NEW RPSGT EXAM- 2026 Study
Guide and Practice Test Questions
withCorrect Answers
_____A_______AareAaAcommonAcomplaintAwithAPAP,AespeciallyAwithANasalAPi
llows.A-AAnswerANoseABleeds
________A__________AalmostAalwaysArelatesAtoAairAleaksAandAairAblowingA
acrossAtheAeyes.-canAcauseAconjunctivitisAtooA-AAnswerAEyeAIrritation
________A____________AcanAhelpAtoAidentifyASeizureAActivity,AwhichAusually
AinvolvesAsomeAdegreeAofAarousal.A-AAnswerAVideoAMonitoring
________AshouldAbeAreportedAasAaAtotalAnumber,AindexAnumber,AnumbersAoc
curringAinAREMAsleepAandAinAnon-
REMAsleepAforAallAdifferentAtypesAandAassociations.A-AAnswerAArousals
_________AisAneededAforAoxygenAflowAratesAofA4AL/minAorAmore.A-
AAnswerAHumidification
_________APatientsAwithASADAwhoAtakeAmoodAstabilizersAshuldAbeAmonitored
AcarefullyAbefpreAlightAtherapyAbecauseAitAmayAtriggerAmanicAepisodes.A-
AAnswerABipolar
_________ArecordingsAmayAbeAstoredAinApatientAchartsA-AAnswerAPaper
___________A_________AisAaAcommonAcauseAofAinaccurateASpO2Areadings.A-
AAnswerAIncorrectAPosition
____________AmayArelieveAsymptomsAofAanAAcuteAAsthmaAAttack,AasApatient
sAmayAbecomeAhypoxic.A-AAnswerABronchodilators
,_____________A_________AoccursAwhenAthereAisAanAimbalanceAbetweenAthe
Aheart'sAdemandAforAoxygenAandAtheAsupply.A-
AAnswerAMyocardialAInfarctionA(MI)
________________AisAbasedAonAtheAprincipleAthatAfluidAflowsAfromAareasAof
AhigherApressureAtoAareasAofAlowerApressure.A-AAnswerAHemodynamics
_______mayAinterfereAwithApulseAoximetryAreadings.AoximetryAartifactsAmustA
beAtaggedAorAremovedAfromAtheArecording.A-AAnswerAobesity
.5AsecondsA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AtheAminimumAdurationAofAa
AsignificantAlegAmovementAis:
"DoAyouAfeelAasAthoughAyouAhaveAnoAenergy?"A"DoAyouAfeelAwearyAorAweak
?"---
areAquestionsAaAtechAshouldAaskAtoAdetermineAifAtheyAareAexperiencingAEDSAo
rAFatigue?A-AAnswerAFatigue
"DoAyouAfeelAtheAneedAtoAsleepAduringAtheAdaytime?"A"DoAyouAfeelAdrowsy?
"---
areAquestionsAaAtechAshouldAaskAtoAdetermineAifAtheyAareAexperiencingAEDSAo
rAFatigue?A-AAnswerAEDS
11A-AAnswerACalculateAtheAAHIAbasedAonAtheAfollowingAdata:
A25AobstructiveAapneas
A5AcentralAapneas
A23AmixedAapneas
A15Ahypopneas
A48ARERAs
,A65Aarousals
A360AminAofAsleep
3AGroundsAfoundAinAelectricalAequipmentA-
AAnswerA*EarthA(buildingAandApowerAoutlets)
*ChassisAGroundA(metal)
*CommonAConnectionAGround
3ApotentialAsourcesAofAstrayAelectricalAcurrentA-AAnswerA*shortAcircuit
*leakageAcurrentA
*groundAloop
4AcmAH2OA-
AAnswerAWhatAisAtheARECOMMENDEDAstartingApressureAforApediatricAandAadul
tACPAPAtitration?
