RPSGT exam prep Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Berlin Questionnaire
Answer: series of questons designed to demonstrate the likelihood of palient having sleep apnea.
Question 2: Hypoventilation
Answer: Insuflcient breathing results in increased levels of CO2 and decreased levels of 02 the blood.
Question 3: High Frequency Filter (HFF)
Answer: A tool or device on a polysomnograph which sets a Iimitation to the high frequency signals that
allowed to pass through the amplifier.
Question 4: Histogram
Answer: a display of sleep stages achieved throughout the sleep peri- od.
Question 5: Nasion
Answer: anatomical landmark on the top or bridge of the nose where the forehead and nose meet. This
landmark is used in the International 10/20 System of Electrode Placement to locate electrode sites.
Question 6: Hyperventilation
Answer: A state of excessively fast breathing, resulting in decreased C02 levels and increased 02 levels in
the blood.
Question 7: Sa02
Answer: The amount of oxygen in the biood as read by an arterial biood gas.
Question 8: Нypоxia
Answer: The state low oxygen levels in the blood.
Question 9: Нурохemia
Answer: The state of having habitually low oxygen levels the blood.
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,Question 10: Hypercapnea
Answer: Excess levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood.
Question 11: Hypnagogic Foot Tremor (HFT) A sleep
Answer: disorder characterized by rhythmic leg or foot move- ments at sleep onset.
Question 12: Impedance
Answer: Resistance to the flow of electricity. In polysomnograph, EEG electrode impedances should be
kept below 5000 Ohms.
Question 13: Bioelectric Potentials
Answer: Electrical signals that originate from a living source.
Question 14: Histamine
Answer: A chemical in the brain responsible for activation of the cortex.
Question 15: Neurotransmitters
Answer: Chemicals in the brain that allow for the exchange of impulses from one neuron to the next.
Question 16: Sampling Rate
Answer: The designated number bits recorded per second in a chan- nel.
Question 17: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index A series (PSQI)
Answer: of questions in which the patient provides a subjective assessment of their own sleep quality.
Question 18: Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)
Answer: A sleep study in which the patient is given several opportu- nities to remain awake while in a
relaxed, darkened environ- ment.
Question 19: Pneumatic Respiration Trans- ducer
Answer: device for detecting A respiratory ettort that uses cutt and bladder.
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,Question 20: Major Body Movement
Answer: An epoch in which the patient's body movements obscure the tracings to the point that the sleep
stage cannot be deter- mined.
Question 21: Calibration
Answer: A process of testing and adjusting diagnostic equipment in response to varying voltages of known
value. This process ensures reliability in recorded signals.
Question 22: Sleep Log
Answer: A diary of an individual's time in bed, estimated total sleep time, lights out time, lights on time, and
daily activities. Sleep logs can help clinicians determine circadian rhythm disorders and causes of insomnia.
Question 23: Canthus
Answer: Either corner of the eye, where the upper and lower eyelids meet. The outer canthus is used as a
landmark for placing EOG electrodes.
Question 24: Sleep Mentation
Answer: Thoughts and feelings that take place during sleep.
Question 25: ЕРАР
Answer: Expiratory positive airway Pressure. Positive Airway Pressure during the exhalation or expiratory
phase of respiration. EPAP and IPAP are identical during CPAP and dissimilar during Bi-Level PAP.
Question 26: Нyросаpnea
Answer: Having too little carbon dioxide in the blood.
Question 27: Ерoch
Answer: In polysomnography, a page of the sleep study recording. The paper speed in is standard
polysomnography 10mm/sec, which produces 30-second page.
Question 28: Нурopnea
Answer: A decrease in airflow for at least ten seconds caused by a partial obstruction in the upper airway.
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, Question 29: Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) An
Answer: index of sleepiness during the day as perceived by pa- tients, derived from the answers to 8
questions.
Question 30: V Waves
Answer: Sharp negative deflections seen in an EEG channel. V Waves are characteristic of the latter part of
stage N1. V Waves were formerly called Vertex Waves or Vertex Sharp Waves.
Question 31: Esophageal Balloon
Answer: A device inserted into the esophagus to measure small changes in airway resistance.
Question 32: Volt
Answer: A measurement of electrical force.
Question 33: Sleep Related Hallucinations These
Answer: are hallucinations either at sleep onset or upon awakening, often associated with sleep onset REM
periods (SOREMP's), and may be frightening to the patient. These occur the absence of narcolepsy.
Question 34: End Tidal CO2
Answer: A reading of carbon dioxide levels in the blood as measured by expired air.
Question 35: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Answer: A structure in the brain responsible for the 24-hour circadian rhythm.
Question 36: Sleep Related Eating Disorder This
Answer: disorder includes repeated episodes of eating and/or drinking during arousals from sleep. This
often occurs on a nightly basis, or several times a night. the patient usually chooses junk foods.
Question 37: Environmental Sleep Disorder A secondary
Answer: sleep disorder caused by a sleep disorder pre- sent in a bed partner, poor sleep hygiene, or other
factors.
