RPSGT PRACTICE EXAM
Questions with Correct Answers
(VERIFIED)
A PATIENTS OXIMETER READING DURING PATIENT CALIBRATION IS 88%. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE?—ANSWER--PLACE THE PROBE ON
THE PATIENTS EARLOBE
A PATIENT WITH ONDINES CURSE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE WHICH TYPE OF
RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT IN SLEEP—ANSWER--CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA
ACCORDING TO THE AASM, INTERCOSTAL EMG ACTIVITY IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE
SESOR FOR RECORDING WHAT PARMETER—ANSWER--DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT
SLOW ROLLING EYE MOVEMENTS OCCURING DURING STAGE N1 SLEEP WILL BEST BE SEEN
AT LOW FILTER SETTING OF—ANSWER--0.3HZ
A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE SENSITIVITY IS 5UV/MM.
THE VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS—ANSWER--75UV
A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS WITH—ANSWER--
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
CAPNOGRAPHY MEASURES—ANSWER--EXPIRED CO2
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER SETTINGS IS RECOMMENDED FOR
RECORDING SUBMENTAL EMG—ANSWER--100HZ
ENDOESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IN EVALUTATING
WHICH SLEEP DISORDERS—ANSWER--SLEEP RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS
A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING HAS ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH DO—ANSWER--CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND
DOCUMENT RHYTHM
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CARDIAC RHYTHM—ANSWER--
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
HOW WOULD YOU COMPUTE SLEEP EFFICIENCY—ANSWER--TOTAL SLEEP TIME DIVIDED BY
TIME IN BED X 100
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE APNEA + HYPOPNEA INDEX—ANSWER--# APNEAS AND
HYPOPNEAS DIVIDED BY TST X60
WHICH HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR RECORDING RESPIRATION—
ANSWER--0.1HZ
THE PURPOSE OF AN EXHALATION PORT IN A CPAP CIRCUIT IS—ANSWER--TO VENT EXHALED
C02
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF A PVC—ANSWER--THE QRS IS WIDE
AND BIZARRE
A NORMAL VARIATION IN SINUS RHYTHM WHICH IS RELATED TO RESPIRATORY RATE AND
RESULTS FROM VAGAL TONE INHIBITION DESCRIBES—ANSWER--SINUS ARRHYTHMIA
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
Questions with Correct Answers
(VERIFIED)
A PATIENTS OXIMETER READING DURING PATIENT CALIBRATION IS 88%. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE?—ANSWER--PLACE THE PROBE ON
THE PATIENTS EARLOBE
A PATIENT WITH ONDINES CURSE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE WHICH TYPE OF
RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT IN SLEEP—ANSWER--CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA
ACCORDING TO THE AASM, INTERCOSTAL EMG ACTIVITY IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE
SESOR FOR RECORDING WHAT PARMETER—ANSWER--DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT
SLOW ROLLING EYE MOVEMENTS OCCURING DURING STAGE N1 SLEEP WILL BEST BE SEEN
AT LOW FILTER SETTING OF—ANSWER--0.3HZ
A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE SENSITIVITY IS 5UV/MM.
THE VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS—ANSWER--75UV
A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS WITH—ANSWER--
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
CAPNOGRAPHY MEASURES—ANSWER--EXPIRED CO2
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER SETTINGS IS RECOMMENDED FOR
RECORDING SUBMENTAL EMG—ANSWER--100HZ
ENDOESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IN EVALUTATING
WHICH SLEEP DISORDERS—ANSWER--SLEEP RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS
A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING HAS ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH DO—ANSWER--CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND
DOCUMENT RHYTHM
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CARDIAC RHYTHM—ANSWER--
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
HOW WOULD YOU COMPUTE SLEEP EFFICIENCY—ANSWER--TOTAL SLEEP TIME DIVIDED BY
TIME IN BED X 100
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE APNEA + HYPOPNEA INDEX—ANSWER--# APNEAS AND
HYPOPNEAS DIVIDED BY TST X60
WHICH HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR RECORDING RESPIRATION—
ANSWER--0.1HZ
THE PURPOSE OF AN EXHALATION PORT IN A CPAP CIRCUIT IS—ANSWER--TO VENT EXHALED
C02
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF A PVC—ANSWER--THE QRS IS WIDE
AND BIZARRE
A NORMAL VARIATION IN SINUS RHYTHM WHICH IS RELATED TO RESPIRATORY RATE AND
RESULTS FROM VAGAL TONE INHIBITION DESCRIBES—ANSWER--SINUS ARRHYTHMIA
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
