Questions and Answers Updated
2026
CPAPAshouldAbeAincreasedAifAhowAmanyARespiratoryAEventARelatedAArousalsAa
reAobserved?A-
AAnswerA3ARERA'sAforAptsA<A12Ay/o;A5ARERA'sAforAptsA=>A12Ay/o
CPAPAshouldAbeAincreasedAifAhowAmanyAhypopneasAareAobserved?A-
AAnswerA1AhypopneaAforAptsA<A12Ay/o;A3AhypopneasAforAptsA=>A12Ay/o
RecommendedAminimumAstartingACPAPAshouldAbe?A-
AAnswerA4AcwpAforApediatricA&Aadult
RecommendedAstartingAIPAPA&AEPAPAshouldAbe?A-
AAnswerA8/4AforApediatricA&Aadult
RecommendedAmaxACPAP?A-
AAnswerA15AcwpA<A12Ay/o,A20AcwpAifAonABiPAP;A20AcwpA=>A12y/o,A30Ac
wpAifAonABiPAP
RecommendedAminA&AmaxAIPAPA-AEPAPAdifferential?A-AAnswerA4A&A10Acwp
CPAPA(IPAPAand/orAEPAP)AshouldAbeAincreasedAbyAatAleast?A-
AAnswerA1AcwpAw/anAintervalAnoAshorterAthanA5min
CPAPAshouldAbeAincreasedAifAhowAmanyAapneasAareAobserved?A-
AAnswerA1AOSAAforAptsA<A12Ay/o;A2AOSA'sAforAptsA=>A12Ay/o
CPAPAmayAbeAincreasedAforAunambiguousAsnoringAofAhowAmanyAminutes?A-
AAnswerA1AminAforAptsA<A12Ay/o;A3AminAforAptsA=>A12Ay/o
, AccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AportableAmonitoringAdevicesAmustAincl
ude:A-AAnswerABloodAoxygenation.
WhichAarrhythmiaAwouldArequireAactivationAofAtheAEmergencyAResponseASystem
?A-AAnswerAVentricularAfibrillation.
WhatAisAtheARECOMMENDEDAMINIMUMAageAforAuseAofApediatricAsleepAscoring
Arules?A-AAnswerA2AmonthsApost-term
TheAformulaAforAcalculatingAaAPLMAindexAis:A-
AAnswerATotalAPLMsAxA60/ATotalAsleepAtime
AccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAADULTAtitrationAguidelines,ACPAPAshouldAbeAincre
asedAafterAobservingAatAleast:A-AAnswerA2AobstructiveAapneas.
TheAmostAimportantAparameterAtoAreviewAinAaAPAPAcomplianceAdownloadArepo
rtAis:A-AAnswerATotalAleak.
AAmixedAapneaAinAanAadultAPSGAisAcharacterizedAbyArespiratoryAmonitorsAtha
tAshow:A-
AAnswerANoAairflowAorAeffortAfollowedAbyAaAperiodAofAnoAairflowAw/respirat
oryAeffort.
WhatAsleepAstageAisAscoredAinAaApediatricAPSGAifAtheApredominantAEEGAactivit
yAconsistsAofAaAmixtureAofAmostlyAlowAvoltageA3-
6AHzAwavesAw/interspersedAspindlesAandAKAcomplexes?A-AAnswerAN2/stageA2
ToAscoreAsleepAlatencyAinAaApediatricAPSG,AtheAtechnologistAidentifiesAtheAfirst
:A-AAnswerAEpochAofAanyAstageAofAsleep.
AccordingAtoARECOMMENDEDAguidelines,AtheApolysomnogramAreportAmustAinclu
de:A-AAnswerATimeAinAminutesAinAeachAsleepAstage.