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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SLEEP TECHNOLOGIST BOARD EXAM
(ALL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS )2024-2025 |COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS ) A GRADED.


DT - ANSWER--Day testing (MSLT)


What does MSLT refer to - ANSWER-Multiple sleep latency test


how many naps are usually performed during the MSLT? - ANSWER-4
to 5 naps throughout the day


When does the first nap begin once the MSLT has started? -
ANSWER-1.5 to 3 hours after the nocturnal recording


After sleep onset occurs, when is the nap terminated? - ANSWER-15
mins from 1st epoch of sleep


if there is no sleep noted when is the nap terminated? - ANSWER-20
minutes from the time of "lights out"


Sleep Latency is defined as - ANSWER-the amount of time elapsed
from lights out to the 1st epoch of sleep


REM latency is defined as - ANSWER-the amount of time elapsed from
the 1st epoch of sleep to the 1st epoch of REM

,What is the purpose of performing the MSLT - ANSWER-To assess
and diagnose diseases of excessive somnolence and evaluate
daytime sleepiness


Do naps occur every 2hrs from the time the previous nap ended or
every 2hrs on the hour or half-hour? - ANSWER-Every 2 hours on the
hour or half hour


how long before a nap begins should the subject cease smoking -
ANSWER-30 minutes


What epoch size is best for recording the MSLT? - ANSWER-30
second epochs


A mean sleep latency of <5 minutes during the MSLT indicates what?
- ANSWER-Pathological sleepiness


A normal mean sleep latency is how many minutes? - ANSWER-10-20
minutes


How many naps must have unequivocal periods of REM to arrive at a
diagnosis of narcolepsy - ANSWER-2 naps


what is the narcoleptic tetrad - ANSWER-Excessive daytime
sleepiness (EDS), hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis,
cataplexy.

, What montage is generally use for recording the MSLT - ANSWER-The
core channels 2EOG, 4EEG chin EMG, EKG


How is the mean sleep latency calculated? - ANSWER-Sum of all the
sleep latencies for each nap divided by the total number of naps
performed
(N1+N2+N3+N4+N5) / # Naps completed


How is the median sleep latency calculated - ANSWER-align all sleep
latencies in numeric order 5 naps select the 3rd number for naps add
2nd and 3rd numbers and divide by two


How is the mean REM latency calculated? - ANSWER-Sum of all REM
latencies divided by the number of REM periods That occurred


How frequent are the naps scheduled during the MSLT - ANSWER-
Every two hours


this sleep test is used in the assessment and diagnosis of disorder of
excessive somnolence And to evaluate daytime sleepiness in relation
to various therapeutic or experimental manipulations - ANSWER-The
multiple sleep latency test


How many minutes after lights out is standard MSLT terminated -
ANSWER-20 minutes

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