NEW RPSGT EXAM- 2023 Study Guide
and Practice Test. Latest Update 2023
The purpose of an intentional mask leak is to... - Answer-Wash out CO2 and
... [Show More] prevent
rebreathing
Recommended guidelines state that HSV can be considered when.... - Answer-Cheyne
Stokes and central Apneas have not been eliminated.
What is aerophagia? - Answer-The swallowing of air
What is maxillomandibular advancement? - Answer-Treatment that involves cutting and
advancing the upper and lower jaw bones; enlarging and stabilizing the posterior
airway.
What is the PRIMARY function of the EPAP setting? - Answer-To eliminate
desaturations and arousals.
According to guidelines, how many Hypopneas need to occur in peds pts prior to
increasing pressure? - Answer-1
What are the AASM guidelines for supplemental O2 during PAP studies? - Answer-1lmp
during PAP titration when SPO2 is less than or equal to 88% for 5 or more minutes and
in the absence of obstructive events.
If a pts Apneas are fixed at 10cm, but Hypopneas and snoring still occur at 16cm, what
levels of BiLevel should be used? - Answer-IPAP: 14
EPAP: 10
Which of the following can reduce the effectiveness of CPAP and why: Nasal spray,
Alcohol, Anti depressants. - Answer-Alcohol: impairs arousal response which can lead
to longer than normal events and severe desats. Inhibits upper airway activity
What syndrome would a pt with COPD and OSA have? - Answer-Overlap syndrome
What are hypoxemia and hypercapnia? - Answer-Hypoxemia: very low 02 in the blood
Hypercapnia: very high CO2 in the blood.
What would a patient with both hypoxemia and hypercapnia most likely be diagnosed
with? - Answer-Hypoventilation
What is an MWT's MOST important use? - Answer-Measure patients ability to resist the
urge to fall asleep
Tricyclic antidepressants, large amounts of caffeine and large amounts of chocolate
have been known to trigger what? - Answer-REM sleep behavior disorder
Recommended impedance for eeg and eog - Answer-5k ohms
The amount of space needed to archive digitized data is MOST impacted by? - AnswerSampling rate
Cortical activity is best described as - Answer-Spontaneous arousal
Calculate the AHI based on the following data
25 obstructive apneas
5 central apneas
23 mixed apneas
15 hypopneas
48 RERAS
65 arousals
360 min of sleep - Answer-11
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, the minimum duration of a significant leg
movement is - Answer-.5
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, an optional parameter to include in the
report for an adult polysomnogram is - Answer-Occurrence of hypoventilation during the
diagnostic study in adult
The respiratory event that requires oxygen desaturation and/ or an arousal as part of
the scoring criteria is - Answer-Obstructive hypopnea
An ECG arrhythmia commonly seen when recording PSG's, particularly in patients that
have obstructive sleep apnea and cardiac disease. It can be identified by the
morphology of an irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm associated with replacement of
consistent P waves by rapid oscillations that vary in size, shape, and timing - AnswerAtrial fibrillation
The stage that is the greatest portion of the epoch - Answer-The stage that is the
greatest portion of the epoch
What is the best response when a patient asks the technologist if they have sleep
apnea and will need to wear a CPAP mask? - Answer-Provide the patient with
educational material about sleep apnea
Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY cause of a 35 minute REM latency -
Answer-Untreated depression
A breathing pattern characterized by at least three cycles of crescendo breathing with
duration of at least 10 minutes is - Answer-Cheyne Stokes respiration
An important responsibility of the scoring tech is to - Answer-Confirm accuracy of report
components
Which type of calibration is based on a series of patient instructions intended to verify
the signal response and quality - Answer-Physiological
