RPSGT Practice 2019 (1) EXAM Questions AND Correct Answers
188. Appropiate values for scoring sinus bradycardia/ tachycardia
include which of the following? - Heart rate< 40 beats/ mins; heart
rate>90 beats/mins
A breathing event marked by no flow in the thermistor channel and
increased effort in the thoracic/abdominal belts is scored as - an
obstructive apnea
A characteristic of direct-current amplification is which of the
following? - It is unable to filter out low frequency signals.
A list of important statistics, averages, and details observed during
the entire study is known as a - Tech's summary
A mixed apnea is characterized by which of the following? - A LACK OF
RESPIRATORY EFFORT AT THE START OF THE EVENT WHERE
RESPIRATORY EFFORT RETURNS BEFORE THE EVENT ENDS.
A patient is fully hooked up and sitting on the side of the bed while
the technologist verifies that the data are accurate; the technologist
notes that the SpO2 channel reading is 101%. What should the
technologist do next? - Remove the pulse oximeter probe from
patients and verify it is working by placing it back on
,A patient suffering from a seizure must be admitted to the hospital
rather than continuing the sleep study in all of the following
circumstances when the patient - When a patient has one seizure, the
seizure should last more than 5 mins to constitute an emergency
situation wherein the patient is admitted rather than continuing said
sleep study. Any time multi seizures take place the patient should be
sent to hospital for admission
A patient who has no medical history of central sleep apnea (CSA) and
no CSA seen on the NPSG has returned for a PAP titration. As soon as
the patient falls asleep, he has immediate periodic breathing with no
effort. What should the technologist do? - Wait it out for at least an
hour, giving the patient plenty of time to adjust.
A reason to expand the standard 10-20 hookup to include a full-head
montage is patients state that they
. - may have nighttime seizures.
Acceptable patient identification includes which one of the following?
- Picture ID
Acceptable ways to ensure that the morning paperwork is filled out
before the patient leaves the lab include all of the following - ask the
patient to fill out ppwk before getting dressed, make sure ppwk is
clearly displayed and explain to the patient after unhooking them,
inform the patient to remain in the lab until the tech clears them to
leave
,According to guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine, what is required to run a multiple sleep latency test?. - An
overnight PSG recording
According to scoring guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine, which piece of equipment is used to identify hypopnea? -
Nasal air pressure transducer
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? - At least 3 mins.
After 3 yrs of CPAP use, a patient returns to sleep lab complaining of
excessive daytime sleepiness. Which of the following is a possible
cause for the CPAP no longer providing the patient with optimal
sleep? - Excessive alcohol use AND damaged equipment
All of the following are indications that a patient is entering stage N1
sleep from the wake stage EXCEPT...... - the eyes mirror the EEG
frequencies which happens in N2 and N3
All of the following events are required to score leg movements - A
minimum duration of 0.5 secs and a maximum duration of 10 secs are
in line with scoring guidelines of AASM as are the criteria for the
, ending of a leg movememt event. There must be an 8 microvolt
increase in EMG from baseline and the end of the event is marked
when the EMG remains below 2uv up from baseline.
All of the following locations on the body must be monitored during a
PSG for - MENTALIS/ SUBMENTALIS, F3-A2, RESPIRATORY EFFORT OF
THE THORACIC AND ABDOMEN
All of the following requirements must be met - Sawtooth waves are
seen.
All of the following statements are true about the changes seen from
Stage N2 to N3 - Sleep spindles may persist into stage N3 sleep, eye
movements are not typically seen and delta activity reaches 20% or
more in an epoch
All of the following tasks must be completed before beginning the
PSG...... - the patient signs a consent form, biocalibrations at the
begining and the end of each study are done by the tech and pre-sleep
questionnaire is completed by patient
All the following statements about high-level disinfectant chemicals
are correct - They are multi-levels of sanitation. The first level is the
use of antibacterial soaps or chemicals that remove bacteria.
