NBRC SDS Exam - Questions and Verified Answers
The recommended HFF for recording electocardiograph channel is
Which of the following would best describe rhythmic movement disorder?
1. Minimum frequency of 0.3Hz
2. Max frequency of 2.0Hz
3. Min number of 4 rhythmic movements
a.1,2
b.2,3
c.1...
1). The recommended hff for recording electocardiograph channel is
Ans: 70Hz
2). Which of the following would best describe rhythmic movement disorder?
1. minimum frequency of 0.3hz
2. max frequency of 2.0hz
3. min number of 4 rhythmic movements
a.1,2
b.2,3
c.1,3
d.1,2,3
Ans: b
3). A 14 year old boy is undergoing an overnight sleep study and has been stared on cpap. the
pt is currently on 8cmh2o cpap. what is the recommended max cpap pressure for this pt
Ans: 20cmH2O
4). What is max cpap for pts under 12 years old?
Ans: 15cmH2O
5). A pt recently completed an mslt having obtained a total score of 10. which of the following
would best describe managing the pts daytime sleepiness?
7). During an mslt a pt has had 5 naps w/o onset of rem...what should be done next?
a. end the study
b. have pt take 6th nap
Ans: b. 6th nap
8). Mslt is a seris of ____ to ____naps, each ____min long, ____ hours apart.
______ naps will be suffieicent if sleep onset rem has occurred in 2 naps.
Ans: 4 to 5 each 20min long and 2 hours apart
4
9). In mslt the 1st nap begins ___ to ____ hours after the overnight psg has concluded
Ans: 1.5 to 3 hours
10). Mslt is not recommended the morning after what type of study
Ans: Split
11). Mslt is not used to diagnose narcolepsy if the tst on the prior night study was less than
____ hours
Ans: 6
12). State 2 methods for ending a nap in an mslt
Ans: 1. No sleep onset after 20min
2. After 15min of continuous recording following sleep onset
13). List channels used in sleep montage for an mslt
Ans: EEG (2 leads: Central and Occipital)
2 Reference Leads (M1 and M2)
E1 and E2 (Eyes)
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, 2 EMG leads (chin and 2 submentalis only)
ECG
14). List 3 items that must be scored for mslt
Ans: 1. Sleep latencies for each nap
2. MSLT for the entire test (avg of ALL naps)
3. SOREM periods
15). Correct postion for and esophageal ph monitoring catheter is...
Ans: advance catheter until pH< 4.0 and then withdraw 5cm, tape and record tube
placement at nostril
16). Describe the anatomic position an esophageal ph catheter should be placed
Ans: Cather tip should be 5cm above the upper border of the lower esophgeal
sphincter
17). Another name for the disinfecting agent cidex?
how long for this agent to disinfect?
how long for this agent to sterilize
Ans: Alkaline gluteraldeyde
10 min
10 hours
18). Another name for the disinfecting agent sonacide?
how long for this agent to disinfect?
how long for this agent to sterilize?
Ans: Acid gluteraldehyde
10 min
1 hour
19). An ecg tracing shows a beat with an irregular rhytm, qrs >0.12sec, and a varying rate. the
sleep tech would classify this as
Ans: PVC
20). Normal qrs interval is
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