Sleep Technology Review Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Sleep Technology Review Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
AApatientArecentlyAdiagnosedAwithAaAREMAdisorderAwishedAtoAhaveAanotherAsl
eepAstudyAinAaAdifferentAlabAtoAconfirmAtheAdiagnosis.AWhatAwouldAtheAtechn
ologistAexpectAtoAobserveAthatAwouldAconfirmAtheApatient'sAdiagnosisAofAaARE
MAdisorder?A-AAnswerADecreasedAREMAlatency


TheAAmericanAAcademyAofASleepAMedicineAgrantsAlaboratoryAaccreditationAforA
aAperiodAofAhowAmanyAyears?A-AAnswerA5Ayears


WhileAperformingAaAPSGAonAaApatient,AtheAECGAchannelAbecomesAaAstraightAl
ine.AWhatAshouldAtheAtechnologistAdoAfirst?A-AAnswerAEvaluateAtheApatient


DuringAanAevalutationAofAanA80AyearAoldAmanAforAPSG,AhisAdaughterAexplain
sAtoAtheAphysicianAthatAherAfatherAoftenAbecomesAconfusedAandAoftenAupset,A
especiallyAinAtheAearlyAevening.ATheAmanAshowsAsignsAofAdementia.AWhatAofA
theAfollowingAisAtheAmostAappropriateAconclusionAonAtheAbasisAofAthisAinform
ation?A-AAnswerATheApatientAshowsAsignsAofAsundowning


WhileAviewingAandAECGAfromAaApatient,AtheAtechnologistAnotesAthatAtheATAwa
veAisAuprightAandArelativelyAtheAsameAsizeAasAtheAPAwave.AHowAshouldAthisA
beAinterpreted?A-AAnswerARepolarizationAofAtheAheart


IfAtheAdistanceAfromAFpzAtoAOzAisA48Acm,AwhatAisAtheAdistanceAfromAPzAtoA
Oz?A-AAnswerA9.6Acm


AAphysicianAordersAtranscutaneousAmonitoringAduringAaAPSGAforAaA34AyearAol
dAfemaleAwithAanemia.ATheAtechnologistAshouldAexpectAtheAdisplayedAvaluesAt
oAbe...A-AAnswerALowerAthanAtheApatientsAvalues


TheAtermA"vegetativeAorganism"ArefersAto...A-
AAnswerAGrowingAmicroorganisms

,WhatAisAtheArecommendedAinitialApressureAforAaApatientAreceivingACPAPAthera
py?A-AAnswerA4AcmH2O


WhenAtheAsensitivityAamplifierAisAincreasedAfromA10Auv/mmAtoA5Auv/mm,Athe
ApenAdeflectionAshould...A-AAnswerADecreaseAbyAhalf


WhenAinformingAaApatientAofAhis/herAmedicalArights,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingA
shouldANOTAbeAincluded?A-AAnswerAInvoluntaryAparticipationAbyAtheApatient


WhileArecordingAanAovernightAsleepAstudy,AtheAtechnologistAnotesAthatAsomeAo
fAtheAEEGAwaveformsAareAdistorted.AInAorderAtoAimproveAtheAappearanceAofAt
heAwaveforms,AtheAtechnologistAshouldAadjustAthe...A-AAnswerASamplingArate


WhatAisAtheAinputAvoltageAwithAaApenAdeflectionAofA18AmmAandAsensitivityAo
fA5AuV/mm?A-AAnswerA90AuV


AAfemaleApatientArefusesAtoAhaveAtheAfingernailApolishAremovedAfromAherAfin
gerAforApulseAoximetryAduringAanAovernightAsleepAstudy.AHowAwouldAthisAaffe
ctAtheAdisplayedApulseAoximetryAvalue?A-AAnswerAFalseAhighAreading


WhatAareAtheAprimaryAreasonsAforArecordingAeyeAmovementsAduringAaAsleepA
study?A-
AAnswerAToAcaptureAslowArollingAeyeAmovementAatAtheAbeginningAofAsleep,Aa
ndAtoAseeAphasicAburstsAofArapidAeyeAmovement


AcidAgluteraldehydeAwillAfunctionAasAaAsporicidalAin:A-AAnswerA1Ahr


AnAECGAtracingAwithAaAQRSAcomplexAofA0.16AsecAshouldAbeAinterpretedAas...A
-AAnswerAVentricularAtachycardia


AApatientAwithAemphysemaAisAundergoingAaAPSGAtest.AEEGAhook-
upAandAattachmentAofAtheApulseAoximetryAprobeAhasAbeenAcompleted.ATheAinit
ialApulseAoximetryAsaturationAreadingAisA80%.AAfterA7Aminutes,AtheAdisplayed

, AsaturationAisA82%.ATheAtechnologistAshould...A-
AAnswerAStartAtheApatientAonA1AL/minAofAnasalAoxygenAandArecheckAtheApuls
eAoximetryAsaturationAinA10Aminutes


WhatAisAtheAvoltageAifAaAunitAhasAaApenAdeflectionAofA8mmAandAaAsensitivit
yAofA5AuV/mm?A-AAnswerA40AuV


TheAfirstAepochAofAanyAstageAofAsleepAisAdefinedAas...A-AAnswerASleepAonset


IfAG1AandAG2AreceiveAanAinputAsignalAofA50AuV,AwhatAwouldAtheAoutputAsig
nalAbe?A-AAnswerA0AuVA(TheyAwillAcancelAeachAotherAout)


AApatientAhasAanAMSLTAscoreAofA8.AThisAshouldAbeAinterpretedAas...A-
AAnswerATroublesome


IfAtheAinputAvoltageAisA500AuVAandAtheAsensitivityAisA150AuV/mm,AwhatAwou
ldAtheApenAdeflectionAbe?A-AAnswerA3.33Amm


AApatientAhadAsleepAonsetAonAepochA30AwithAtheAfirstAstageAofAREMAoccurrin
gAatAepochA250.AHowAshouldAREMAlatencyAbeAscored?A-AAnswerA110Aminutes


PatientAgroundingAcanAbeAdescribedAas:A-
AAnswerAAAreferenceAforAtheAotherAelectrodes,AandAasAaApathAfromApatientAto
Aearth


AApatientAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAcircadianArhythmAdisorder.AWhatAtherapyA
shouldAtheAtechnologistArecommend?A-
AAnswerABrightAlightAtherapyAinAtheAevening


AnAECGAtracingAshowsAanAatrialArateAofA80/minAandAaAventricularArateAofA32
/min.ATheAPRAintervalAcannotAbeAdeterminedAandAtheAQRSAcomplexAisAwidene
d.AThisAbestAdescribesAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
AAnswerA3rdAdegreeAAVAblock