Water to pool in the CPAP tubing - ANSWER Excessive warming and humidification will cause:
REM and slow wave rebound - ANSWER In patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing, the
most commonly seen response resulting from successful PAP titration is:
Modifying the alignment of upper jaw - ANSWER Maxillomandibular Advancements treats
OSA by:
One - ANSWER According to RECOMMENDED guidelines for pediatric CPAP titration, how
many hypopneas must occur prior to increasing pressure?
Efficacy monitoring - ANSWER Real time access to PAP compliance data is an example of:
Cumulative effect of insufficient sleep - ANSWER Sleep debt can BEST be described as the:
System referencing - ANSWER The ability to remontage while recording on digital equipment
is the result of:
Sampling Rate - ANSWER The amount of space needed to archive digitized data is MOST
impacted by:
Mild OSA - ANSWER The BEST candidate for oral appliance therapy would have:
Airflow signal generated by the PAP delivery device - ANSWER The BEST method for
detecting apneas and hypopneas during PAP titration is to use a/an:
, Montage - ANSWER The electrode array used for recording physiologic activity is referred to as:
C3 - ANSWER The electrode located 30% above the left pre-auricular crease is:
Minimize aliasing effect - ANSWER The importance of selecting sampling rates according to
RECOMMENDED guidelines is to:
Initiate emergency response system - ANSWER The MOST appropriate action a technologist
would take when there is confirmed ventricular tachycardia lasting greater than 30 seconds is:
Low filter - ANSWER The MOST appropriate setting a technologist would use to control the
frequency band of waveforms on a recording is the:
Pulse Ox - ANSWER The MOST COMMON method to monitor blood oxygen saturation
during polysomgraphy is:
Unacceptable leak value - ANSWER The MOST common reason for changing the PAP interface
during titration is:
Measure the patient's ability to resist the urge to fall asleep - ANSWER The most
important reason for performing a MWT is to:
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder - ANSWER The patient's medical history indicates the patient has
been taking tricyclic antidepressants for the past 5 years. The technologist should anticipate
that the patient may have an increased likelihood of:
Help reduce nasal congestion - ANSWER The PRIMARY benefit of heated humidification is to:
Prevent uper airway occlusion - ANSWER The PRIMARY function of EPAP is to: