NEW RPSGT EXAM LATEST WITH 200+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
The failure to remove electrode paste residue will MOST likely result in:
a. discarded electrodes.
b. enhanced artifact.
c. improved detergent selection.
d. improvement in adherence. - ANSWER: enhanced artifact
The most appropriate action a technologist would take when there is confirmed
ventricular tachycardia lasting greater that 30 seconds is:
a. Initiate emergency response system
b. Assess, document and continue to monitor
c. No immediate response is needed
d. Discontinue recording and transport to emergency room - ANSWER: Initiate
emergency response system
The polysomnograph has a leakage current of 200uA. What should the technician do
about this?
a. Plug the equipment into an ungrounded plug to avoid a ground loop.
b. Do not use the equipment until the leakage current is lowered.
c. Continue to record since this leakage current is within acceptable limits.
d. Use an extra grounding electrode on the patients - ANSWER: Do not use the
equipment until the leakage current is lowered.
Which of the following conditions are most likely to cause slow wave artifact in the
EEG and EOG channels?
a .Muscle tension
b. Sweat
c. Incorrect placement of the reference electrodes
d. A and C are correct - ANSWER: sweat
The electrode located 30% above the left pre-auricular crease is:
C3
P3
01
F3 - ANSWER: c3
CO2 monitoring, using either end-tidal or transcutaneous sensors, is mandatory in
children for the scoring of:
A.
Apnea
B.
Hypopnea
C.
,Central events
D.
Hypoventilation - ANSWER: hypoventilation
What additional parameter would be MOST helpful to monitor when recording a
patient with COPD?
a. intercostal EMG
b. piezo technology
c. esophageal pressure
d. capnography - ANSWER: capnography
Which of these channel types produces a square calibration wave?
EEG
EMG
Respiratory
DC - ANSWER: DC
The most common reason for changing the PAP interface during titration is:
a. Sustained desaturations
b. Low sleep efficiency
c. Treatment emergent central apneas
d. Unacceptable leak value - ANSWER: unacceptable leak value
The measured distance from the nasion to the inion is 32cm. What is the distance
from the inion to Oz?
1.6cm
3.2cm
6.4cm
16cm - ANSWER: 3.2 cm
Which of the following factors is most likely to cause 60Hz artifact?
a : High and unequal electrode impedance
b. Incorrect low and high frequency filter settings.
c. Incorrect placement of the reference electrodes
d. Direct pressure against one of the electrode - ANSWER: high and unequal
electrode impedances
The circumferential measurements is 58cm. What is the distance between O1 & O2?
2.4 cm
5.8 cm
10cm
7.2 cm - ANSWER: 5.8cm
Which of the following are the recommended impedance levels for EEG electrodes?
a. Less then 20,000 ohms
b. Less then 5 ohms
c. Less then 5k ohms
, d. At least 20,000 ohms - ANSWER: less than 5k ohms
Which of these electrode sites is not typically used in a baseline montage?
Leg EMG
E2
Arm EMG
Thoracic belt - ANSWER: arm EMG
Which of the following is a process performed by a differential amplifier?
a. Recording the differences in the voltages of two inputs
b. Recording the differences in the voltages of the active input and ground
c. Recording the differences in the voltages of an exploring electrode and the patient
ground connection
d. Recording only identical voltages received by its two inputs - ANSWER: Recording
the differences in the voltages of two inputs
Adaptive servo ventilation is an effective treatment for which of the following
disorders?
A.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
B.
Nocturnal asthma
C.
Hunter-Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern
D.
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome - ANSWER: hunter-cheyne-stokes
breathing pattern
All of the following may be helpful in identifying 60-Hz artifact EXCEPT:
a. applying and removing the AC (line) filter.
b. decreasing time base to count the frequency.
c. decreasing the HFF from 70 Hz to 35 Hz.
d. increasing the LFF from 0.3 Hz to 1.0 Hz. - ANSWER: increasing the LFF from 0.3 hz
to 1.0 hz
One of the MOST important roles of the recording technologist is to:
a. score sleep stages prior to applying treatment
b. document any changes in recording parameters
c. record interpretation of patient comments and actions
d. assure patient completes the pre-sleep questionnaire - ANSWER: document any
changes in recording parameters
What would increase the resolution of EEG spikes and improve definition of the
waveforms?
