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CPSGT practice exam with correct answersthe first comprehensive manual for the standardization of scoring sleep in 1968 was known
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as? - ANSWER: ➡ rechtschaffen and kales manual ( or the R and K manual)
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what commonly used word today was coined in 1974 when respiratory and cardiac
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recording channels were added to the already collected EEG, eyes and chin EMG channels to
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appropriately represent sleep testing? - ANSWER: ➡ polysomnography
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in what year did the American academy of sleep medicine release "the AASM manual for the
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mscoring of sleep and associated events?" - ANSWER: ➡ the year 2007
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in what year did Colin Sullivan and colleagues demonstrate that CPAP effectively treated
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mobstructive sleep apnea? - ANSWER: ➡ the year 1981 m m m m mm m m m
the role of the sleep technologist is to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of
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sleep disorders under the general supervision of a sleep specialist. the scope of
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responsibilities would NOT include..... - ANSWER: ➡ making a diagnosis and treatment plan
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for the patient
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which of these key sleep tech responsibilities would be considered the most important? -
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ANSWER: ➡ keeping the patient safe at all times
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after arriving at least 30 min before the first patient, which of the following key sleep tech
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responsibilities would be considered the most important? - ANSWER: ➡ reviewing the
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patient chart for medical history and confirming the physician orders
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in a typical night, the sleep technologist should follow best practice and enter a summary of
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mrecording info about every...? - ANSWER: ➡ 30 minutes
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,at the conclusion of the sleep study, you, the sleep technologist, are allowed to give the
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patient your opinion of the results as long as you tell the truth.
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TRUE OR FALSE? - ANSWER: ➡ FALSE
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which of the following association promotes and advocates for sleep technologists as well as
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to help establish standards of care like technical guidelines? - ANSWER: ➡ the American
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association of sleep technologists
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which of the following associations provide sleep technologist credentialing, such as the
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CPSGT and RPSGT, as well as the standards of conduct for the profession? - ANSWER: ➡
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Board of registered polysomnographic technologists
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a good infection control policy would assume the following: - ANSWER: ➡ any and all direct
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contact with a patient could transmit diseases
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which of the following pieces of sleep equipment would be considered as "semi-critical" by
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the 1968 Spaulding approach to disinfection, which would require a higher degree of
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decontamination after use? - ANSWER: ➡ CPAP masks
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cleaning and disinfection of PAP masks should follow manufacturer's recommendations for
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contact time and the disinfectant used should contain? - ANSWER: ➡ tuberculocide
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which of the following sleep states characterize the quick eye movements, which we now
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know occurs during dreaming? - ANSWER: ➡ REM sleep
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under normal sleep architecture in adults, a heavy distribution of N3 "deep sleep" would be
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expected to occur during the? - ANSWER: ➡ first third of the night
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under normal sleep architecture in adults, N2 sleep would be expected to represent what
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percentage of the sleep distribution? - ANSWER: ➡ 50%
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, since sleep technologists often work overnight shifts and are at risk of sleep deprivation,
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which of the following symptoms would highly suggest you are seriously not getting enough
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sleep? - ANSWER: ➡ falling asleep while at work or while driving
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conditions of persistent difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation or quality of
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sleep despite adequate opportunity to sleep, which results in daytime impairment would
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describe what classification of sleep disorder? - ANSWER: ➡ insomnia
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narcolepsy falls into what type of classification of sleep disorder? - ANSWER: ➡
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hypersomnia
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sleepwalking, sleep eating and sleep terrors fall into what type of classification of sleep
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disorder? - ANSWER: ➡ parasomnia
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using the standard format for EEG electrode placement, what side of the head would the C3
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electrode be located? - ANSWER: ➡ left side ( odd numbers are on the left)
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using the standard format for EEG electrode placement, what side of the head would the
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nasion anatomical site be located? - ANSWER: ➡ front
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using the standard format for EEG electrode placement, if the arch-length distance of the
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nasion-inion measurement is 36cm, then CZ would be located at? - ANSWER: ➡ 18 cm from
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the nasion ( take 36cm and multiply it by the distance from the nasion to CZ, which is 50% or
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0.50:
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36x0.50= 18) m
the biopotential signal collected in the EEG is the results of? - ANSWER: ➡ ion movement
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across the membrane of millions of neurons
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the "anatomy" of an EEG waveform appearance would not include ampere, but will
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include.....? - ANSWER: ➡ frequency, polarity, and amplitude!
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