Kettering PSG State Board Prep

Kettering PSG State Board Prep After completing the Epworth sleepiness scales patient referred for PSG has a score of 3, how would sleep tech rather the patient's situation? - Normal sleepiness Good sleep hygiene includes? - Regular daily activities RIP. Respiratory inductance plethysmograph. - What is considered the "gold standard" when it comes to recording RESPIRATIONS from the thoracic and abdominal areas? The circumference of the patients head is 56cm, what is the distance from Oz to O1? - 2.8 Sleep state misperception is also known as? - Paradoxial insomnia recording with a high sampling rate - What would increase the resolution of EEG spikes and improve the definition of high frequency activity? During which sleep stage is the arousal threshold the highest? - N3 What is the RECOMMENDED minimum required length for an arousal? - 3 seconds What is the recommended decrease in SPO2 needed for an event to be scored as a central apnea? - There is no required decrease in SPO2 What is the recommended LFF/HFF for an EMG Channel? - 10 / 100 The distance from Fpz to T4 is 14cm. What is the distance from Fpz to F8? - 7cm What cardiac arrhythmia would require immediate intervention? - Asystole For an average adult, what stage of sleep is predominately found in the first third of the night? - N3 What is the RECOMMENDED number of observed hypopnea needed in an adult patient before increasing the pressure during a titration? - 3 A patient with an unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis would be MOST at risk for? - sleep disordered breathing during REM Whats a pattern of recurrent central apneas alternating with a crescendo-descrendo of tidal volume? - Cheyne-Stokes breathing What is the recommended number of observed hypopnea needed for a pediatric patient before increasing pressure during a titration? - 1 Which EEG electrode is half the distance from F8 to Fz? - F4 What BEST describes an Obstructive Apnea? - At least a 90% reduction in airflow signal for at least 10 seconds with effort throughout an apnea The measured distance from the Nation to the inion is 32cm, what is the distance from the inion to OZ? - 3.2cm The ability of a differential amplifier to minimize signals similar to both inputs is known as? - Common mode rejection Which EEG electrode site is half the distance from O1 to T3? - T5 A pt. recently diagnosed with a REM disorder wishes to have another sleep study in a different lab to confirm the diagnosis, what would the tech expect to observe and would the patient's diagnosis of a REM disorder? - Decreased REM latency The American Academy of Sleep Medicine grants laboratory accreditation for a period of how many years? - 5 years