PSG 211 Final

PSG 211 Final Who were the authors of the first standardized manual for terminology and scoring? - Allan Rechtschaffen & Anthony Kales Who were the first people to publish papers describing the electrographic characteristics of REM sleep? - Eugene Aserinsky & Nathaniel Kleitman Who coined the term "polysomnography"? - Jerome Holland Who standardized the multiple physiologic parameters that are still in use today? - Christian Guilleminault Who were the researchers that first wrote about the cyclical variation of the depth of sleep? - William Dement & Nathaniel Kleitman Early polysomnographic recording instruments were - analog The first association of sleep technicians was called - Association of Polysomnographic Technologists The current BRPT exam consist of - 200 questions to be answered in 4 hours. Why is it important to pay attention to the legislative activity in your state regarding the scope of practice of PSG technologists? - The scope of practice may be restricted and you cannot practice your craft. What is a primary challenge facing sleep researchers and clinicians today? - Understand sleep-related changes in physiology, their impact on quantity and quality of sleep and subsequent impact on waking life. Which of the following is NOT a common specialty from which physicians enter sleep medicine? - podiatry What is the most common sleep disorder? - insomnia What is the most common presenting problem in sleep clinics? - sleep apnea Patients who are diagnosed with Restless Legs Syndrome frequently have a complaint that their legs - constantly aching no matter what they do Patients who are diagnosed with Narcolepsy typically have problems staying asleep. - false Which of the following is NOT cited as a potential problem if children do not have healthy sleep habits? - children wandering the house at night causes other problems Poor sleep in adults can lead to numerous other health problems. - true The best place to conduct a sleep study is in - a sleep clinic insomnia - A repeated difference sleep related breathing disorders - stop breathing hypersomnias of centreal origin not due to a circadian rhythm sleep disorder, sleep related breathing disorder, or other cause of disturbed nocturnal sleep - it is the inability circadian rhythm sleep disorder - persistent or parasomnias - these are non sleep related movement disorders - characterized isolated symptosm, apparently normal variants, and unresolved issues - symptoms are Alcohol typically causes the following: - increased wakefulness Polysomnographically the effect of antidepressants can