RPSGT EXAM questions correctly answered 2023.

RPSGT EXAM questions correctly answered 2023 what is the minimum number of diagnostic and therapeutic in a split study? - correct answer 2 diagnostic 3 therapeutic what is the most stable stage of sleep respiratory wise? - correct answer N3 (NREM is more stable and REM is irregular) What does common mode rejection do? - correct answer It is a process that takes input signals and eliminates identical voltages from two different sources (records dissimilar voltages) (higher the CMMR, the more efficient the amplifier) what should the low pass filter for an EEG be if seizures are expected? - correct answer 70 Hz (usually 35 Hz) What happens to a waveform is sensitivity is increased? - correct answer The vertical size of the wave decreases what is the difference in gain and sensitivity? - correct answer Increasing gain increases amplitude and increasing sensitivity decreases the amplitude What is the shortest sleep latency for a MSLT nap? - correct answer 15 minutes (longest its 35 minutes) What is HST? - correct answer Home sleep test How do you clean ECG electrodes? - correct answer Wipe with cleaning agent that is non-corrosive to plastic, air dry, gas sterilization as needed What are the NREM parasomnias? - correct answer Confusional arousals, sleepwalking, sleep terror, SRED What are the REM parasomnias? - correct answer Nightmares, RBD, sleep paralysis How long does a "short sleeper" sleep? - correct answer 6 hours (long: 10) What stage of sleep is CSA more common? - correct answer NREM What are SOREMPS? - correct answer Occurrence of REM sleep within 15 minutes of sleep onset (2 = hypersomnia, 2 narcolepsy) What type of narcolepsy is cataplexy present? - correct answer Type 1 When is narcolepsy onset age usually? - correct answer 10-20 What is the effect of light therapy on circadian rhythms? - correct answer Light therapy in the morning, after core body temperature minimum, advances the circadian rhythm (go to bed early, wake up early) What gender does SRED happen in more? - correct answer Females What gender does RBD happen more in? - correct answer Males (50) When do disorders of arousal usually disappear? - correct answer onset puberty What is another name for "hypnic jerk"? - correct answer Sleep start What is cataythrenia? - correct answer Sleep related groaning in REM sleep usually What is expected with sleep-related seizures? - correct answer Episodes usually last 1 minute, can have multiple episodes, more common in first part of the night, complex behaviors are uncommon What drugs suppress REM? - correct answer SSRI TCA Propranolol Benzodiazepines Barbiturates MOA Inhibitors What drugs decrease N3? - correct answer Clozapine Olanzapine Fluoxetine Paroxetine What drugs increase N3? - correct answer Cimetidine Gamma hydroxybutyrate TCA Trazadone Gabapentin Pregabalin