MOCK BRPT PT2 QUESTIONS + ANSWERS
1. The technologist should document all of the following activities of the patient
EXCEPT for?
a. coughing
b.changing
positions
c. Switching from N1 to N2
d. Sleep onset: c. switching from N1 to N2
2. Delta waves must be how many microvolts (uV) in amplitude to count toward
stage N3 sleep percentages?
a. 75 mv
b. 30 mv
c. 100 mv
d. 55 mv: A. 75 uV
3. Which of the following arrhythmias qualifies as a medical emergency?
a. Premature atrial beats
b. Unsustained sinus tachycardia
c. Junctional escape rhythm
d. Third-degree atrioventricular block: d. third degree atrioventricular block
4. In what format should "lights on/lights out" be recorded in the technologist's
documentation notes?
a. Military time
b. Epoch number
c. Time estimation
,d. None of the above: b. epoch number
5. Which of the following is an accurate difference in scoring pediatric respira-
tory event-related arousals (RERAs) from adult RERAs?
a. Pediatric rules require 50% or more reduction in flow.
b. Pediatric rules require flattening of the flow waveform and snoring or
la- bored breathing.
c. Pediatric rules do not require an arousal to score a RERA
d. All of the above.: d. all of the above
6. According to the guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine,
how long must loud or unambiguous snoring continue in patients 12 years or
older
, before the technologist increases the IPAP settings to treat it?
a. At least 1 minute
b. At least 2 minutes
c. At least 3 minutes
d. At least 5 minutes: C. at least 5 minutes
7. The proper way to score a major body movement-dominated epoch in a
recording is described by which of the following?
a. If an alpha rhythm is present for part of the epoch, score as stage wake.
b. If no alpha rhythm can be discerned, but an epoch of stage wake either
precedes or follows the epoch with a major body movement, score as stage
wake.
c. If no alpha rhythm and no stage wake precedes or follows the epoch, score
the epoch as the sanme stage as the epoch that follows it.
d. All of the above statements are true about scoring major body movement
epochs.: d. All of the above statements are true about scoring major body movement epochs
8. Reasons to alert the physician of an immediate need to review a patient's
study include all of the following EXCEPT
a. the apnea-hypopnea index is more than 80, but there is insufficient time to
perform a CPAP titration.
b. the patient has a history of hypertension, diabetes, and congestive heart
failure.
c. Severe desaturations and cardiac arrhythmias are associated with the apneas
events.
d. There is periodic leg movement index of over 40.: b. the patient has a history of
hypertension , diabetes, and congestive heart failure
9. If a patient has an epoch that has K-complexes and sleep spindles throughout
1. The technologist should document all of the following activities of the patient
EXCEPT for?
a. coughing
b.changing
positions
c. Switching from N1 to N2
d. Sleep onset: c. switching from N1 to N2
2. Delta waves must be how many microvolts (uV) in amplitude to count toward
stage N3 sleep percentages?
a. 75 mv
b. 30 mv
c. 100 mv
d. 55 mv: A. 75 uV
3. Which of the following arrhythmias qualifies as a medical emergency?
a. Premature atrial beats
b. Unsustained sinus tachycardia
c. Junctional escape rhythm
d. Third-degree atrioventricular block: d. third degree atrioventricular block
4. In what format should "lights on/lights out" be recorded in the technologist's
documentation notes?
a. Military time
b. Epoch number
c. Time estimation
,d. None of the above: b. epoch number
5. Which of the following is an accurate difference in scoring pediatric respira-
tory event-related arousals (RERAs) from adult RERAs?
a. Pediatric rules require 50% or more reduction in flow.
b. Pediatric rules require flattening of the flow waveform and snoring or
la- bored breathing.
c. Pediatric rules do not require an arousal to score a RERA
d. All of the above.: d. all of the above
6. According to the guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine,
how long must loud or unambiguous snoring continue in patients 12 years or
older
, before the technologist increases the IPAP settings to treat it?
a. At least 1 minute
b. At least 2 minutes
c. At least 3 minutes
d. At least 5 minutes: C. at least 5 minutes
7. The proper way to score a major body movement-dominated epoch in a
recording is described by which of the following?
a. If an alpha rhythm is present for part of the epoch, score as stage wake.
b. If no alpha rhythm can be discerned, but an epoch of stage wake either
precedes or follows the epoch with a major body movement, score as stage
wake.
c. If no alpha rhythm and no stage wake precedes or follows the epoch, score
the epoch as the sanme stage as the epoch that follows it.
d. All of the above statements are true about scoring major body movement
epochs.: d. All of the above statements are true about scoring major body movement epochs
8. Reasons to alert the physician of an immediate need to review a patient's
study include all of the following EXCEPT
a. the apnea-hypopnea index is more than 80, but there is insufficient time to
perform a CPAP titration.
b. the patient has a history of hypertension, diabetes, and congestive heart
failure.
c. Severe desaturations and cardiac arrhythmias are associated with the apneas
events.
d. There is periodic leg movement index of over 40.: b. the patient has a history of
hypertension , diabetes, and congestive heart failure
9. If a patient has an epoch that has K-complexes and sleep spindles throughout
