REGISTERED POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC
TECHNICIAN TEST WITH FULL PACK
SOLUTIONS
Time hConstant his h- hcorrect hanswers h-the hfall hof ha hcalibration hwave hto h37% hof
hits hamplitude, hand his hsynonymous hw/the hLFF. hthe hLFF his hused hto hcontrol hslow
hfrequency hwaves. hAlso hcalled hFall htime
Rise htime hof ha hsignal h- hcorrect hanswers h-Rise htime his hthe htime hit htakes hfor hthe
hPAP hmodality hto hswitch hfrom hEPAP hto hIPAP. hThe htime hit htakes ha hsignal hto
hrise hto h63% hof hits hpeak hamplitude. hHFF h( hHigh hFrequency hFilter) hHigher hthe
hfilter hthe hfaster hthe hsignal hwill hrise.
ASV hcontraindication h- hcorrect hanswers h-ASV htherapy his hcontraindicated hin
hpatients hwith hchronic, hed hsymptomatic hheart hfailure h(NYHA h2-4) hwith hreduced
hleft hventricular hejection hfraction h(LVEF h≤ h45%) hand hmoderate hto hsevere
hpredominant hcentral hsleep hapnea.
,What hadjusts hthe hsize hof hthe hsignal hdisplay h- hcorrect hanswers h-Gain hand
hsensitivity
Filter hused hto hadjust hthe hTime hConstant hof ha hsignal h- hcorrect hanswers h-LFF
h(Low hFrequency hFilter)
Sensor hthat hmeasures hthe hchanges hin htemperature hof hair hgoing hinto hand hout hof
hthe hnose hand hmouth hcreating han hairflow hsignal h- hcorrect hanswers h-
Thermocouple h(also hcalled ha hthermistor)
Sensor hthat hcreates han hairflow hsignal hby hmeasuring hthe hchange hin hair hpressure
hgoing hinto hand hout hof hthe hnose honly h- hcorrect hanswers h-Pressure hTransducer
Difference hbetween hSp02 h& hSa02 h- hcorrect hanswers h-Both hmeasure hthe hamount
hof hhemoglobin hin hthe hblood hthat his hsaturated hwith hoxygen. hSa02 his hmore
haccurate.
Sa02 h= hoxygen hsaturation hmeasured hby harterial hgas
Sp02 h= hoxygen hsaturation hmeasured hby hpulse hoximeter
C3 h& hC4 his hlocated hwhat hpercentage hbetween heach hother h- hcorrect hanswers h-
40%
What hpercentage hof hthe htotal hhead hcircumference his hO1 hand hT3 h- hcorrect
hanswers h-20%
Frequency his hmeasured hin h- hcorrect hanswers h-Hertz h(Hz) hand his hthe hnumber hof
htimes hthe hwave hoccurs, hor hcycles hper hsecond
Amplitude his hmeasured hin h- hcorrect hanswers h-Volts hor hmicrovolts h(uV) hin
hpolysomnography
Sensitivity his hmeasured hin h- hcorrect hanswers h-microvolts h(uV) hper hmillimeter, hor
huV/mm
Sensitivity hsetting hin han hEEG hin ha hpolysomnogram h- hcorrect hanswers h-Generally
hbetween h5 huV/mm hand h9uV/mm
PLMS h(Periodic hlimb hmovements hin hsleep) hare hdefined has h- hcorrect hanswers h-At
hleast h4 hindividual hmovements h5 hto h90 hseconds hapart, hand heach hmovement
hmust hlast hbetween h0.5 hand h10 hseconds.
Sleep hSpindles h- hcorrect hanswers h-Are h12-14 hHz hbursts hof hactivity hwith hno
hamplitude hrequirement
Obstructive hApnea h- hcorrect hanswers h-An h80% hto h100% hreduction hin hthe hairflow
hsignal haccompanied hby hsome hidentifiable hrespiratory heffort
, Central hApnea h- hcorrect hanswers h-Traditionally, ha hcentral hapnea hhas hbeen
hdefined has ha hnearly hcomplete h(80% hto h100%) hreduction hin hboth hthe hthoracic
hand habdominal heffort hchannels hand, hof hcourse, hthe hairflow hsignal, hsince hlogically
hthere hshould hbe hno hairflow hif hthere his hno hrespiratory heffort
MSLT h(Multiple hSleep hLatency hTest) h- hcorrect hanswers h-Over hthe hcourse hof hthe
hday, hyou hwill htake hfive hscheduled hnaps. hEach hof hthese hnap htrials his hseparated
hby ha htwo-hour hbreak. hDepending hon hthe hresults, ha hshorter hfour-nap hstudy hmay
halso hbe hused. hBe hprepared hto hstay hfor hthe hfull hfive-nap hversion hof hthe hstudy
MWT h(maintenance hof hwakefulness htest) h- hcorrect hanswers h-Used hto hdetermine
hif ha hpatient hcan hstay hawake hin hdifficult hcircumstances.
