Mock BRPT questions with verified answers
A breathing event marked by no flow in the thermistor channel and
increased effort in the thoracic/abdominal belts are scored as
a. an obstructive apnea.
b. an obstructive hypopnea.
c. a central apnea.
d. a central hypopnea. Ans✓✓✓ a. obstructive apnea
A patient who has no medical history of central sleep apnea (CSA) and
no CSA seen on the NPSG has returned for a PAP titration. As soon as
the patient falls asleep, he has immediate periodic breathing with no
effort. What should the technologist do?
a. Immediately switch to BiPAP pressure.
b. Wake the patient, and remind them to breathe as the machine does
not breathe for them.
c. Initiate adaptive servoventilation.
d. Wait it out for at least an hour, giving the patient plenty of time to
adjust. Ans✓✓✓ d. Wait it out for at least an hour, giving the patient
plenty of time to adjust.
According to the guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine, how long must loud or unambiguous snoring continue in
patients 12 years or older before the technologist increases the IPAP
settings to treat it?
a. At least 1 minute
,b. At least 2 minutes
c. At least 3 minutes
d. At least 5 minutes Ans✓✓✓ C. at least 5 minutes
An alternating EEG pattern seen during quiet sleep in a newborn infant,
consisting of both high- and low-voltage activity is termed
a. You Answered active sleep.
b. trace alternant.
c. sawtooth waves.
d. slow-wave sleep. Ans✓✓✓ b. trace alternate
Average volume-assured pressure support focuses on maintaining
which aspect of the respiratory process?
a. You Answered Respiratory rate
b. Tidal volume
c. Inspiratory time
d. Expiratory time Ans✓✓✓ b. tidal volume
Correct statements about acceptable PAP titration results include all of
the following EXCEPT
a. it reduces the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) to less than 5 for at
least 15-minute duration and should include supine REM sleep at the
selected pressure that is not continually interrupted by spontaneous
arousals or awakenings.
, b. it reduces the RDI to 10 or less or by 50% of the baseline RDI less
than 15 and should include supine REM sleep that is not continually
interrupted by spontaneous arousals or awakenings at the selected
pressure.
c. it reduces the RDI to less than 5 for at least a I5-minute duration
without supine sleep seen at the selected pressure.
d. it does not reduce the RDI to 10 or less but reduces the RDI by 50%
from baseline in sever patients. Ans✓✓✓ d. it does not reduce the RDI
to 10 or less but reduces the RDI by 50% from baseline in several
patients
Delta waves must be how many microvolts (uV) in amplitude to count
toward stage N3 sleep percentages?
a. 75 mv
b. 30 mv
c. 100 mv
d. 55 mv Ans✓✓✓ A. 75 uV
During a BiPAP titration, which setting is increased to treat obstructive
apnea in a patient?
a. Increase both IPAP and EPAP.
b. Increase EPAP only.
c. Increase backup rate.
d. You Answered Increase IPAP only. Ans✓✓✓ Increase both IPAP and
EPAP.
A breathing event marked by no flow in the thermistor channel and
increased effort in the thoracic/abdominal belts are scored as
a. an obstructive apnea.
b. an obstructive hypopnea.
c. a central apnea.
d. a central hypopnea. Ans✓✓✓ a. obstructive apnea
A patient who has no medical history of central sleep apnea (CSA) and
no CSA seen on the NPSG has returned for a PAP titration. As soon as
the patient falls asleep, he has immediate periodic breathing with no
effort. What should the technologist do?
a. Immediately switch to BiPAP pressure.
b. Wake the patient, and remind them to breathe as the machine does
not breathe for them.
c. Initiate adaptive servoventilation.
d. Wait it out for at least an hour, giving the patient plenty of time to
adjust. Ans✓✓✓ d. Wait it out for at least an hour, giving the patient
plenty of time to adjust.
According to the guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine, how long must loud or unambiguous snoring continue in
patients 12 years or older before the technologist increases the IPAP
settings to treat it?
a. At least 1 minute
,b. At least 2 minutes
c. At least 3 minutes
d. At least 5 minutes Ans✓✓✓ C. at least 5 minutes
An alternating EEG pattern seen during quiet sleep in a newborn infant,
consisting of both high- and low-voltage activity is termed
a. You Answered active sleep.
b. trace alternant.
c. sawtooth waves.
d. slow-wave sleep. Ans✓✓✓ b. trace alternate
Average volume-assured pressure support focuses on maintaining
which aspect of the respiratory process?
a. You Answered Respiratory rate
b. Tidal volume
c. Inspiratory time
d. Expiratory time Ans✓✓✓ b. tidal volume
Correct statements about acceptable PAP titration results include all of
the following EXCEPT
a. it reduces the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) to less than 5 for at
least 15-minute duration and should include supine REM sleep at the
selected pressure that is not continually interrupted by spontaneous
arousals or awakenings.
, b. it reduces the RDI to 10 or less or by 50% of the baseline RDI less
than 15 and should include supine REM sleep that is not continually
interrupted by spontaneous arousals or awakenings at the selected
pressure.
c. it reduces the RDI to less than 5 for at least a I5-minute duration
without supine sleep seen at the selected pressure.
d. it does not reduce the RDI to 10 or less but reduces the RDI by 50%
from baseline in sever patients. Ans✓✓✓ d. it does not reduce the RDI
to 10 or less but reduces the RDI by 50% from baseline in several
patients
Delta waves must be how many microvolts (uV) in amplitude to count
toward stage N3 sleep percentages?
a. 75 mv
b. 30 mv
c. 100 mv
d. 55 mv Ans✓✓✓ A. 75 uV
During a BiPAP titration, which setting is increased to treat obstructive
apnea in a patient?
a. Increase both IPAP and EPAP.
b. Increase EPAP only.
c. Increase backup rate.
d. You Answered Increase IPAP only. Ans✓✓✓ Increase both IPAP and
EPAP.
