BRPT Study Guide questions with verified answers
A device used to monitor respiratory airflow is a:
A. pulse ox
B. modified lead II
C. thermocouple
D. piezo-electric band Ans✓✓✓ C. thermocouple
A mixed apnea in an adult PSG is characterized by respiratory monitors
that show:
A. Reduced airflow and effort followed by a period of crescendo
increase in airflow and effort
B. Reduced airflow and effort followed by no airflow w/ respiratory
effort
C. No airflow or effort followed by a period of crescendo increase in
airflow and effort
,D. No airflow or effort followed by a period of no airflow with
respiratory effort Ans✓✓✓ D. No airflow or effort followed by a period
of no airflow with respiratory effort
A patient is referred for evaluation of intermittent lip smacking,
groaning and incontinence during sleep. The tech should consider using
a montage with:
A. separate nasal and oral thermosensors
B. end-tidal CO2 monitor
C. expanded EEG electrode derivations
D. bilateral snore monitors Ans✓✓✓ C. expanded EEG electrode
derivations
A patient is referred for sleep testing for evaluation of suspected
idiopathic hypersomnia of CNS origin. This sleep disorder is
characterized by:
A. Sleep paralysis and REM onset sleep
B. EDS w/o REM onset sleep
C. Poor sleep hygiene w/ nocturnal eating
D. Hypnagogic hallucinations and cataplexy Ans✓✓✓ B. EDS w/o REM
onset sleep
, According to the recommended guidelines, the PSG report must
include:
A. Oxygen desat index
B. Respirator effort-related arousal index
C. Sleep hypnogram
D. Time in minutes in each sleep stage Ans✓✓✓ D. Time in minutes in
each sleep stage
According to the recommended guidelines, unattended portable
monitoring devices must include:
A. Actigraphy
B. Blood oxygenation
C. ECG
D. One channel of EEG Ans✓✓✓ B. Blood oxygenation
According to the recommended pediatric titration guidelines, CPAP
should be increased after observing at least:
A. 2 OSAs
B. 3 RERAs
C. 5 hypopneas
A device used to monitor respiratory airflow is a:
A. pulse ox
B. modified lead II
C. thermocouple
D. piezo-electric band Ans✓✓✓ C. thermocouple
A mixed apnea in an adult PSG is characterized by respiratory monitors
that show:
A. Reduced airflow and effort followed by a period of crescendo
increase in airflow and effort
B. Reduced airflow and effort followed by no airflow w/ respiratory
effort
C. No airflow or effort followed by a period of crescendo increase in
airflow and effort
,D. No airflow or effort followed by a period of no airflow with
respiratory effort Ans✓✓✓ D. No airflow or effort followed by a period
of no airflow with respiratory effort
A patient is referred for evaluation of intermittent lip smacking,
groaning and incontinence during sleep. The tech should consider using
a montage with:
A. separate nasal and oral thermosensors
B. end-tidal CO2 monitor
C. expanded EEG electrode derivations
D. bilateral snore monitors Ans✓✓✓ C. expanded EEG electrode
derivations
A patient is referred for sleep testing for evaluation of suspected
idiopathic hypersomnia of CNS origin. This sleep disorder is
characterized by:
A. Sleep paralysis and REM onset sleep
B. EDS w/o REM onset sleep
C. Poor sleep hygiene w/ nocturnal eating
D. Hypnagogic hallucinations and cataplexy Ans✓✓✓ B. EDS w/o REM
onset sleep
, According to the recommended guidelines, the PSG report must
include:
A. Oxygen desat index
B. Respirator effort-related arousal index
C. Sleep hypnogram
D. Time in minutes in each sleep stage Ans✓✓✓ D. Time in minutes in
each sleep stage
According to the recommended guidelines, unattended portable
monitoring devices must include:
A. Actigraphy
B. Blood oxygenation
C. ECG
D. One channel of EEG Ans✓✓✓ B. Blood oxygenation
According to the recommended pediatric titration guidelines, CPAP
should be increased after observing at least:
A. 2 OSAs
B. 3 RERAs
C. 5 hypopneas
