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NEW RPSGT EXAM- 2024 Study Guide and Practice Test Questions and Answers (100% Pass) The purpose of an intentional mask leak is to... - ️️ Wash out CO2 and prevent rebreathing Recommended guidelines state that HSV can be considered when.... - ️️ Cheyne Stokes and central Apneas have no...

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©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Wednesday, July 31, 2024 9:10 AM




NEW RPSGT EXAM- 2024 Study Guide and Practice
Test Questions and Answers (100% Pass)


The purpose of an intentional mask leak is to... - ✔️✔️Wash out CO2 and prevent

rebreathing


Recommended guidelines state that HSV can be considered when.... - ✔️✔️Cheyne

Stokes and central Apneas have not been eliminated.


What is aerophagia? - ✔️✔️The swallowing of air


What is maxillomandibular advancement? - ✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️To eliminate desaturations

and arousals.


According to guidelines, how many Hypopneas need to occur in peds pts prior to

increasing pressure? - ✔️✔️1


What are the AASM guidelines for supplemental O2 during PAP studies? - ✔️✔️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.




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If a pts Apneas are fixed at 10cm, but Hypopneas and snoring still occur at 16cm, what

levels of BiLevel should be used? - ✔️✔️IPAP: 14


EPAP: 10


Which of the following can reduce the effectiveness of CPAP and why: Nasal spray,

Alcohol, Anti depressants. - ✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️Overlap syndrome


What are hypoxemia and hypercapnia? - ✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️Hypoventilation


What is an MWT's MOST important use? - ✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️REM sleep behavior disorder


Recommended impedance for eeg and eog - ✔️✔️5k ohms


The amount of space needed to archive digitized data is MOST impacted by? -

✔️✔️Sampling rate




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Cortical activity is best described as - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️11


According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, the minimum duration of a significant leg

movement is - ✔️✔️.5


According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, an optional parameter to include in the

report for an adult polysomnogram is - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️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




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morphology of an irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm associated with replacement of

consistent P waves by rapid oscillations that vary in size, shape, and timing - ✔️✔️Atrial

fibrillation


The stage that is the greatest portion of the epoch - ✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️Provide the patient with educational

material about sleep apnea


Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY cause of a 35 minute REM latency -

✔️✔️Untreated depression


A breathing pattern characterized by at least three cycles of crescendo breathing with

duration of at least 10 minutes is - ✔️✔️Cheyne Stokes respiration


An important responsibility of the scoring tech is to - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️Physiological


The most important reason for performing a MWT is to - ✔️✔️Measure the patient's ability

to resist the urge to fall asleep




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