REGISTERED SLEEP TECHNOLOGIST
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What his hthe hminimum hduration hrequirement hfor hsleep hspindles? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-.5 hseconds
What his ha hcommon hcomplaint himmediately hfollowing hPAP htitration? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-Nasal hdryness hand hSneezing
The hstandard hpaper hspeed hused hfor ha hsleep hstudy his h- hcorrect hanswers h-10
hmm/s
Alpha hrhythm hduring hwake hwith hthe heyes hclosed his hbest hviewed hfrom hwhich
harea hof hthe hbrain? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Occipital
Which hbest hdescribes hthe hend hof ha hperiod hof hREM? h- hcorrect hanswers h-A
hsustained hincrease hin hchin hEMG hwith hslow hrolling heyes
What hfrequency hare hEEG hslow hwaves? h- hcorrect hanswers h-.5-2hz
,Which helectrode hsite his hlocated hhalf hthe hdistance hbetween hFp2 hand hC4? h-
hcorrect hanswers h-F4
The hdistance hfrom hFp2 hto hT4 his h10cm. hWhat his hthe hdistance hfrom hFp2 hto hF8?
h- hcorrect hanswers h-5 hcm
What his hconsidered ha hnormal hPO2 hlevel? h- hcorrect hanswers h->57
How hfar hwill hthe hpen hdeflect hif hthe hsensitivity his h10mV/cm hand hthe hinput hvoltage
his h75mV? h- hcorrect hanswers h-75mm
What hpercentage hof hthe hvertical hmeasurement hof hthe hhead h(nasion hto hinion) his
hPz hto hthe hinion? h- hcorrect hanswers h-30%
The hdistance hfrom hFp1 hto hO1 hthrough hC3 his h24cm. hWhat his hthe hdistance hfrom
hC3 hto hP3? h- hcorrect hanswers h-6 hcm
What hLFF hsetting his hpreferred hfor han hEEG hchannel? h- hcorrect hanswers h-.5Hz
Adjusting hthe hsensitivity hfrom h5mV/mm hto h10mV/mm hwill; h- hcorrect hanswers h-
Reduce hthe hpen hdeflection hby hone hhalf
Where hshould hthe hchin hEMG helectrodes hbe hplaced? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Above
hand hbelow hthe hchin
What hstages hcan halpha hwaves happear hin? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Any hstage
What hpercentage hof hcircumference hof hthe hhead his hT5 hfrom hT3? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-10%
What his hthe hequation hfor hsensitivity? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Sensitivity h= hVoltage h/
hPen hdeflection
What his hthe hprimary hdifference hbetween han hapnea hand ha hhypopnea? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-An hapnea his ha hfull hcessation hof hairflow h(90%)
The hexploring helectrode hdetects ha hcollage hof h-20mV. hThe houtput hvoltage his
h50mV. hWhat hvoltage hdid hthe hreference helectrode hdetect? h- hcorrect hanswers h--
70mV
Which hmontage hincludes ha hpressure hchannel hand han hairflow hchannel hfrom ha hDC
hdevice? h- hcorrect hanswers h-CPAP hmontage
Double hreferencing hmay hbe hbeneficial hfor? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Reducing hECG
hartifact hin hEEG hor heyes
, What his hthe hpurpose hof hthe hLFF? h- hcorrect hanswers h-To heliminate hunwanted
hslow hfrequencies
What his hthe hrequired hduration hof han hapnea? h- hcorrect hanswers h-10 hseconds
Stage hN1 his hcharacterized hby; h- hcorrect hanswers h-Relatively hlow-voltage, hmixed
hfrequency hEEG hwith ha hprominent hof hactivity hin hthe h2-7 hCPS hrange
What hstage hwas hpreviously hcalled htransitional hsleep, hdrowsy hsleep, hlow hvoltage
hfast hand hstage hB? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Stage hN1
About hhow hlong his ha htypical hperiod hof hstage hN1? h- hcorrect hanswers h-1-7
hminutes
The hquality hand haccuracy hof ha hsleep hrecording his hmostly hdetermined hby; h-
hcorrect hanswers h-Proper helectrode hplacement
If ha hlow hfrequency hartifact happears hin hall hEEG hand hEOG hchannels; h- hcorrect
hanswers h-Attempt hto hcool hpatient
Which helectrode his hhalf hthe hdistance hfrom hFp2 hto hT4? h- hcorrect hanswers h-F8
Which hsensor hgenerates hits hown hvoltages hand hmay hbe hplugged hdirectly hinto hthe
hhead hbox? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Thermocouple hand hpiezo-electric hcrystal hbands
What his hthe hamplitude hrequirement hfor han hEEG hslow hwave? h- hcorrect hanswers h-
75mV
A hground hloop hmay hoccur hwhen; h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hpatient his hattached hto
hone hor hmore hdiagnostic hdevices, heach hwith hits hown hground hto hthe hpatient
Increased hacidity hin hthe hblood hproduces; h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hdecreased hpH
What hrespiratory hevent his hcharacterized hby hopposite heffort hpatterns hin hthe hchest
hand habdomen? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Paradoxical hbreathing
What his hthe hamplitude hrequirement hfor ha hk-complex? h- hcorrect hanswers h-There
his hno hamplitude hrequirement
What hcharacteristics hof hEEG hwaves hare htaken hinto haccount hwhen hdetermining
hsleep hstages? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Amplitude, hfrequency hand hshape
Low-voltage, hmixed hfrequency hwaves hare hthe hprominent hpattern hin hwhich
hstages? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Stage hN1 hand hREM
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What his hthe hminimum hduration hrequirement hfor hsleep hspindles? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-.5 hseconds
What his ha hcommon hcomplaint himmediately hfollowing hPAP htitration? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-Nasal hdryness hand hSneezing
The hstandard hpaper hspeed hused hfor ha hsleep hstudy his h- hcorrect hanswers h-10
hmm/s
Alpha hrhythm hduring hwake hwith hthe heyes hclosed his hbest hviewed hfrom hwhich
harea hof hthe hbrain? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Occipital
Which hbest hdescribes hthe hend hof ha hperiod hof hREM? h- hcorrect hanswers h-A
hsustained hincrease hin hchin hEMG hwith hslow hrolling heyes
What hfrequency hare hEEG hslow hwaves? h- hcorrect hanswers h-.5-2hz
,Which helectrode hsite his hlocated hhalf hthe hdistance hbetween hFp2 hand hC4? h-
hcorrect hanswers h-F4
The hdistance hfrom hFp2 hto hT4 his h10cm. hWhat his hthe hdistance hfrom hFp2 hto hF8?
