SDS Exam - NBRC Questions And
Answers
The brecommended bHFF bfor brecording belectocardiograph bchannel bis b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔70Hz
Which bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbest bdescribe brhythmic bmovement bdisorder? b
1. bMinimum bfrequency bof b0.3Hz
2. bMax bfrequency bof b2.0Hz
3. bMin bnumber bof b4 brhythmic bmovements
a.1,2
b.2,3
c.1,3
d.1,2,3 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔b
A b14 byear bold bboy bis bundergoing ban bovernight bsleep bstudy band bhas bbeen bstared
bon bCPAP. bThe bpt bis bcurrently bon b8cmH2O bCPAP. bWhat bis bthe brecommended
bmax bCPAP bpressure bfor bthis bpt b- bcorrect banswers✔✔20cmH2O
What bis bmax bCPAP bfor bpts bunder b12 byears bold? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔15cmH2O
A bpt brecently bcompleted ban bMSLT bhaving bobtained ba btotal bscore bof b10. bWhich bof
bthe bfollowing bwould bbest bdescribe bmanaging bthe bpts bdaytime bsleepiness? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Troublesome
Classify bthe bfollowing bMSLT bscores:
0 b- b5 bminutes...
6 b- b10 bminutes...
11 b- b15 bminutes...
16 b- b20 bminutes... b- bcorrect banswers✔✔...Severe
...Troublesome
...Manageable
...Excellent
During ban bMSLT ba bpt bhas bhad b5 bnaps bw/o bonset bof bREM...what bshould bbe bdone
bnext? b
a. bEnd bthe bstudy b
b. bHave bpt btake b6th bnap b- bcorrect banswers✔✔b. b6th bnap
,MSLT bis ba bseris bof b____ bto b____naps, beach b____min blong, b____ bhours bapart.
______ bnaps bwill bbe bsuffieicent bif bsleep bonset bREM bhas boccurred bin b2 bnaps. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔4 bto b5 beach b20min blong band b2 bhours bapart
4
In bMSLT bthe b1st bnap bbegins b___ bto b____ bhours bafter bthe bovernight bPSG bhas
bconcluded b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1.5 bto b3 bhours
MSLT bis bnot brecommended bthe bmorning bafter bwhat btype bof bstudy b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Split
MSLT bis bnot bused bto bdiagnose bnarcolepsy bif bthe bTST bon bthe bprior bnight bstudy
bwas bless bthan b____ bhours b- bcorrect banswers✔✔6
State b2 bmethods bfor bending ba bnap bin ban bMSLT b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bNo bsleep
bonset bafter b20min
2. bAfter b15min bof bcontinuous brecording bfollowing bsleep bonset
List bchannels bused bin bsleep bmontage bfor ban bMSLT b- bcorrect banswers✔✔EEG b(2
bleads: bCentral band bOccipital)
2 bReference bLeads b(M1 band bM2)
E1 band bE2 b(Eyes)
2 bEMG bleads b(chin band b2 bsubmentalis bonly)
ECG
List b3 bitems bthat bmust bbe bscored bfor bMSLT b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bSleep
blatencies bfor beach bnap
2. bMSLT bfor bthe bentire btest b(avg bof bALL bnaps)
3. bSOREM bperiods
Correct bpostion bfor band besophageal bpH bmonitoring bcatheter bis... b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔advance bcatheter buntil bpH< b4.0 band bthen bwithdraw b5cm, btape band
brecord btube bplacement bat bnostril
Describe bthe banatomic bposition ban besophageal bpH bcatheter bshould bbe bplaced b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Cather btip bshould bbe b5cm babove bthe bupper bborder bof bthe
blower besophgeal bsphincter
Another bname bfor bthe bdisinfecting bagent bCidex?
How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bdisinfect?
How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bsterilize b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Alkaline bgluteraldeyde
10 bmin
10 bhours
Another bname bfor bthe bdisinfecting bagent bSonacide?
, How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bdisinfect?
How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bsterilize? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Acid bgluteraldehyde
10 bmin
1 bhour
An bECG btracing bshows ba bbeat bwith ban birregular brhytm, bQRS b>0.12sec, band ba
bvarying brate. bThe bsleep btech bwould bclassify bthis bas b- bcorrect banswers✔✔PVC
Normal bQRS binterval bis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔0.04 b- b0.10sec b(No bbigger bthan b2.5
btiny bboxes)
Normal bPR binterval bis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔0.12-0.20 bsec b(No bbigger bthan b1 blarge
bbox)
Formula bfor bcalculating bHr bon bECG btracing b- bcorrect banswers✔✔300 b% b# bof
blarge bboxes bbetween bR bwaves
Bradycardia bis bHr bless bthan b- bcorrect banswers✔✔40 bbpm bwhile basleep bfor blonger
bthan b2 bminutes
Describe ba bmulti-focal bPVC btraching b- bcorrect banswers✔✔negative bwide bQRS
bdeflection
Couplet bon bECG brefers bto b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bPVC bin ba brow
Multiple bPVCs bin ba brow bcan bcause bwhat blethal barrhythmia b- bcorrect banswers✔✔v-
tach
Write bthe bformula bthat brelates bVolts, bCurrent b(I), band bResistance.
