RPSGT EXAM practice Questions and Answers
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What are SOREMPS? - ✔✔Occurrence of REM sleep within 15 minutes of sleep onset
(<2 = hypersomnia, >2 narcolepsy)
What type of narcolepsy is cataplexy present? - ✔✔Type 1
When is narcolepsy onset age usually? - ✔✔10-20
What is the effect of light therapy on circadian rhythms? - ✔✔Light therapy in the
morning, after core body temperature minimum, advances the circadian rhythm (go to
bed early, wake up early)
What gender does SRED happen in more? - ✔✔Females
What gender does RBD happen more in? - ✔✔Males (>50)
When do disorders of arousal usually disappear? - ✔✔onset puberty
What is another name for "hypnic jerk"? - ✔✔Sleep start
What is cataythrenia? - ✔✔Sleep related groaning in REM sleep usually
, What is expected with sleep-related seizures? - ✔✔Episodes usually last <1 minute,
can have multiple episodes, more common in first part of the night, complex behaviors
are uncommon
What drugs suppress REM? - ✔✔SSRI
TCA
Propranolol
Benzodiazepines
Barbiturates
MOA Inhibitors
What drugs decrease N3? - ✔✔Clozapine
Olanzapine
Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
What drugs increase N3? - ✔✔Cimetidine
Gamma hydroxybutyrate
TCA
Trazadone
Gabapentin
Pregabalin
What way do the EOGs behave? - ✔✔If looking left, REOG has upward deflection and
LEOG has downward deflection
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What are SOREMPS? - ✔✔Occurrence of REM sleep within 15 minutes of sleep onset
(<2 = hypersomnia, >2 narcolepsy)
What type of narcolepsy is cataplexy present? - ✔✔Type 1
When is narcolepsy onset age usually? - ✔✔10-20
What is the effect of light therapy on circadian rhythms? - ✔✔Light therapy in the
morning, after core body temperature minimum, advances the circadian rhythm (go to
bed early, wake up early)
What gender does SRED happen in more? - ✔✔Females
What gender does RBD happen more in? - ✔✔Males (>50)
When do disorders of arousal usually disappear? - ✔✔onset puberty
What is another name for "hypnic jerk"? - ✔✔Sleep start
What is cataythrenia? - ✔✔Sleep related groaning in REM sleep usually
, What is expected with sleep-related seizures? - ✔✔Episodes usually last <1 minute,
can have multiple episodes, more common in first part of the night, complex behaviors
are uncommon
What drugs suppress REM? - ✔✔SSRI
TCA
Propranolol
Benzodiazepines
Barbiturates
MOA Inhibitors
What drugs decrease N3? - ✔✔Clozapine
Olanzapine
Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
What drugs increase N3? - ✔✔Cimetidine
Gamma hydroxybutyrate
TCA
Trazadone
Gabapentin
Pregabalin
What way do the EOGs behave? - ✔✔If looking left, REOG has upward deflection and
LEOG has downward deflection