Following antibacterial soaps is high level disinfectants with chemicals
that require the items to be submerged or exposed for at least 20
188. Appropiate values for scoring sinus bradycardia/ tachycardia
include which of the following? - Heart rate< 40 beats/ mins; heart
rate>90 beats/mins
A breathing event marked by no flow in the thermistor channel and
increased effort in the thoracic/abdominal belts is scored as - an
obstructive apnea
A characteristic of direct-current amplification is which of the
following? - It is unable to filter out low frequency signals.
A list of important statistics, averages, and details observed during
the entire study is known as a - Tech's summary
A mixed apnea is characterized by which of the following? - A LACK OF
RESPIRATORY EFFORT AT THE START OF THE EVENT WHERE
RESPIRATORY EFFORT RETURNS BEFORE THE EVENT ENDS.
A patient is fully hooked up and sitting on the side of the bed while
the technologist verifies that the data are accurate; the technologist
notes that the SpO2 channel reading is 101%. What should the
technologist do next? - Remove the pulse oximeter probe from
patients and verify it is working by placing it back on
,A patient suffering from a seizure must be admitted to the hospital
rather than continuing the sleep study in all of the following
circumstances when the patient - When a patient has one seizure, the
seizure should last more than 5 mins to constitute an emergency
situation wherein the patient is admitted rather than continuing said
sleep study. Any time multi seizures take place the patient should be
sent to hospital for admission
A patient who has no medical history of central sleep apnea (CSA) and
no CSA seen on the NPSG has returned for a PAP titration. As soon as
the patient falls asleep, he has immediate periodic breathing with no
effort. What should the technologist do? - Wait it out for at least an
hour, giving the patient plenty of time to adjust.
A reason to expand the standard 10-20 hookup to include a full-head
montage is patients state that they
. - may have nighttime seizures.
Acceptable patient identification includes which one of the following?
- Picture ID
Acceptable ways to ensure that the morning paperwork is filled out
before the patient leaves the lab include all of the following - ask the
patient to fill out ppwk before getting dressed, make sure ppwk is
clearly displayed and explain to the patient after unhooking them,
inform the patient to remain in the lab until the tech clears them to
leave
,According to guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine, what is required to run a multiple sleep latency test?. - An
overnight PSG recording
According to scoring guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine, which piece of equipment is used to identify hypopnea? -
Nasal air pressure transducer
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? - At least 3 mins.
After 3 yrs of CPAP use, a patient returns to sleep lab complaining of
excessive daytime sleepiness. Which of the following is a possible
cause for the CPAP no longer providing the patient with optimal
sleep? - Excessive alcohol use AND damaged equipment
All of the following are indications that a patient is entering stage N1
sleep from the wake stage EXCEPT...... - the eyes mirror the EEG
frequencies which happens in N2 and N3
All of the following events are required to score leg movements - A
minimum duration of 0.5 secs and a maximum duration of 10 secs are
in line with scoring guidelines of AASM as are the criteria for the
, ending of a leg movememt event. There must be an 8 microvolt
increase in EMG from baseline and the end of the event is marked
when the EMG remains below 2uv up from baseline.
All of the following locations on the body must be monitored during a
PSG for - MENTALIS/ SUBMENTALIS, F3-A2, RESPIRATORY EFFORT OF
THE THORACIC AND ABDOMEN
All of the following requirements must be met - Sawtooth waves are
seen.
All of the following statements are true about the changes seen from
Stage N2 to N3 - Sleep spindles may persist into stage N3 sleep, eye
movements are not typically seen and delta activity reaches 20% or
more in an epoch
All of the following tasks must be completed before beginning the
PSG...... - the patient signs a consent form, biocalibrations at the
begining and the end of each study are done by the tech and pre-sleep
questionnaire is completed by patient
All the following statements about high-level disinfectant chemicals
are correct - They are multi-levels of sanitation. The first level is the
use of antibacterial soaps or chemicals that remove bacteria.
Following antibacterial soaps is high level disinfectants with chemicals
that require the items to be submerged or exposed for at least 20