The most important reason for performing a MWT is to - Answer-Measure the patient's
ability to resist the urge to fall asleep
The importance of selecting sampling rates according to RECOMMENDED guidelines is
to - Answer-Minimize aliasing effect
The syndrome characterized by prolonged episodes of severe hypoxemia and
associated PaCO2 elevation that worsens during sleep is - Answer-Obesity
hypoventilation
The patient's medical history indicates the patient has been taking tricyclic
antidepressants for the past 5 years. The technologist should anticipate that the patient
may have an increased likelihood of - Answer-REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, the sampling rate to provide the optimal
resolution for recording EEG in a patient with suspected nocturnal seizure is - Answer500Hz
The electrode located 30% above the left pre-a crease is - Answer-C3
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, four nap opportunities on a MSLT would be
acceptable when the patient - Answer-Had REM on at least two nap opportunities
A patient's history indicates a diagnosis of overlap syndrome. The tech can anticipate
that the patient has - Answer-COPD AND OSA
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
SHOULD BE INCLUDED WHEN RECORDING PEDIATRIC PATIENTS - Answer-ENDTIDAL CO2
THE ABILITY TO REMONTAGE WHILE RECORDING ON DIGITAL EQUIPMENT IS
THE RESULT OF - Answer-SYSTEM REFERENCING
WHEN REVIEWING A PATIENT'S HISTORY IN PREPARATION FOR A
POLYSOMNOGRAM, PHYSIOLOGIC FINDINGS SUGGESTIVE OF
HYPOVENTILATION INCLUDE - Answer-HYPOXEMIA AND HYPERCAPNIA
WHEN THE AMPLITUDE OF A SIGNAL EXCEEDS THE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS OF
A CHANNEL THE MOST IMPORTANT ADJUSTMENT THE TECH CAN MAKE TO
OPTIMIZE WAVEFORM DISPLAY IS TO - Answer-DECREASE SENSITIVITY
WHEN INTERMITTENT 60 HZ ACTIVITY OCCURS IN THE F4-M1 ELECTRODES
DURING REM SLEEP THE BEST IMMEDIATE ACTION WOULD BE TO - AnswerRELY ON F3-M2
A PATIENT WITH MILD DEMENTIA BECOMES MORE CONFUSED AND/OR
AGITATED IN THE EARLY EVENING. THE PATIENT IS MOST LIKELY
EXPERIENCING - Answer-SUNDOWNING
THE MOST COMMON METHOD TO MONITOR BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION
DURING POLYSOMNOGRAPHY IS - Answer-PULSE OXIMETRY
THE MOST APPROPRIATE ACTION A TECHNOLOGIST WOULD TAKE WHEN
THERE IS CONFIRMED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA GREATER THAN 30
SECONDS IS - Answer-INITIATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM
A PATIENT'S CHART INDICATES THAT THEY USE 30 L/MIN OF OXYGEN AT
HOME. THE TECH NOTES THAT THE PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS FOR THE PSG
SPECIFIES THE STUDY WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AND TO ADD 1.0
L/MIN OXYGEN IF THE SATURATION IS LESS THAN 89%. THE BEST ACTION FOR
THE TECH IS TO - Answer-CALL THE PHYSICIAN FOR CONFIRMATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST LIKELY EFFECT OF ZOLPIDEM AND
ZALEPLON ON SLEEP ARCHITECTURE - Answer-INCREASED SLEEP LATENCY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES A REFERENTIAL MONTAGE -
Answer-THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRODE CONTAMINATION
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, THE DEVICE THAT SHOULD BE
USED TO MONITOR AIRFLOW AND DETECT APNEA DURING A DIAGNOSTIC
STUDY IS - Answer-ORONASAL THERMAL SENSOR
WHICH PROCESS WOULD BE AN ADEQUATE ROUTINE FOR DISINFECTING CUP
ELECTRODES AFTER REMOVING ADHESIVE RESIDUE, GEL AND ORGANIC
MATERIAL, AND WASHING IN WARM WATER AND MILD DETERGENT - AnswerSOAKING IN 1: 10 BLEACH AND WATER FOR 10 MIN.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT
DURING A POLYSOMNOGRAM - Answer-POSITION CHANGES
THE ELECTRODE ARRAY USED FOR RECORDING PHYSIOLOGIC ACTIVITY IS
REFERRED TO AS - Answer-MONTAGE
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, THE MAXIMUM ELECTRODE
IMPEDANCE FOR EEG AND EOG RECORDING IS - Answer-5000 OHMS
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, UNATTENDED PORTABLE
