RPSGT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS!!!
what is the minimum number of diagnostic and therapeutic in a split study? - Answer
2 diagnostic 3 therapeutic
what is the most stable stage of sleep respiratory wise? - Answer N3 (NREM is more
stable and REM is irregular)
What does common mode rejection do? - Answer It is a process that takes input
signals and eliminates identical voltages from two different sources (records
dissimilar voltages)
(higher the CMMR, the more efficient the amplifier)
what should the low pass filter for an EEG be if seizures are expected? - Answer 70
Hz (usually 35 Hz)
What happens to a waveform is sensitivity is increased? - Answer The vertical size
of the wave decreases
what is the difference in gain and sensitivity? - Answer Increasing gain increases
amplitude and increasing sensitivity decreases the amplitude
What is the shortest sleep latency for a MSLT nap? - Answer 15 minutes (longest its
35 minutes)
What is HST? - Answer Home sleep test
How do you clean ECG electrodes? - Answer Wipe with cleaning agent that is non-
corrosive to plastic, air dry, gas sterilization as needed
What are the NREM parasomnias? - Answer Confusional arousals, sleepwalking,
sleep terror, SRED
What are the REM parasomnias? - Answer Nightmares, RBD, sleep paralysis
How long does a "short sleeper" sleep? - Answer <6 hours (long: >10)
What stage of sleep is CSA more common? - Answer NREM
What are SOREMPS? - Answer Occurrence of REM sleep within 15 minutes of
sleep onset (<2 = hypersomnia, >2 narcolepsy)
What type of narcolepsy is cataplexy present? - Answer Type 1
When is narcolepsy onset age usually? - Answer 10-20
What is the effect of light therapy on circadian rhythms? - Answer Light therapy in
the morning, after core body temperature minimum, advances the circadian rhythm
(go to bed early, wake up early)
ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS!!!
what is the minimum number of diagnostic and therapeutic in a split study? - Answer
2 diagnostic 3 therapeutic
what is the most stable stage of sleep respiratory wise? - Answer N3 (NREM is more
stable and REM is irregular)
What does common mode rejection do? - Answer It is a process that takes input
signals and eliminates identical voltages from two different sources (records
dissimilar voltages)
(higher the CMMR, the more efficient the amplifier)
what should the low pass filter for an EEG be if seizures are expected? - Answer 70
Hz (usually 35 Hz)
What happens to a waveform is sensitivity is increased? - Answer The vertical size
of the wave decreases
what is the difference in gain and sensitivity? - Answer Increasing gain increases
amplitude and increasing sensitivity decreases the amplitude
What is the shortest sleep latency for a MSLT nap? - Answer 15 minutes (longest its
35 minutes)
What is HST? - Answer Home sleep test
How do you clean ECG electrodes? - Answer Wipe with cleaning agent that is non-
corrosive to plastic, air dry, gas sterilization as needed
What are the NREM parasomnias? - Answer Confusional arousals, sleepwalking,
sleep terror, SRED
What are the REM parasomnias? - Answer Nightmares, RBD, sleep paralysis
How long does a "short sleeper" sleep? - Answer <6 hours (long: >10)
What stage of sleep is CSA more common? - Answer NREM
What are SOREMPS? - Answer Occurrence of REM sleep within 15 minutes of
sleep onset (<2 = hypersomnia, >2 narcolepsy)
What type of narcolepsy is cataplexy present? - Answer Type 1
When is narcolepsy onset age usually? - Answer 10-20
What is the effect of light therapy on circadian rhythms? - Answer Light therapy in
the morning, after core body temperature minimum, advances the circadian rhythm
(go to bed early, wake up early)