This bformula bis balso bknown bas b_______________ bLaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔V b= bI
bx bR
Ohms bLaw
Write bthe bformula bthat brelates bVolts, bSensitivity band bPen bDeflection b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔V b= bS bx bPD
In bthe b10-20 bsystem, bthe bacronym bFCPOT bstands bfor b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Frontal
Central
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
In bthe b10-20 bsystem, bthe bsagittal, bcoronal bplanes bare bdivided bwhat b% b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔20%
Answers
The brecommended bHFF bfor brecording belectocardiograph bchannel bis b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔70Hz
Which bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbest bdescribe brhythmic bmovement bdisorder? b
1. bMinimum bfrequency bof b0.3Hz
2. bMax bfrequency bof b2.0Hz
3. bMin bnumber bof b4 brhythmic bmovements
a.1,2
b.2,3
c.1,3
d.1,2,3 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔b
A b14 byear bold bboy bis bundergoing ban bovernight bsleep bstudy band bhas bbeen bstared
bon bCPAP. bThe bpt bis bcurrently bon b8cmH2O bCPAP. bWhat bis bthe brecommended
bmax bCPAP bpressure bfor bthis bpt b- bcorrect banswers✔✔20cmH2O
What bis bmax bCPAP bfor bpts bunder b12 byears bold? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔15cmH2O
A bpt brecently bcompleted ban bMSLT bhaving bobtained ba btotal bscore bof b10. bWhich bof
bthe bfollowing bwould bbest bdescribe bmanaging bthe bpts bdaytime bsleepiness? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Troublesome
Classify bthe bfollowing bMSLT bscores:
0 b- b5 bminutes...
6 b- b10 bminutes...
11 b- b15 bminutes...
16 b- b20 bminutes... b- bcorrect banswers✔✔...Severe
...Troublesome
...Manageable
...Excellent
During ban bMSLT ba bpt bhas bhad b5 bnaps bw/o bonset bof bREM...what bshould bbe bdone
bnext? b
a. bEnd bthe bstudy b
b. bHave bpt btake b6th bnap b- bcorrect banswers✔✔b. b6th bnap
,MSLT bis ba bseris bof b____ bto b____naps, beach b____min blong, b____ bhours bapart.
______ bnaps bwill bbe bsuffieicent bif bsleep bonset bREM bhas boccurred bin b2 bnaps. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔4 bto b5 beach b20min blong band b2 bhours bapart
4
In bMSLT bthe b1st bnap bbegins b___ bto b____ bhours bafter bthe bovernight bPSG bhas
bconcluded b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1.5 bto b3 bhours
MSLT bis bnot brecommended bthe bmorning bafter bwhat btype bof bstudy b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Split
MSLT bis bnot bused bto bdiagnose bnarcolepsy bif bthe bTST bon bthe bprior bnight bstudy
bwas bless bthan b____ bhours b- bcorrect banswers✔✔6
State b2 bmethods bfor bending ba bnap bin ban bMSLT b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bNo bsleep
bonset bafter b20min
2. bAfter b15min bof bcontinuous brecording bfollowing bsleep bonset
List bchannels bused bin bsleep bmontage bfor ban bMSLT b- bcorrect banswers✔✔EEG b(2
bleads: bCentral band bOccipital)
2 bReference bLeads b(M1 band bM2)
E1 band bE2 b(Eyes)
2 bEMG bleads b(chin band b2 bsubmentalis bonly)
ECG
List b3 bitems bthat bmust bbe bscored bfor bMSLT b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bSleep
blatencies bfor beach bnap
2. bMSLT bfor bthe bentire btest b(avg bof bALL bnaps)
3. bSOREM bperiods
Correct bpostion bfor band besophageal bpH bmonitoring bcatheter bis... b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔advance bcatheter buntil bpH< b4.0 band bthen bwithdraw b5cm, btape band
brecord btube bplacement bat bnostril
Describe bthe banatomic bposition ban besophageal bpH bcatheter bshould bbe bplaced b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Cather btip bshould bbe b5cm babove bthe bupper bborder bof bthe
blower besophgeal bsphincter
Another bname bfor bthe bdisinfecting bagent bCidex?
How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bdisinfect?
How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bsterilize b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Alkaline bgluteraldeyde
10 bmin
10 bhours
Another bname bfor bthe bdisinfecting bagent bSonacide?
, How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bdisinfect?
How blong bfor bthis bagent bto bsterilize? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Acid bgluteraldehyde
10 bmin
1 bhour
An bECG btracing bshows ba bbeat bwith ban birregular brhytm, bQRS b>0.12sec, band ba
bvarying brate. bThe bsleep btech bwould bclassify bthis bas b- bcorrect banswers✔✔PVC
Normal bQRS binterval bis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔0.04 b- b0.10sec b(No bbigger bthan b2.5
btiny bboxes)
Normal bPR binterval bis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔0.12-0.20 bsec b(No bbigger bthan b1 blarge
bbox)
Formula bfor bcalculating bHr bon bECG btracing b- bcorrect banswers✔✔300 b% b# bof
blarge bboxes bbetween bR bwaves
Bradycardia bis bHr bless bthan b- bcorrect banswers✔✔40 bbpm bwhile basleep bfor blonger
bthan b2 bminutes
Describe ba bmulti-focal bPVC btraching b- bcorrect banswers✔✔negative bwide bQRS
bdeflection
Couplet bon bECG brefers bto b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bPVC bin ba brow
Multiple bPVCs bin ba brow bcan bcause bwhat blethal barrhythmia b- bcorrect banswers✔✔v-
tach
Write bthe bformula bthat brelates bVolts, bCurrent b(I), band bResistance.
This bformula bis balso bknown bas b_______________ bLaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔V b= bI
bx bR
Ohms bLaw
Write bthe bformula bthat brelates bVolts, bSensitivity band bPen bDeflection b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔V b= bS bx bPD
In bthe b10-20 bsystem, bthe bacronym bFCPOT bstands bfor b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Frontal
Central
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
In bthe b10-20 bsystem, bthe bsagittal, bcoronal bplanes bare bdivided bwhat b% b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔20%
