RPSGT PRACTICE EXAM Questions and Answers
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1. A PATIENTS OXIMETER READING DURING PATIENT CALIBRATION IS
88%. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE RE-
SPONSE?>>PLACE THE PROBE ON THE PATIENTS EARLOBE
2. A PATIENT WITH ONDINES CURSE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE
WHICH TYPE OF RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT IN SLEEP>>CENTRAL
SLEEPAPNEA
3. ACCORDING TO THE AASM, INTERCOSTAL EMG ACTIVITY IS AN ACCEPT-
ABLE ALTERNATIVE SESOR FOR RECORDING WHAT
PARMETER>>DETEC-TION OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT
4. SLOW ROLLING EYE MOVEMENTS OCCURING DURING STAGE N1 SLEEP
WILL BEST BE SEEN AT LOW FILTER SETTING OF>>0.3HZ
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, 5. A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE SENSI-
TIVITY IS 5UV/MM. THE VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS>>75UV
6. A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS
WITH>>CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
7. CAPNOGRAPHY MEASURES>>EXPIRED CO2
8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER SETTINGS IS
RECOMMENDED FOR RECORDING SUBMENTAL EMG>>100HZ
9. ENDOESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE MOST
HELPFUL IN EVALUTATING WHICH SLEEP DISORDERS>>SLEEP
RELATEDBREATHING DISORDERS
10. A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISOR-
DERED BREATHING HAS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH
DO>>CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND DOCUMENT RHYTHM
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1. A PATIENTS OXIMETER READING DURING PATIENT CALIBRATION IS
88%. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE RE-
SPONSE?>>PLACE THE PROBE ON THE PATIENTS EARLOBE
2. A PATIENT WITH ONDINES CURSE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE
WHICH TYPE OF RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT IN SLEEP>>CENTRAL
SLEEPAPNEA
3. ACCORDING TO THE AASM, INTERCOSTAL EMG ACTIVITY IS AN ACCEPT-
ABLE ALTERNATIVE SESOR FOR RECORDING WHAT
PARMETER>>DETEC-TION OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT
4. SLOW ROLLING EYE MOVEMENTS OCCURING DURING STAGE N1 SLEEP
WILL BEST BE SEEN AT LOW FILTER SETTING OF>>0.3HZ
1/7
, 5. A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE SENSI-
TIVITY IS 5UV/MM. THE VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS>>75UV
6. A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS
WITH>>CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
7. CAPNOGRAPHY MEASURES>>EXPIRED CO2
8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER SETTINGS IS
RECOMMENDED FOR RECORDING SUBMENTAL EMG>>100HZ
9. ENDOESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE MOST
HELPFUL IN EVALUTATING WHICH SLEEP DISORDERS>>SLEEP
RELATEDBREATHING DISORDERS
10. A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISOR-
DERED BREATHING HAS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH
DO>>CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND DOCUMENT RHYTHM
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