
TEMPORARILY ADJUSTED TO MINIMIZE MUSCLE ARTIFACT. - ✔✔HFF
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED LFF SETTING FOR THE
RESPIRATORY CHANNEL - ✔✔0.1 HZ
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING FOR
EEG - ✔✔0.3 HZ
STANDARD CALIBRATION FOR DC VOLTAGE APPLIED IS - ✔✔-50UV
THE TIME CONSTANT IS DEFINED AS - ✔✔THE AMOUNT OF TIME IN SECONDS THAT
IT TAKES A SQUARE WAVE TO DECAY 37% OF ITS AMPLITUDE
AC AMPLIFIER CALIBRATION WAVEFORMS SHOULD BE PERFORMED AND STORED AS
PART OF THE RECORDING. HOW LONG SHOULD THE CALIBRATION LAST - ✔✔30
SECONDS
WHEN SHOULD AC AMPLIFIER CALIBRATIONS BE PERFORMED - ✔✔BEFORE AND
AFTER EACH SLEEP STUDY
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EYE LEADS PLACED AT THE OUTER CANTHUS OF EACH EYE, ABOVE THE OUTER CANTHUS
ON THE RIGHT, AND BELOW THE OUTER CANTHUS ON THE LEFT, WILL RECORD -
✔✔HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL EYE MOVEMENT
WHAT ARE DC AMPLIFIERS USED FOR IN THE PSG - ✔✔OXIMETRY
ACCORDING TO THE AASM SCORING MANUAL, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY RANGE FOR
EYE BLINKS - ✔✔0.5-2 HZ
WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF AC CURRENT IN THE UNITED STATES - ✔✔60 HZ
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A PROPERTY OF THE EYE THAT ENABLES EOG RECORDING
- ✔✔THE CORNEA IS ELECTRO-POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE RETINA
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A DC AMPLIFIER IN
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY - ✔✔OXIMETRY
IF G1 INPUT IS +35UV, AND G2 IS +10UV, AND THE SENSITIVITY IS 7UV/MM, WHAT IS
THE RESULTING DEFLECTION - ✔✔3.6MM
A LOW PASS FILTER - ✔✔REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF HIGH FREQUENCY ACTIVITY
A LOW FREQUENCY FILTER - ✔✔REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF LOW FREQUENCY
ACTIVITY
, ACCORDING TO AASM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH
FREQUENCY FILTER SETTING FOR EMG - ✔✔100 HZ
A LOW PASS FILTER SETTING OF 1 HZ WOULD - ✔✔REDUCE THE AMPLITUDE OF
SLOW WAVES
A TECH IS SCORING A PSG AFER THE PATIENT HAS LEFT. MUSCLE ARTIFACT IN THE EEG
CHANNEL IS OBSCURING SLEEP ONSET. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FILTERS MAY BE
TEMPORARILY ADJUSTED TO MINIMIZE MUSCLE ARTIFACT. - ✔✔HFF
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED LFF SETTING FOR THE
RESPIRATORY CHANNEL - ✔✔0.1 HZ
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING FOR
EEG - ✔✔0.3 HZ
STANDARD CALIBRATION FOR DC VOLTAGE APPLIED IS - ✔✔-50UV
THE TIME CONSTANT IS DEFINED AS - ✔✔THE AMOUNT OF TIME IN SECONDS THAT
IT TAKES A SQUARE WAVE TO DECAY 37% OF ITS AMPLITUDE
AC AMPLIFIER CALIBRATION WAVEFORMS SHOULD BE PERFORMED AND STORED AS
PART OF THE RECORDING. HOW LONG SHOULD THE CALIBRATION LAST - ✔✔30
SECONDS
WHEN SHOULD AC AMPLIFIER CALIBRATIONS BE PERFORMED - ✔✔BEFORE AND
AFTER EACH SLEEP STUDY
