CPSGT UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
CHF - CORRECT ANSWER congestive heart failure
Research has shown that patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy have a deficiency of: -
CORRECT ANSWER Hypocretin
The measure taken during MSLT with the best sensitivity and specificity for narcolepsy is: -
CORRECT ANSWER 2 or more episodes of stage R sleep
The narcolepsy tetrad includes - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive daytime sleepiness,
sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations, and cataplexy
Sleep restriction therapy is useful in improving: - CORRECT ANSWER Sleep efficiency
The most common cause of excessive daytime sleepiness is: - CORRECT
ANSWER Insufficient sleep and poor sleep hygiene
The new approach to insomnia is that most patients have: - CORRECT
ANSWER Comorbid insomnia
Speilman's model of insomnia includes 3 factors: - CORRECT ANSWER predisposing,
precipitating, and perpetuating
A sleep study would be appropriate for an insomnia patient: - CORRECT ANSWER Who
fails to respond to treatment
An actigraph can be used to monitor patients with insomnia . In interpreting the output, sleep is
presumed to occur when: - CORRECT ANSWER There is little to no movement
,The most common treatment for narcolepsy is: - CORRECT ANSWER Medications to
counteract sleepiness
Jactatio capitis is another name for what? - CORRECT ANSWER Head banging, rhythmic
movement disorder
Sinus arrhymia tends to be seen more in: - CORRECT ANSWER Young and physically fit
adults
Fuses and circuit breakers respond to which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Circuit overloads
Which of the following is most attenuated by a low pass filter or high frequency of 15 Hertz? -
CORRECT ANSWER 30 Hz
If a single spindle or K complex is recorded during an epoch where the chin EMG is at REM
level and the preceding and succeeding epochs are REM and contain no sleep spindles, the epoch
is scored what stage? - CORRECT ANSWER REM
Sensitivity effects what? - CORRECT ANSWER Amplitude-height
Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER width
What physiological parameters will be most affected by a 60 Hz notch filter? - CORRECT
ANSWER EMG
The number of intervals in a period of time defines which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Sampling Rate
, A 30 second epoch, sleep spindles occur at the 8th and 17th seconds. The preceding and
succeeding epochs were REM. This epoch is scored as: - CORRECT ANSWER REM
What are the stages for scoring sleep in infants? - CORRECT ANSWER Quiet sleep,
indeterminate sleep, active sleep, and wake
During a sleep study rhythmic EMG artifact in the EEG with associated chin EMG bursts is
noted. The episodes meet the definition of: - CORRECT ANSWER Bruxism
During the first REM period, significant eye movements are noted along with a lack of atonia in
the chin EMG, and the patient is yelling and waving his arms. The activity meets the criteria for
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER REM behavior disorder
Which is the most dangerous rhythm? - CORRECT ANSWER Ventricular Fibrillation
The input voltage is 500uv and the pen deflection is 3.33mm the sensitivity would be? -
CORRECT ANSWER 150 500/3.33
Time in bed for a polysomnogram is 480 minutes. The latency to sleep onset is 3 minutes. The
patient is asleep at the end of the test. The wake after sleep onset is 21 minutes. Total sleep time
for this polysomnogram is how many minutes? - CORRECT ANSWER 480-3=477-
21=456
Gastro-esophageal reflux is identified in the distal esophagus by a drop in the pH below what? -
CORRECT ANSWER 4.0
Actigraphy is used to monitor what? - CORRECT ANSWER Gross body movement
All of the following procedures are required for proper physiologic calibration during a routine
polysomnogram: - CORRECT ANSWER Eyes open/close, Limb flexing, Teeth grinding,
etc.
and CORRECT Answers
CHF - CORRECT ANSWER congestive heart failure
Research has shown that patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy have a deficiency of: -
CORRECT ANSWER Hypocretin
The measure taken during MSLT with the best sensitivity and specificity for narcolepsy is: -
CORRECT ANSWER 2 or more episodes of stage R sleep
The narcolepsy tetrad includes - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive daytime sleepiness,
sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations, and cataplexy
Sleep restriction therapy is useful in improving: - CORRECT ANSWER Sleep efficiency
The most common cause of excessive daytime sleepiness is: - CORRECT
ANSWER Insufficient sleep and poor sleep hygiene
The new approach to insomnia is that most patients have: - CORRECT
ANSWER Comorbid insomnia
Speilman's model of insomnia includes 3 factors: - CORRECT ANSWER predisposing,
precipitating, and perpetuating
A sleep study would be appropriate for an insomnia patient: - CORRECT ANSWER Who
fails to respond to treatment
An actigraph can be used to monitor patients with insomnia . In interpreting the output, sleep is
presumed to occur when: - CORRECT ANSWER There is little to no movement
,The most common treatment for narcolepsy is: - CORRECT ANSWER Medications to
counteract sleepiness
Jactatio capitis is another name for what? - CORRECT ANSWER Head banging, rhythmic
movement disorder
Sinus arrhymia tends to be seen more in: - CORRECT ANSWER Young and physically fit
adults
Fuses and circuit breakers respond to which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Circuit overloads
Which of the following is most attenuated by a low pass filter or high frequency of 15 Hertz? -
CORRECT ANSWER 30 Hz
If a single spindle or K complex is recorded during an epoch where the chin EMG is at REM
level and the preceding and succeeding epochs are REM and contain no sleep spindles, the epoch
is scored what stage? - CORRECT ANSWER REM
Sensitivity effects what? - CORRECT ANSWER Amplitude-height
Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER width
What physiological parameters will be most affected by a 60 Hz notch filter? - CORRECT
ANSWER EMG
The number of intervals in a period of time defines which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Sampling Rate
, A 30 second epoch, sleep spindles occur at the 8th and 17th seconds. The preceding and
succeeding epochs were REM. This epoch is scored as: - CORRECT ANSWER REM
What are the stages for scoring sleep in infants? - CORRECT ANSWER Quiet sleep,
indeterminate sleep, active sleep, and wake
During a sleep study rhythmic EMG artifact in the EEG with associated chin EMG bursts is
noted. The episodes meet the definition of: - CORRECT ANSWER Bruxism
During the first REM period, significant eye movements are noted along with a lack of atonia in
the chin EMG, and the patient is yelling and waving his arms. The activity meets the criteria for
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER REM behavior disorder
Which is the most dangerous rhythm? - CORRECT ANSWER Ventricular Fibrillation
The input voltage is 500uv and the pen deflection is 3.33mm the sensitivity would be? -
CORRECT ANSWER 150 500/3.33
Time in bed for a polysomnogram is 480 minutes. The latency to sleep onset is 3 minutes. The
patient is asleep at the end of the test. The wake after sleep onset is 21 minutes. Total sleep time
for this polysomnogram is how many minutes? - CORRECT ANSWER 480-3=477-
21=456
Gastro-esophageal reflux is identified in the distal esophagus by a drop in the pH below what? -
CORRECT ANSWER 4.0
Actigraphy is used to monitor what? - CORRECT ANSWER Gross body movement
All of the following procedures are required for proper physiologic calibration during a routine
polysomnogram: - CORRECT ANSWER Eyes open/close, Limb flexing, Teeth grinding,
etc.
