CPSGT AND RPSGT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(POLYSOMNOGRAPHY) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which filter would be used to adjust the rise time of a signal? - Answers - The HFF
What are some possible causes for secondary PLMS? - Answers - Blood iron deficiency
NPSG stands for_________________________. - Answers - Nocturnal
polysomnogram.
Sleepwalking and night terrors are common in the ages of ______________. - Answers
- 3-12 yrs old
A ________ study is used to look for seizure activity during sleep. - Answers - Nocturnal
seizure
The 60-Hz notch filter is used to eliminate _______________________. - Answers -
Artifact generated from electrical devices
On an EKG, the QRS complex represents ___________. - Answers - ventricular
depolorization (contraction)
A premature P wave in the EKG is referred to as a ___________________ - Answers -
PAC
During bilevel titration, the ________ is sometimes used to treat central apneas. -
Answers - Backup rate
What is it called when a person goes to bed early in the evening and wakes early in the
morning? - Answers - Advanced sleep phase syndrome
What is the minimum recording time for a study?. - Answers - 6 hrs
How many naps does an MSLT consist of? - Answers - 4-5
In an ECG the T wave represents ____________________. - Answers - Ventricular
repolarization
Antidepressants suppress which stage of sleep? - Answers - REM
A mixed apnea __________________. - Answers - starts with a central component that
has become obstructive.
, The technician should log which patient information into the computer before the study?
- Answers - Study ID #
Sweat artifact looks like________________ - Answers - Slow wave sleep
Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia is characterized by________________ - Answers -
Sudden, random, violent movements during NREM sleep.
BiPAP S/T stands for________________ - Answers - Bilevel positive airway pressure
spontaneous/timed
When a signal starts blocking and squaring off at the top it is caused
by________________ - Answers - The gain (sensitivity) being set too high
Theta waves are primarily associated with________________ - Answers - Stage 1
sleep
K-complexes are often seen________________ - Answers - Stage 2 sleep
Bright light therapy is used to treat________________ - Answers - Circadian rhythm
disorders, insomnia and depression.
What is the clinical term for talking in sleep? - Answers - Somniloquy
Which of the following medications is used to treat narcolepsy? - Answers -
Dextroamphetamine
The EOG channel functions by picking up the charge from the________________ -
Answers - Cornea
G1 and G2 represent________________ - Answers - The first signal input and the
second signal input, respectively.
Cheyne-Stokes breathing patterns is________________ - Answers - A crescendo-
decrescendo breathing pattern.
During a bilevel titration the ________ is increased to eliminate apneas. - Answers -
EPAP
How many periods of REM does a normal, healthy adult experience during sleep? -
Answers - 3-4
An epoch on a polysomnogram is ________ long. - Answers - 30 secs
REM behavior disorder is primarily characterized by_________________ . - Answers -
Lack of atonia
(POLYSOMNOGRAPHY) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which filter would be used to adjust the rise time of a signal? - Answers - The HFF
What are some possible causes for secondary PLMS? - Answers - Blood iron deficiency
NPSG stands for_________________________. - Answers - Nocturnal
polysomnogram.
Sleepwalking and night terrors are common in the ages of ______________. - Answers
- 3-12 yrs old
A ________ study is used to look for seizure activity during sleep. - Answers - Nocturnal
seizure
The 60-Hz notch filter is used to eliminate _______________________. - Answers -
Artifact generated from electrical devices
On an EKG, the QRS complex represents ___________. - Answers - ventricular
depolorization (contraction)
A premature P wave in the EKG is referred to as a ___________________ - Answers -
PAC
During bilevel titration, the ________ is sometimes used to treat central apneas. -
Answers - Backup rate
What is it called when a person goes to bed early in the evening and wakes early in the
morning? - Answers - Advanced sleep phase syndrome
What is the minimum recording time for a study?. - Answers - 6 hrs
How many naps does an MSLT consist of? - Answers - 4-5
In an ECG the T wave represents ____________________. - Answers - Ventricular
repolarization
Antidepressants suppress which stage of sleep? - Answers - REM
A mixed apnea __________________. - Answers - starts with a central component that
has become obstructive.
, The technician should log which patient information into the computer before the study?
- Answers - Study ID #
Sweat artifact looks like________________ - Answers - Slow wave sleep
Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia is characterized by________________ - Answers -
Sudden, random, violent movements during NREM sleep.
BiPAP S/T stands for________________ - Answers - Bilevel positive airway pressure
spontaneous/timed
When a signal starts blocking and squaring off at the top it is caused
by________________ - Answers - The gain (sensitivity) being set too high
Theta waves are primarily associated with________________ - Answers - Stage 1
sleep
K-complexes are often seen________________ - Answers - Stage 2 sleep
Bright light therapy is used to treat________________ - Answers - Circadian rhythm
disorders, insomnia and depression.
What is the clinical term for talking in sleep? - Answers - Somniloquy
Which of the following medications is used to treat narcolepsy? - Answers -
Dextroamphetamine
The EOG channel functions by picking up the charge from the________________ -
Answers - Cornea
G1 and G2 represent________________ - Answers - The first signal input and the
second signal input, respectively.
Cheyne-Stokes breathing patterns is________________ - Answers - A crescendo-
decrescendo breathing pattern.
During a bilevel titration the ________ is increased to eliminate apneas. - Answers -
EPAP
How many periods of REM does a normal, healthy adult experience during sleep? -
Answers - 3-4
An epoch on a polysomnogram is ________ long. - Answers - 30 secs
REM behavior disorder is primarily characterized by_________________ . - Answers -
Lack of atonia
