PRATICE TEST & STUDY GUIDE ALL IN ONE / ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS ) GRADED A+ ASSURED !!
CPAP splints the obstructed airway open - ANSWER-The BEST
way for the technologist to explain how CPAP helps eliminate
obstructive apnea is to explain that:
a. CPAP splints the obstructed airway open
b. chemoreceptors will reset and eliminate apnea
c. there are separate pressures for inspiration and expiration
d. the airway typically collapses at the end of inspiration
increasing the LFF from 0.3 hz to 1.0 hz - ANSWER-All of the
following may be helpful in identifying 60-Hz artifact EXCEPT:
a. applying and removing the AC (line) filter.
b. decreasing time base to count the frequency.
c. decreasing the HFF from 70 Hz to 35 Hz.
d. increasing the LFF from 0.3 Hz to 1.0 Hz.
document any changes in recording parameters - ANSWER-
One of the MOST important roles of the recording
technologist is to: a. score sleep stages prior to applying
treatment
,b. document any changes in recording parameters
c. record interpretation of patient comments and actions
d. assure patient completes the pre-sleep questionnaire
increasing sampling rate
mild osa - ANSWER-The best candidate for oral appliance
therapy would have? a. Moderate RBD
b. End-stage COPD
c. Severe snoring
d. Mild OSA
increased site preparation - ANSWER-Which of these factors
does not tend to increase impedances?
a. Increased site preparation
b. Broken/faulty wires
c. Dirty electrodes
d. Poor application
0.5 hz - ANSWER-Which of these LFF settings is
preferred for and EEG channel? 0.5Hz
3.0Hz
10Hz
,35Hz
hyperactivity - ANSWER-Obstructive apnea is pediatric patients
is most often associated with:
a. Idiopathic hypersomnolence
b. Hypothyroidism
c. Hyperactivity
d. Overlap syndrome
increased site preparation - ANSWER-Which of these factors
does not tend to increase impedances?
a. Increased site preparation
b. Broken/faulty wires
c. Dirty electrodes
d. Poor application
shorter power cords - ANSWER-Which of these does not tend
to increase leakage current?
a. Shorter power cords
b. Power strips
c. Battery backups
d. Parallel placement of wires
, Measure the patient's ability to resist the urge to fall asleep -
ANSWER-The most important reason for performing a MWT is
to:
a. Calculate the total sleep time over 5 nap opportunities
b. Differentiate narcolepsy form idiopathic hypersomnia
c. Measure the patient's ability to resist the urge to fall asleep
d. Predict the need for administering stimulant medicaiton
c. verify electrode response to commands. - ANSWER-The
technologist performs physiological calibrations in order to:
a. assess the function of the computer keyboard.
b. assess the function of the electrical bed.
c. verify electrode response to commands.
d. verify the polarity of the electrocardiogram (ECG).
Tachycardia alternating with bradycardia - ANSWER-A
pattern of cardiac variability often seen in patients with
OSA is: A.
Persistent
Tachycardia B.
Persistent
bradycardia C.
Tachycardia alternating with
bradycardia D.