AASM Technical And Digital Specifications Exam
Questions And Complete Answers
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, Maximum Electrode
Impedances are ____? - answer 5 KΩ
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, Minimum Digital Resolution is
____? - answer 12 bits per sample
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for EEG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for EOG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for EMG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for ECG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Airflow? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz; Minimal: 25 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Oximetry, Transcutaneous PCO2? - answer Desirable: 25 Hz; Minimal: 10 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Nasal Pressure, End-Tidal PCO2, PAP Device Flow? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz;
Minimal: 25 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Esophageal Pressure? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz; Minimal: 25 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Body Position? - answer Desirable: 1 Hz; Minimal: 1 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Snoring Sounds? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Snoring Sounds? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Rib Cage and Abdominal Movements? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz; Minimal: 25 Hz
, Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the EEG? - answer LFF: 0.3 Hz | HFF: 35 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the EOG? - answer LFF: 0.3 Hz | HFF: 35 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the EMG? - answer LFF: 10 Hz | HFF: 100 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the ECG? - answer LFF: 0.3 Hz | HFF: 70 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the Oronasal Thermal Flow, Thoracoabdominal Belt Signals? - answer LFF: 0.1 Hz |
HFF: 15 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for Nasal Pressure? - answer LFF: DC or ≤0.3 Hz | HFF: 100 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the PAP Device Flow? - answer LFF: DC | HFF: DC
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for Snoring? - answer LFF: 10 Hz | HFF: 100 Hz
In the absence of clear preferences, use similar settings among leads to
________________. - answer simplify technical implementation
Regarding measured EEG and EOG electrode impedance, electrode impedances should
be rechecked during a recording when _________________________. - answer any pattern
that might be artifactual appears
For EEG, 500 Hz sampling rate could improve resolution of spikes in the EEG and better
maintain _______________. - answer details of the waveform
For more detailed EEG analysis, sampling rate and high-frequency filter settings may be
increased. In these circumstances, the sampling rate should be at least
___________________. - answer 3 times the highest frequency of interest
***For EOG, using the 500 Hz desirable EEG sampling rate also allows the reflection of
the EEG in this lead as an EEG backup and may better define some artifacts in these
leads. - answer
Questions And Complete Answers
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, Maximum Electrode
Impedances are ____? - answer 5 KΩ
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, Minimum Digital Resolution is
____? - answer 12 bits per sample
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for EEG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for EOG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for EMG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for ECG? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Airflow? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz; Minimal: 25 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Oximetry, Transcutaneous PCO2? - answer Desirable: 25 Hz; Minimal: 10 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Nasal Pressure, End-Tidal PCO2, PAP Device Flow? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz;
Minimal: 25 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Esophageal Pressure? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz; Minimal: 25 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Body Position? - answer Desirable: 1 Hz; Minimal: 1 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Snoring Sounds? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Snoring Sounds? - answer Desirable: 500 Hz; Minimal: 200 Hz
According to AASM Technical and Digital Specifications, what are the Sampling Rates
for Rib Cage and Abdominal Movements? - answer Desirable: 100 Hz; Minimal: 25 Hz
, Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the EEG? - answer LFF: 0.3 Hz | HFF: 35 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the EOG? - answer LFF: 0.3 Hz | HFF: 35 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the EMG? - answer LFF: 10 Hz | HFF: 100 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the ECG? - answer LFF: 0.3 Hz | HFF: 70 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the Oronasal Thermal Flow, Thoracoabdominal Belt Signals? - answer LFF: 0.1 Hz |
HFF: 15 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for Nasal Pressure? - answer LFF: DC or ≤0.3 Hz | HFF: 100 Hz
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for the PAP Device Flow? - answer LFF: DC | HFF: DC
Regarding AASM filter settings, what is the Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Filter
for Snoring? - answer LFF: 10 Hz | HFF: 100 Hz
In the absence of clear preferences, use similar settings among leads to
________________. - answer simplify technical implementation
Regarding measured EEG and EOG electrode impedance, electrode impedances should
be rechecked during a recording when _________________________. - answer any pattern
that might be artifactual appears
For EEG, 500 Hz sampling rate could improve resolution of spikes in the EEG and better
maintain _______________. - answer details of the waveform
For more detailed EEG analysis, sampling rate and high-frequency filter settings may be
increased. In these circumstances, the sampling rate should be at least
___________________. - answer 3 times the highest frequency of interest
***For EOG, using the 500 Hz desirable EEG sampling rate also allows the reflection of
the EEG in this lead as an EEG backup and may better define some artifacts in these
leads. - answer
