The stage that is the greatest portion of the epoch - ANS ✅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? - ANS ✅Provide the patient
with educational material about sleep apnea
Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY cause of a 35 minute REM
latency - ANS ✅Untreated depression
A breathing pattern characterized by at least three cycles of crescendo
breathing with duration of at least 10 minutes is - ANS ✅Cheyne Stokes
respiration
An important responsibility of the scoring tech is to - ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅Physiological
The most important reason for performing a MWT is to - ANS ✅Measure the
patient's ability to resist the urge to fall asleep
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The importance of selecting sampling rates according to RECOMMENDED
guidelines is to - ANS ✅Minimize aliasing effect
The syndrome characterized by prolonged episodes of severe hypoxemia
and associated PaCO2 elevation that worsens during sleep is - ANS
✅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 - ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅500Hz
The electrode located 30% above the left pre-a crease is - ANS ✅C3
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, four nap opportunities on a MSLT
would be acceptable when the patient - ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅COPD AND OSA
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
SHOULD BE INCLUDED WHEN RECORDING PEDIATRIC PATIENTS - ANS
✅END-TIDAL CO2
THE ABILITY TO REMONTAGE WHILE RECORDING ON DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
IS THE RESULT OF - ANS ✅SYSTEM REFERENCING
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WHEN REVIEWING A PATIENT'S HISTORY IN PREPARATION FOR A
POLYSOMNOGRAM, PHYSIOLOGIC FINDINGS SUGGESTIVE OF
HYPOVENTILATION INCLUDE - ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅DECREASE SENSITIVITY
WHEN INTERMITTENT 60 HZ ACTIVITY OCCURS IN THE F4-M1 ELECTRODES
DURING REM SLEEP THE BEST IMMEDIATE ACTION WOULD BE TO - ANS
✅RELY ON F3-M2
A PATIENT WITH MILD DEMENTIA BECOMES MORE CONFUSED AND/OR
AGITATED IN THE EARLY EVENING. THE PATIENT IS MOST LIKELY
EXPERIENCING - ANS ✅SUNDOWNING
THE MOST COMMON METHOD TO MONITOR BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION
DURING POLYSOMNOGRAPHY IS - ANS ✅PULSE OXIMETRY
THE MOST APPROPRIATE ACTION A TECHNOLOGIST WOULD TAKE WHEN
THERE IS CONFIRMED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA GREATER THAN 30
SECONDS IS - ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅CALL THE PHYSICIAN FOR CONFIRMATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST LIKELY EFFECT OF ZOLPIDEM
AND ZALEPLON ON SLEEP ARCHITECTURE - ANS ✅INCREASED SLEEP
LATENCY
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES A REFERENTIAL MONTAGE -
ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅SOAKING IN 1: 10 BLEACH AND WATER FOR 10 MIN.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT
DURING A POLYSOMNOGRAM - ANS ✅POSITION CHANGES
THE ELECTRODE ARRAY USED FOR RECORDING PHYSIOLOGIC ACTIVITY IS
REFERRED TO AS - ANS ✅MONTAGE
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, THE MAXIMUM ELECTRODE
IMPEDANCE FOR EEG AND EOG RECORDING IS - ANS ✅5000 OHMS
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, UNATTENDED PORTABLE
MONITORING CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO IN LAB TESTING WHEN
- ANS ✅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 - ANS ✅PITTSBURGH
SLEEP QUALITY INDEX
THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING A TECHNOLOGIST WOULD USE TO
CONTROL THE FREQUENCY BAND OF WAVEFORMS ON A RECORDING IS THE
- ANS ✅(LOW FILTER (HIGH PASS FILTER)
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