CPSGT practice Exam Prep 2024/2025 With 100% Correct Answers
The first comprehensive manual for the standardization of scoring sleep in 1968 was known as? -
✔✔rechtschaffen and kales manual ( or the r and k manual)
What commonly used word today was coined in 1974 when respiratory and cardiac recording
channels were added to the already collected eeg, eyes and chin emg channels to appropriately
represent sleep testing? - ✔✔polysomnography
In what year did the american academy of sleep medicine release "the aasm manual for the scoring
of sleep and associated events?" - ✔✔the year 2007
In what year did colin sullivan and colleagues demonstrate that cpap effectively treated obstructive
sleep apnea? - ✔✔the year 1981
The role of the sleep technologist is to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep
disorders under the general supervision of a sleep specialist. The scope of responsibilities would
not include..... - ✔✔making a diagnosis and treatment plan for the patient
Which of these key sleep tech responsibilities would be considered the most important? -
✔✔keeping the patient safe at all times
After arriving at least 30 min before the first patient, which of the following key sleep tech
responsibilities would be considered the most important? - ✔✔reviewing the patient chart for
medical history and confirming the physician orders
in a typical night, the sleep technologist should follow best practice and enter a summary of
recording info about every...? - ✔✔30 minutes
at the conclusion of the sleep study, you, the sleep technologist, are allowed to give the patient
your opinion of the results as long as you tell the truth.
TRUE OR FALSE? - ✔✔FALSE
,which of the following association promotes and advocates for sleep technologists as well as to
help establish standards of care like technical guidelines? - ✔✔the American association of sleep
technologists
which of the following associations provide sleep technologist credentialing, such as the CPSGT
and RPSGT, as well as the standards of conduct for the profession? - ✔✔Board of registered
polysomnographic technologists
a good infection control policy would assume the following: - ✔✔any and all direct contact with
a patient could transmit diseases
which of the following pieces of sleep equipment would be considered as "semi-critical" by the
1968 Spaulding approach to disinfection, which would require a higher degree of decontamination
after use? - ✔✔CPAP masks
cleaning and disinfection of PAP masks should follow manufacturer's recommendations for
contact time and the disinfectant used should contain? - ✔✔tuberculocide
which of the following sleep states characterize the quick eye movements, which we now know
occurs during dreaming? - ✔✔REM sleep
under normal sleep architecture in adults, a heavy distribution of N3 "deep sleep" would be
expected to occur during the? - ✔✔first third of the night
under normal sleep architecture in adults, N2 sleep would be expected to represent what percentage
of the sleep distribution? - ✔✔50%
since sleep technologists often work overnight shifts and are at risk of sleep deprivation, which of
the following symptoms would highly suggest you are seriously not getting enough sleep? -
✔✔falling asleep while at work or while driving
, conditions of persistent difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation or quality of sleep
despite adequate opportunity to sleep, which results in daytime impairment would describe what
classification of sleep disorder? - ✔✔insomnia
narcolepsy falls into what type of classification of sleep disorder? - ✔✔hypersomnia
sleepwalking, sleep eating and sleep terrors fall into what type of classification of sleep disorder?
- ✔✔parasomnia
using the standard format for EEG electrode placement, what side of the head would the C3
electrode be located? - ✔✔left side ( odd numbers are on the left)
using the standard format for EEG electrode placement, what side of the head would the nasion
anatomical site be located? - ✔✔front
using the standard format for EEG electrode placement, if the arch-length distance of the nasion-
inion measurement is 36cm, then CZ would be located at? - ✔✔18 cm from the nasion ( take 36cm
and multiply it by the distance from the nasion to CZ, which is 50% or 0.50:
36x0.50= 18)
the biopotential signal collected in the EEG is the results of? - ✔✔ion movement across the
membrane of millions of neurons
the "anatomy" of an EEG waveform appearance would not include ampere, but will include.....? -
✔✔frequency, polarity, and amplitude!
gold cup electrodes are preferred because of their superior ability to conduct.....? - ✔✔electricity
in neurodiagnostics the EEG is measured in - ✔✔Microvolts
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