h- hcorrect hanswers h-5 hcm
What his hconsidered ha hnormal hPO2 hlevel? h- hcorrect hanswers h->57
How hfar hwill hthe hpen hdeflect hif hthe hsensitivity his h10mV/cm hand hthe hinput hvoltage
his h75mV? h- hcorrect hanswers h-75mm
What hpercentage hof hthe hvertical hmeasurement hof hthe hhead h(nasion hto hinion) his
hPz hto hthe hinion? h- hcorrect hanswers h-30%
The hdistance hfrom hFp1 hto hO1 hthrough hC3 his h24cm. hWhat his hthe hdistance hfrom
hC3 hto hP3? h- hcorrect hanswers h-6 hcm
What hLFF hsetting his hpreferred hfor han hEEG hchannel? h- hcorrect hanswers h-.5Hz
Adjusting hthe hsensitivity hfrom h5mV/mm hto h10mV/mm hwill; h- hcorrect hanswers h-
Reduce hthe hpen hdeflection hby hone hhalf
Where hshould hthe hchin hEMG helectrodes hbe hplaced? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Above
hand hbelow hthe hchin
What hstages hcan halpha hwaves happear hin? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Any hstage
What hpercentage hof hcircumference hof hthe hhead his hT5 hfrom hT3? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-10%
What his hthe hequation hfor hsensitivity? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Sensitivity h= hVoltage h/
hPen hdeflection
What his hthe hprimary hdifference hbetween han hapnea hand ha hhypopnea? h- hcorrect
hanswers h-An hapnea his ha hfull hcessation hof hairflow h(90%)
The hexploring helectrode hdetects ha hcollage hof h-20mV. hThe houtput hvoltage his
h50mV. hWhat hvoltage hdid hthe hreference helectrode hdetect? h- hcorrect hanswers h--
70mV
Which hmontage hincludes ha hpressure hchannel hand han hairflow hchannel hfrom ha hDC
hdevice? h- hcorrect hanswers h-CPAP hmontage
Double hreferencing hmay hbe hbeneficial hfor? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Reducing hECG
hartifact hin hEEG hor heyes
, What his hthe hpurpose hof hthe hLFF? h- hcorrect hanswers h-To heliminate hunwanted
hslow hfrequencies
What his hthe hrequired hduration hof han hapnea? h- hcorrect hanswers h-10 hseconds
Stage hN1 his hcharacterized hby; h- hcorrect hanswers h-Relatively hlow-voltage, hmixed
hfrequency hEEG hwith ha hprominent hof hactivity hin hthe h2-7 hCPS hrange
What hstage hwas hpreviously hcalled htransitional hsleep, hdrowsy hsleep, hlow hvoltage
hfast hand hstage hB? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Stage hN1
About hhow hlong his ha htypical hperiod hof hstage hN1? h- hcorrect hanswers h-1-7
hminutes
The hquality hand haccuracy hof ha hsleep hrecording his hmostly hdetermined hby; h-
hcorrect hanswers h-Proper helectrode hplacement
If ha hlow hfrequency hartifact happears hin hall hEEG hand hEOG hchannels; h- hcorrect
hanswers h-Attempt hto hcool hpatient
Which helectrode his hhalf hthe hdistance hfrom hFp2 hto hT4? h- hcorrect hanswers h-F8
Which hsensor hgenerates hits hown hvoltages hand hmay hbe hplugged hdirectly hinto hthe
hhead hbox? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Thermocouple hand hpiezo-electric hcrystal hbands
What his hthe hamplitude hrequirement hfor han hEEG hslow hwave? h- hcorrect hanswers h-
75mV
A hground hloop hmay hoccur hwhen; h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hpatient his hattached hto
hone hor hmore hdiagnostic hdevices, heach hwith hits hown hground hto hthe hpatient
Increased hacidity hin hthe hblood hproduces; h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hdecreased hpH
What hrespiratory hevent his hcharacterized hby hopposite heffort hpatterns hin hthe hchest
hand habdomen? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Paradoxical hbreathing
What his hthe hamplitude hrequirement hfor ha hk-complex? h- hcorrect hanswers h-There
his hno hamplitude hrequirement
What hcharacteristics hof hEEG hwaves hare htaken hinto haccount hwhen hdetermining
hsleep hstages? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Amplitude, hfrequency hand hshape
Low-voltage, hmixed hfrequency hwaves hare hthe hprominent hpattern hin hwhich
hstages? h- hcorrect hanswers h-Stage hN1 hand hREM