a. applying 50/60 Hz filter
b. using a 100 uV input voltage
c. increasing sensitivity
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
The failure to remove electrode paste residue will MOST likely result in:
a. discarded electrodes.
b. enhanced artifact.
c. improved detergent selection.
d. improvement in adherence. - ANSWER: enhanced artifact
The most appropriate action a technologist would take when there is confirmed
ventricular tachycardia lasting greater that 30 seconds is:
a. Initiate emergency response system
b. Assess, document and continue to monitor
c. No immediate response is needed
d. Discontinue recording and transport to emergency room - ANSWER: Initiate
emergency response system
The polysomnograph has a leakage current of 200uA. What should the technician do
about this?
a. Plug the equipment into an ungrounded plug to avoid a ground loop.
b. Do not use the equipment until the leakage current is lowered.
c. Continue to record since this leakage current is within acceptable limits.
d. Use an extra grounding electrode on the patients - ANSWER: Do not use the
equipment until the leakage current is lowered.
Which of the following conditions are most likely to cause slow wave artifact in the
EEG and EOG channels?
a .Muscle tension
b. Sweat
c. Incorrect placement of the reference electrodes
d. A and C are correct - ANSWER: sweat
The electrode located 30% above the left pre-auricular crease is:
C3
P3
01
F3 - ANSWER: c3
CO2 monitoring, using either end-tidal or transcutaneous sensors, is mandatory in
children for the scoring of:
A.
Apnea
B.
Hypopnea
C.
,Central events
D.
Hypoventilation - ANSWER: hypoventilation
What additional parameter would be MOST helpful to monitor when recording a
patient with COPD?
a. intercostal EMG
b. piezo technology
c. esophageal pressure
d. capnography - ANSWER: capnography
Which of these channel types produces a square calibration wave?
EEG
EMG
Respiratory
DC - ANSWER: DC
The most common reason for changing the PAP interface during titration is:
a. Sustained desaturations
b. Low sleep efficiency
c. Treatment emergent central apneas
d. Unacceptable leak value - ANSWER: unacceptable leak value
The measured distance from the nasion to the inion is 32cm. What is the distance
from the inion to Oz?
1.6cm
3.2cm
6.4cm
16cm - ANSWER: 3.2 cm
Which of the following factors is most likely to cause 60Hz artifact?
a : High and unequal electrode impedance
b. Incorrect low and high frequency filter settings.
c. Incorrect placement of the reference electrodes
d. Direct pressure against one of the electrode - ANSWER: high and unequal
electrode impedances
The circumferential measurements is 58cm. What is the distance between O1 & O2?
2.4 cm
5.8 cm
10cm
7.2 cm - ANSWER: 5.8cm
Which of the following are the recommended impedance levels for EEG electrodes?
a. Less then 20,000 ohms
b. Less then 5 ohms
c. Less then 5k ohms
, d. At least 20,000 ohms - ANSWER: less than 5k ohms
Which of these electrode sites is not typically used in a baseline montage?
Leg EMG
E2
Arm EMG
Thoracic belt - ANSWER: arm EMG
Which of the following is a process performed by a differential amplifier?
a. Recording the differences in the voltages of two inputs
b. Recording the differences in the voltages of the active input and ground
c. Recording the differences in the voltages of an exploring electrode and the patient
ground connection
d. Recording only identical voltages received by its two inputs - ANSWER: Recording
the differences in the voltages of two inputs
Adaptive servo ventilation is an effective treatment for which of the following
disorders?
A.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
B.
Nocturnal asthma
C.
Hunter-Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern
D.
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome - ANSWER: hunter-cheyne-stokes
breathing pattern
All of the following may be helpful in identifying 60-Hz artifact EXCEPT:
a. applying and removing the AC (line) filter.
b. decreasing time base to count the frequency.
c. decreasing the HFF from 70 Hz to 35 Hz.
d. increasing the LFF from 0.3 Hz to 1.0 Hz. - ANSWER: increasing the LFF from 0.3 hz
to 1.0 hz
One of the MOST important roles of the recording technologist is to:
a. score sleep stages prior to applying treatment
b. document any changes in recording parameters
c. record interpretation of patient comments and actions
d. assure patient completes the pre-sleep questionnaire - ANSWER: document any
changes in recording parameters
What would increase the resolution of EEG spikes and improve definition of the
waveforms?
a. applying 50/60 Hz filter
b. using a 100 uV input voltage
c. increasing sensitivity