2 hweek hsleep hdiary
Patient his hplaced hat hrest hwith hlow hlight hfor h4 h40 hminute hperiods hspaced hat h2
hhours hand hadvised hto hstay hawake.
sleep hlatency his hmeasured hwith hfewer hthan h8 hminutes hconsidered habnormal.
patient his hawakened h90 hseconds hafter hsleep honset.
If hpatient hdoes hnot hfall hasleep hduring hthe h40 hminute hthe htest his hterminated.
REM hbehavior hdisorder h(RBD) hStudy h- hcorrect hanswers h-You hhave hrepeated
htimes hof harousal hduring hsleep hwhere hyou htalk, hmake hnoises hor hperform
hcomplex hmotor hbehaviors, hsuch has hpunching, hkicking hor hrunning hmovements
hthat hoften hrelate hto hthe hcontent hof hyour hdreams
You hrecall hdreams hassociated hwith hthese hmovements hor hsounds
If hyou hawaken hduring hthe hepisode, hyou hare halert hand hnot hconfused hor
hdisoriented
A hsleep hstudy h(polysomnogram) hshows hyou hhave hincreased hmuscle hactivity
hduring hREM hsleep
Your hsleep hdisturbance his hnot hcaused hby hanother hsleep hdisturbance, ha hmental
hhealth hdisorder, hmedication hor hsubstance habuse
Beta hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-14-30 hHz h(<30uV hin hamplitude) hand hare
hassociated hwith halert hwakefulness.
Alpha hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-8-13 hHz h(<50uV hin hamplitude) hprimarily
hassociated hwith hrelaxed hwakefulness. hMostly hseen hin hthe hoccipital hchannels.
hAlpha hwave hintrusion hin hsleep hcan hbe hassociated hwith hpain.
Theta hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-4-7 hHz hOften hreferred hto has hSharp hVertex
hWaves hare hmostly hfound hin hsleep hstage h1
Delta hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-< h0.5-4 hHz h(>75 huV hin hamplitude) hfound hin
hstage h3 hof hsleep. hDelta hwave hsleep husually hoccurs hduring hthe hfirst h1/3rd hof
hthe hnight hand hare hmore hprevalent hin hchildren.
TECHNICIAN TEST WITH FULL PACK
SOLUTIONS
Time hConstant his h- hcorrect hanswers h-the hfall hof ha hcalibration hwave hto h37% hof
hits hamplitude, hand his hsynonymous hw/the hLFF. hthe hLFF his hused hto hcontrol hslow
hfrequency hwaves. hAlso hcalled hFall htime
Rise htime hof ha hsignal h- hcorrect hanswers h-Rise htime his hthe htime hit htakes hfor hthe
hPAP hmodality hto hswitch hfrom hEPAP hto hIPAP. hThe htime hit htakes ha hsignal hto
hrise hto h63% hof hits hpeak hamplitude. hHFF h( hHigh hFrequency hFilter) hHigher hthe
hfilter hthe hfaster hthe hsignal hwill hrise.
ASV hcontraindication h- hcorrect hanswers h-ASV htherapy his hcontraindicated hin
hpatients hwith hchronic, hed hsymptomatic hheart hfailure h(NYHA h2-4) hwith hreduced
hleft hventricular hejection hfraction h(LVEF h≤ h45%) hand hmoderate hto hsevere
hpredominant hcentral hsleep hapnea.
,What hadjusts hthe hsize hof hthe hsignal hdisplay h- hcorrect hanswers h-Gain hand
hsensitivity
Filter hused hto hadjust hthe hTime hConstant hof ha hsignal h- hcorrect hanswers h-LFF
h(Low hFrequency hFilter)
Sensor hthat hmeasures hthe hchanges hin htemperature hof hair hgoing hinto hand hout hof
hthe hnose hand hmouth hcreating han hairflow hsignal h- hcorrect hanswers h-
Thermocouple h(also hcalled ha hthermistor)
Sensor hthat hcreates han hairflow hsignal hby hmeasuring hthe hchange hin hair hpressure
hgoing hinto hand hout hof hthe hnose honly h- hcorrect hanswers h-Pressure hTransducer
Difference hbetween hSp02 h& hSa02 h- hcorrect hanswers h-Both hmeasure hthe hamount
hof hhemoglobin hin hthe hblood hthat his hsaturated hwith hoxygen. hSa02 his hmore
haccurate.