MONITORING CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO IN LAB TESTING WHEN -
Answer-THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF MODERATE TO SEVERE OSA
WITHOUT COMORBID CONDITIONS
A SELF REPORTING TOOL USED TO EVALUATE SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY
AND DISTURBANCE OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH IS - Answer-PITTSBURGH
SLEEP QUALITY INDEX
THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING A TECHNOLOGIST WOULD USE TO
CONTROL THE FREQUENCY BAND OF WAVEFORMS ON A RECORDING IS THE -
Answer-(LOW FILTER (HIGH PASS FILTER)
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT ALL BIOELECTRIC
CHANNELS - Answer-CONTAMINATED M1
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES CAN REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF PAP THERAPY - Answer-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
A PATIENT THAT INTENTIONALLY ENGAGES IN BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS THAT
ARE INCONSISTENT WITH SLEEPING WELL IS DEMONSTRATING - AnswerINADEQUATE SLEEP HYGIENE
WHAT IS THE BEST TOOL THAT A PHYSICIAN COULD USE TO MORE CLEARLY
EXPLAIN THE RESULTS OF THE SLEEP STUDY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
THERAPY TO A PATIENT - Answer-HISTOGRAM
REAL TIME ACCESS TO PAP COMPLIANCE DATA IS AN EXAMPLE OF - AnswerEFFICACY MONITORING
A PROCESS TO DECREASE FEAR OF ARTIFICIAL CIRCUMSTANCES BY
REPEATED AND CONTROLLED EXPOSURE TO A FEARED SITUATION IS -
Answer-DESENSITIZATION
WHAT HAS THE LARGEST IMPACT ON ADHERENCE TO PAP THERAPY - AnswerPATIENT EDUCATION
WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING CPAP - Answer-THERE IS ONE LEVEL
OF PRESSURE FOR INSPIRATION AND EXPIRATION
SLEEP DEBT CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS THE - Answer-CUMULATIVE EFFECT
OF INSUFFICIENT SLEEP
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PEDIATRIC CPAP
TITRATION, HOW MANY HYPOPNEAS MUST OCCUR PRIOR TO INCREASING
PRESSURE - Answer-ONE
EXCESSIVE WARMING AND HUMIDIFICATION WILL CAUSE - Answer-WATER TO
POOL IN THE CPAP TUBING
MAXILLOMANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT TREATS OSA BY - Answer-ENLARGING
AND STABILIZING THE UPPER AIRWAY
IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING THE MOST
COMMONLY SEEN RESPONSE RESULTING FROM SUCCESSFUL PAP TITRATION
IS - Answer-REM AND SLOW WAVE REBOUND
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR DUE TO AN
IMPROPERLY FITTING PAP INTERFACE? - Answer-CONJUNCTIVITIS
WHEN A PATIENT COMPLAINS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA, IS UNABLE TO TOLERATE
PAP AND REQUESTS TO END THE PSG, THE NEXT BEST STEP IS TO - AnswerSCHEDULE DESENSITIZATION
A PATIENT REPORTS A COMPLETE NASAL OBSTRUCTION PRIOR TO PAP
TITRATION. THE TECH SHOULD - Answer-USE A ORO-NASAL INTERFACE
THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR ORAL APPLIANCE WOULD HAVE - Answer-MILD OSA
DURING STAGE N2 SLEEP, THE PATIENT CHANGES POSITION AND THE TECH
NOTES INCREASED SNORING AND AN INCREASING LEAK. THE TECH SHOULD -
Answer-REPOSITION AND ADJUST PAP INTERFACE
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, CPAP SHOULD BE INCREASED
AT AN INTERVAL NO LESS THAN - Answer-5 MINUTES
THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF EPAP IS TO - Answer-MAINTAIN UPPER AIRWAY
PATENCY THROUGH INSPIRATION
BASED ON THE PSG RESULTS BELOW, WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST
RECOMMENDATION FOR A PATIENT THAT IS NON-COMPLIANT AND REFUSES
TO CONTINUE WITH CPAP THERAPY
OVERALL AHI 8
OVERALL REM AHI 38
SUPINE REM AHI 28
SUPINE NREM AHI 21
LATERAL NREM AHI 1
LATERAL REM 3 - Answer-POSITION THERAPY
THE BEST METHOD FOR DETECTING APNEAS AND HYPOPNEAS DURING PAP
TITRATION IS TO USE A/AN - Answer-AIRFLOW SIGNAL GENERATED BY THE PAP
DELIVERY DEVICE
THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF HEATED HUMIDIFICATION IS TO - Answer-HELP
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