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This document provides a foundational overview of key concepts and historical milestones relevant to the RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist) certification. It includes verified Q&A content on sleep stages (NREM/REM), brain wave frequencies, equipment terminology, early sleep medicine research, landmark dates (EEG, PSG development, AASM, BRPT), and physiology (EOG, EMG, SaO₂, CO₂ monitoring). A strong introductory resource for anyone beginning their preparation for the RPSGT exam.

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____________ are also known as slow wave sleep (SWS) or Deep NREM
sleep. Ans✓✓✓ Stage N2


______________ is linked to the circadian rhythm (body clock) of body
temperature. Ans✓✓✓ Stage R


1880 Ans✓✓✓ EEG first recorded in animals


1929 Ans✓✓✓ EEG first recorded in humans 1929


1964 Ans✓✓✓ Stanford University, Stanford CA, opens a narcolepsy
clinic, the first sleep disorder center.


1966 Ans✓✓✓ Leg leads added


1970 Ans✓✓✓ Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic expands to evaluate
patients with all types of sleep disorders.


1972 Ans✓✓✓ Respiratory and cardiac sensors added to PSG in the
USA

, 1975 Ans✓✓✓ 5 other sleep disorders centers are in operation and
offering overnight sleep studies.


1975 Ans✓✓✓ Blue Shield of California began to reimburse patients
for sleep services.


1977 Ans✓✓✓ Montefiore Hospital, New York City is first sleep center
to be accredited.


1978 Ans✓✓✓ The establishment of a board exam in sleep medicine
for physicians. Today a board certified physician in sleep medicine is
called a Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine (D, ABSM)


1989 Ans✓✓✓ First fellowship training in sleep medicine for
physicians.


2007 Ans✓✓✓ AASM Scoring Manual released


about 1951 Ans✓✓✓ Eye movement sensors added


Airflow Ans✓✓✓ Respiratory activity of chest and abdomen


Alpha Ans✓✓✓ 8 -13 Hz

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