5AminutesA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,ACPAPAshouldAbeAincreasedAa
tAanAintervalAnoAlessAthan:
500AHzA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AtheAsamplingArateAtoAprovid
eAtheAoptimalAresolutionAforArecordingAEEGAinAaApatientAwithAsuspectedAnoctu
rnalAseizuresAis:
5000AohmsA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AtheAmaximumAelectrodeAimp
edanceAforAEEGAandAEOGArecordingAis:
60AHzAnotchA-AAnswerAUsedAtoAremoveASignalsAinA50-
60hzArangeAwithoutAaffectingAotherAfrequencies
, 60AHzAnotchA(bandAreject)A-
AAnswerArarelyAusedAfilterAbecauseAitAcanAinterfereAwithArecordings-
usedAmainlyAonAanteriorAtibialisAEMG's
AA__A________AmayAbeAplacedAinAtheAesophagusAtoAdiagnoseAgastricAacidAr
efluxAinAinfantsAandAchildren.A-
AinfantsAwillAhaveAthinAwireAwithAsensorAatAendApassedAnasally,AwhileAolder
AchildrenAorAadultsAmayAbeAableAtoAswallowAsensorAwithAfluids.A-
AAnswerApHASensor
AAbreathingApatternAcharacterizedAbyAatAleastAthreeAcyclesAofAcrescendoAbreat
hingAwithAdurationAofAatAleastA10AminutesAisA-
AAnswerACheyneAStokesArespiration
AACOMPLAINTAOFAMORNINGAHEADACHESAASSOCIATEDAWITHASEVEREASLEEPAAPN
EAAISAAARESULTAOFAWHAT?A-
AAnswerASevereAoxygenAdesaturationAandAhypercapniaA(ElevatedAlevelsAofAcarb
onAdioxideAinAtheAblood).
AAFUNCTIONATHATAEXPRESSESATHEAFREQUENCYAOFAEYEAMOVEMENTSAPERAUNIT
ATIMEADURINGASLEEPASTAGEAREM?A-AAnswerAREMADensity.
AAgoodApressureAshouldAhaveAanARDIAof?A-AAnswerA<10
AAmeanAsleepAlatencyAofA<5AminsAduringAMSLTAindicatedAwhat?A-
AAnswerAPathologicalASleepiness
AAMEANASLEEPALATENCYAOFAINDICATESAWHAT?A-
AAnswerAPathologicalAsleepiness.
AAnormalAmeanAsleepAlatencyAisAhowAmanyAminutes?A-AAnswerA10A-
A20Aminutes
Guide and Practice Test Questions
withCorrect Answers
_____A_______AareAaAcommonAcomplaintAwithAPAP,AespeciallyAwithANasalAPi
llows.A-AAnswerANoseABleeds
________A__________AalmostAalwaysArelatesAtoAairAleaksAandAairAblowingA
acrossAtheAeyes.-canAcauseAconjunctivitisAtooA-AAnswerAEyeAIrritation
________A____________AcanAhelpAtoAidentifyASeizureAActivity,AwhichAusually
AinvolvesAsomeAdegreeAofAarousal.A-AAnswerAVideoAMonitoring
________AshouldAbeAreportedAasAaAtotalAnumber,AindexAnumber,AnumbersAoc
curringAinAREMAsleepAandAinAnon-
REMAsleepAforAallAdifferentAtypesAandAassociations.A-AAnswerAArousals
_________AisAneededAforAoxygenAflowAratesAofA4AL/minAorAmore.A-
AAnswerAHumidification
_________APatientsAwithASADAwhoAtakeAmoodAstabilizersAshuldAbeAmonitored
AcarefullyAbefpreAlightAtherapyAbecauseAitAmayAtriggerAmanicAepisodes.A-
AAnswerABipolar
_________ArecordingsAmayAbeAstoredAinApatientAchartsA-AAnswerAPaper
___________A_________AisAaAcommonAcauseAofAinaccurateASpO2Areadings.A-
AAnswerAIncorrectAPosition
____________AmayArelieveAsymptomsAofAanAAcuteAAsthmaAAttack,AasApatient
sAmayAbecomeAhypoxic.A-AAnswerABronchodilators
,_____________A_________AoccursAwhenAthereAisAanAimbalanceAbetweenAthe
Aheart'sAdemandAforAoxygenAandAtheAsupply.A-
AAnswerAMyocardialAInfarctionA(MI)
________________AisAbasedAonAtheAprincipleAthatAfluidAflowsAfromAareasAof
AhigherApressureAtoAareasAofAlowerApressure.A-AAnswerAHemodynamics
_______mayAinterfereAwithApulseAoximetryAreadings.AoximetryAartifactsAmustA
beAtaggedAorAremovedAfromAtheArecording.A-AAnswerAobesity
.5AsecondsA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AtheAminimumAdurationAofAa
AsignificantAlegAmovementAis:
"DoAyouAfeelAasAthoughAyouAhaveAnoAenergy?"A"DoAyouAfeelAwearyAorAweak
?"---
areAquestionsAaAtechAshouldAaskAtoAdetermineAifAtheyAareAexperiencingAEDSAo
rAFatigue?A-AAnswerAFatigue
"DoAyouAfeelAtheAneedAtoAsleepAduringAtheAdaytime?"A"DoAyouAfeelAdrowsy?