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Question 1: Berlin Questionnaire
Answer: series of questons designed to demonstrate the likelihood of palient having sleep apnea.
Question 2: Hypoventilation
Answer: Insuflcient breathing results in increased levels of CO2 and decreased levels of 02 the blood.
Question 3: High Frequency Filter (HFF)
Answer: A tool or device on a polysomnograph which sets a Iimitation to the high frequency signals that
allowed to pass through the amplifier.
Question 4: Histogram
Answer: a display of sleep stages achieved throughout the sleep peri- od.
Question 5: Nasion
Answer: anatomical landmark on the top or bridge of the nose where the forehead and nose meet. This
landmark is used in the International 10/20 System of Electrode Placement to locate electrode sites.
Question 6: Hyperventilation
Answer: A state of excessively fast breathing, resulting in decreased C02 levels and increased 02 levels in
the blood.
Question 7: Sa02
Answer: The amount of oxygen in the biood as read by an arterial biood gas.
Question 8: Нypоxia
Answer: The state low oxygen levels in the blood.
Question 9: Нурохemia
Answer: The state of having habitually low oxygen levels the blood.
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,Question 10: Hypercapnea
Answer: Excess levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood.
Question 11: Hypnagogic Foot Tremor (HFT) A sleep
Answer: disorder characterized by rhythmic leg or foot move- ments at sleep onset.
Question 12: Impedance
Answer: Resistance to the flow of electricity. In polysomnograph, EEG electrode impedances should be
kept below 5000 Ohms.
Question 13: Bioelectric Potentials
Answer: Electrical signals that originate from a living source.
Question 14: Histamine
Answer: A chemical in the brain responsible for activation of the cortex.
Question 15: Neurotransmitters
Answer: Chemicals in the brain that allow for the exchange of impulses from one neuron to the next.
Question 16: Sampling Rate
Answer: The designated number bits recorded per second in a chan- nel.
Question 17: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index A series (PSQI)
Answer: of questions in which the patient provides a subjective assessment of their own sleep quality.
Question 18: Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)
Answer: A sleep study in which the patient is given several opportu- nities to remain awake while in a
relaxed, darkened environ- ment.
Question 19: Pneumatic Respiration Trans- ducer
Answer: device for detecting A respiratory ettort that uses cutt and bladder.
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,Question 20: Major Body Movement
Answer: An epoch in which the patient's body movements obscure the tracings to the point that the sleep
stage cannot be deter- mined.
Question 21: Calibration
Answer: A process of testing and adjusting diagnostic equipment in response to varying voltages of known
value. This process ensures reliability in recorded signals.
Question 22: Sleep Log
Answer: A diary of an individual's time in bed, estimated total sleep time, lights out time, lights on time, and
daily activities. Sleep logs can help clinicians determine circadian rhythm disorders and causes of insomnia.
Question 23: Canthus
Answer: Either corner of the eye, where the upper and lower eyelids meet. The outer canthus is used as a
landmark for placing EOG electrodes.
Question 24: Sleep Mentation
Answer: Thoughts and feelings that take place during sleep.
Question 25: ЕРАР
Answer: Expiratory positive airway Pressure. Positive Airway Pressure during the exhalation or expiratory
phase of respiration. EPAP and IPAP are identical during CPAP and dissimilar during Bi-Level PAP.
Question 26: Нyросаpnea
Answer: Having too little carbon dioxide in the blood.
Question 27: Ерoch
Answer: In polysomnography, a page of the sleep study recording. The paper speed in is standard
polysomnography 10mm/sec, which produces 30-second page.
Question 28: Нурopnea
Answer: A decrease in airflow for at least ten seconds caused by a partial obstruction in the upper airway.
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, Question 29: Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) An
Answer: index of sleepiness during the day as perceived by pa- tients, derived from the answers to 8
questions.
Question 30: V Waves
Answer: Sharp negative deflections seen in an EEG channel. V Waves are characteristic of the latter part of
stage N1. V Waves were formerly called Vertex Waves or Vertex Sharp Waves.
Question 31: Esophageal Balloon
Answer: A device inserted into the esophagus to measure small changes in airway resistance.
Question 32: Volt
Answer: A measurement of electrical force.
Question 33: Sleep Related Hallucinations These
Answer: are hallucinations either at sleep onset or upon awakening, often associated with sleep onset REM
periods (SOREMP's), and may be frightening to the patient. These occur the absence of narcolepsy.
Question 34: End Tidal CO2
Answer: A reading of carbon dioxide levels in the blood as measured by expired air.
Question 35: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Answer: A structure in the brain responsible for the 24-hour circadian rhythm.
Question 36: Sleep Related Eating Disorder This
Answer: disorder includes repeated episodes of eating and/or drinking during arousals from sleep. This
often occurs on a nightly basis, or several times a night. the patient usually chooses junk foods.
Question 37: Environmental Sleep Disorder A secondary
Answer: sleep disorder caused by a sleep disorder pre- sent in a bed partner, poor sleep hygiene, or other
factors.
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