Sa02 h= hoxygen hsaturation hmeasured hby harterial hgas
Sp02 h= hoxygen hsaturation hmeasured hby hpulse hoximeter
C3 h& hC4 his hlocated hwhat hpercentage hbetween heach hother h- hcorrect hanswers h-
40%
What hpercentage hof hthe htotal hhead hcircumference his hO1 hand hT3 h- hcorrect
hanswers h-20%
Frequency his hmeasured hin h- hcorrect hanswers h-Hertz h(Hz) hand his hthe hnumber hof
htimes hthe hwave hoccurs, hor hcycles hper hsecond
Amplitude his hmeasured hin h- hcorrect hanswers h-Volts hor hmicrovolts h(uV) hin
hpolysomnography
Sensitivity his hmeasured hin h- hcorrect hanswers h-microvolts h(uV) hper hmillimeter, hor
huV/mm
Sensitivity hsetting hin han hEEG hin ha hpolysomnogram h- hcorrect hanswers h-Generally
hbetween h5 huV/mm hand h9uV/mm
PLMS h(Periodic hlimb hmovements hin hsleep) hare hdefined has h- hcorrect hanswers h-At
hleast h4 hindividual hmovements h5 hto h90 hseconds hapart, hand heach hmovement
hmust hlast hbetween h0.5 hand h10 hseconds.
Sleep hSpindles h- hcorrect hanswers h-Are h12-14 hHz hbursts hof hactivity hwith hno
hamplitude hrequirement
Obstructive hApnea h- hcorrect hanswers h-An h80% hto h100% hreduction hin hthe hairflow
hsignal haccompanied hby hsome hidentifiable hrespiratory heffort
, Central hApnea h- hcorrect hanswers h-Traditionally, ha hcentral hapnea hhas hbeen
hdefined has ha hnearly hcomplete h(80% hto h100%) hreduction hin hboth hthe hthoracic
hand habdominal heffort hchannels hand, hof hcourse, hthe hairflow hsignal, hsince hlogically
hthere hshould hbe hno hairflow hif hthere his hno hrespiratory heffort
MSLT h(Multiple hSleep hLatency hTest) h- hcorrect hanswers h-Over hthe hcourse hof hthe
hday, hyou hwill htake hfive hscheduled hnaps. hEach hof hthese hnap htrials his hseparated
hby ha htwo-hour hbreak. hDepending hon hthe hresults, ha hshorter hfour-nap hstudy hmay
halso hbe hused. hBe hprepared hto hstay hfor hthe hfull hfive-nap hversion hof hthe hstudy
MWT h(maintenance hof hwakefulness htest) h- hcorrect hanswers h-Used hto hdetermine
hif ha hpatient hcan hstay hawake hin hdifficult hcircumstances.
2 hweek hsleep hdiary
Patient his hplaced hat hrest hwith hlow hlight hfor h4 h40 hminute hperiods hspaced hat h2
hhours hand hadvised hto hstay hawake.
sleep hlatency his hmeasured hwith hfewer hthan h8 hminutes hconsidered habnormal.
patient his hawakened h90 hseconds hafter hsleep honset.
If hpatient hdoes hnot hfall hasleep hduring hthe h40 hminute hthe htest his hterminated.
REM hbehavior hdisorder h(RBD) hStudy h- hcorrect hanswers h-You hhave hrepeated
htimes hof harousal hduring hsleep hwhere hyou htalk, hmake hnoises hor hperform
hcomplex hmotor hbehaviors, hsuch has hpunching, hkicking hor hrunning hmovements
hthat hoften hrelate hto hthe hcontent hof hyour hdreams
You hrecall hdreams hassociated hwith hthese hmovements hor hsounds
If hyou hawaken hduring hthe hepisode, hyou hare halert hand hnot hconfused hor
hdisoriented
A hsleep hstudy h(polysomnogram) hshows hyou hhave hincreased hmuscle hactivity
hduring hREM hsleep
Your hsleep hdisturbance his hnot hcaused hby hanother hsleep hdisturbance, ha hmental
hhealth hdisorder, hmedication hor hsubstance habuse
Beta hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-14-30 hHz h(<30uV hin hamplitude) hand hare
hassociated hwith halert hwakefulness.
Alpha hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-8-13 hHz h(<50uV hin hamplitude) hprimarily
hassociated hwith hrelaxed hwakefulness. hMostly hseen hin hthe hoccipital hchannels.
hAlpha hwave hintrusion hin hsleep hcan hbe hassociated hwith hpain.
Theta hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-4-7 hHz hOften hreferred hto has hSharp hVertex
hWaves hare hmostly hfound hin hsleep hstage h1
Delta hwaves h- hcorrect hanswers h-< h0.5-4 hHz h(>75 huV hin hamplitude) hfound hin
hstage h3 hof hsleep. hDelta hwave hsleep husually hoccurs hduring hthe hfirst h1/3rd hof
hthe hnight hand hare hmore hprevalent hin hchildren.