"---
areAquestionsAaAtechAshouldAaskAtoAdetermineAifAtheyAareAexperiencingAEDSAo
rAFatigue?A-AAnswerAEDS
11A-AAnswerACalculateAtheAAHIAbasedAonAtheAfollowingAdata:
A25AobstructiveAapneas
A5AcentralAapneas
A23AmixedAapneas
A15Ahypopneas
A48ARERAs
,A65Aarousals
A360AminAofAsleep
3AGroundsAfoundAinAelectricalAequipmentA-
AAnswerA*EarthA(buildingAandApowerAoutlets)
*ChassisAGroundA(metal)
*CommonAConnectionAGround
3ApotentialAsourcesAofAstrayAelectricalAcurrentA-AAnswerA*shortAcircuit
*leakageAcurrentA
*groundAloop
4AcmAH2OA-
AAnswerAWhatAisAtheARECOMMENDEDAstartingApressureAforApediatricAandAadul
tACPAPAtitration?
5AminutesA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,ACPAPAshouldAbeAincreasedAa
tAanAintervalAnoAlessAthan:
500AHzA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AtheAsamplingArateAtoAprovid
eAtheAoptimalAresolutionAforArecordingAEEGAinAaApatientAwithAsuspectedAnoctu
rnalAseizuresAis:
5000AohmsA-
AAnswerAAccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AtheAmaximumAelectrodeAimp
edanceAforAEEGAandAEOGArecordingAis:
60AHzAnotchA-AAnswerAUsedAtoAremoveASignalsAinA50-
60hzArangeAwithoutAaffectingAotherAfrequencies
, 60AHzAnotchA(bandAreject)A-
AAnswerArarelyAusedAfilterAbecauseAitAcanAinterfereAwithArecordings-
usedAmainlyAonAanteriorAtibialisAEMG's
AA__A________AmayAbeAplacedAinAtheAesophagusAtoAdiagnoseAgastricAacidAr
efluxAinAinfantsAandAchildren.A-
AinfantsAwillAhaveAthinAwireAwithAsensorAatAendApassedAnasally,AwhileAolder
AchildrenAorAadultsAmayAbeAableAtoAswallowAsensorAwithAfluids.A-
AAnswerApHASensor
AAbreathingApatternAcharacterizedAbyAatAleastAthreeAcyclesAofAcrescendoAbreat
hingAwithAdurationAofAatAleastA10AminutesAisA-
AAnswerACheyneAStokesArespiration
AACOMPLAINTAOFAMORNINGAHEADACHESAASSOCIATEDAWITHASEVEREASLEEPAAPN
EAAISAAARESULTAOFAWHAT?A-
AAnswerASevereAoxygenAdesaturationAandAhypercapniaA(ElevatedAlevelsAofAcarb
onAdioxideAinAtheAblood).
AAFUNCTIONATHATAEXPRESSESATHEAFREQUENCYAOFAEYEAMOVEMENTSAPERAUNIT
ATIMEADURINGASLEEPASTAGEAREM?A-AAnswerAREMADensity.
AAgoodApressureAshouldAhaveAanARDIAof?A-AAnswerA<10
AAmeanAsleepAlatencyAofA<5AminsAduringAMSLTAindicatedAwhat?A-
AAnswerAPathologicalASleepiness
AAMEANASLEEPALATENCYAOFAINDICATESAWHAT?A-
AAnswerAPathologicalAsleepiness.
AAnormalAmeanAsleepAlatencyAisAhowAmanyAminutes?A-AAnswerA10A-
A20Aminutes
