RPSGT EXAM LATEST WITH 200+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE EXAM - ANSWER: 4
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY PERSON
- ANSWER: A DECREASED REM LATENCY
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM IPAP-EPAP DIFFERENTIAL - ANSWER: 10
CM H20
IF PRESENTED WITH A QUESTION ABOUT CPAP/BIPAP TITRATION PROTOCOLS,
WHAT IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER - ANSWER: AASM CLINICAL
GUIDELINES
HOW MANY PATHWAYS TO EXAM ELIGIBILITY ARE THERE - ANSWER: 4
WHICH IS THE ONLY PATHWAY TO EXAM ELIGIBILITY THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE PAID
PSG EXPERIENCE - ANSWER: PATHWAY 3
IN WHAT MONTH WILL ON DEMAND TESTING BEGIN - ANSWER: JUNE 2010
FOR WHAT TIME PERIOD IS THE EXAM AUTHORIZATION VALID - ANSWER: 1 YEAR
HOW MANY DOMAINS ARE IN THE EXAM - ANSWER: 5
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM NASION TO INION IS 36CM. WHAT IS THE DISTANCE
FROM NASION TO FPZ - ANSWER: 3.6CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM NASION TO INION IS 30 CM
WHAT IS THE DISTANCE FROM FZ TO CZ - ANSWER: 6CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM LEFT PRE-A TO RIGHT PRE-A IS 35CM WHAT IS THE
DISTANCE FROM C3 TO T3 - ANSWER: 7CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT AROUND TO HEAD IS 60CM. WHAT IS THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN FP1 TO FP2 - ANSWER: 6CM
IF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FP1 AND O1, CROSSING THROUGH C3 IS 40CM. WHAT IS
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FP1 AND F3 - ANSWER: 10CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM F7 TO F8, THROUGH FZ IS 24CM. WHAT IS THE
DISTANCE FORM F7 TO F3 - ANSWER: 6CM
IF THE UNIT OF RESISTANCE IS OHMS, WHAT IS ANOTHER WAY TO WRITE 5000
OHMS - ANSWER: 5 KILOHMS
, EYE LEADS PLACED AT THE OUTER CANTHUS OF EACH EYE, ABOVE THE OUTER
CANTHUS ON THE RIGHT, AND BELOW THE OUTER CANTHUS ON THE LEFT, WILL
RECORD - ANSWER: HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL EYE MOVEMENT
WHAT ARE DC AMPLIFIERS USED FOR IN THE PSG - ANSWER: OXIMETRY
ACCORDING TO THE AASM SCORING MANUAL, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY RANGE
FOR EYE BLINKS - ANSWER: 0.5-2 HZ
WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF AC CURRENT IN THE UNITED STATES - ANSWER: 60 HZ
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A PROPERTY OF THE EYE THAT ENABLES EOG
RECORDING - ANSWER: THE CORNEA IS ELECTRO-POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE
RETINA
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A DC AMPLIFIER IN
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY - ANSWER: OXIMETRY
IF G1 INPUT IS +35UV, AND G2 IS +10UV, AND THE SENSITIVITY IS 7UV/MM, WHAT IS
THE RESULTING DEFLECTION - ANSWER: 3.6MM
A LOW PASS FILTER - ANSWER: REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF HIGH FREQUENCY
ACTIVITY
A LOW FREQUENCY FILTER - ANSWER: REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF LOW
FREQUENCY ACTIVITY
ACCORDING TO AASM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH
FREQUENCY FILTER SETTING FOR EMG - ANSWER: 100 HZ
A LOW PASS FILTER SETTING OF 1 HZ WOULD - ANSWER: REDUCE THE AMPLITUDE
OF SLOW WAVES
A TECH IS SCORING A PSG AFER THE PATIENT HAS LEFT. MUSCLE ARTIFACT IN THE
EEG CHANNEL IS OBSCURING SLEEP ONSET. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FILTERS
MAY BE TEMPORARILY ADJUSTED TO MINIMIZE MUSCLE ARTIFACT. - ANSWER: HFF
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED LFF SETTING FOR THE
RESPIRATORY CHANNEL - ANSWER: 0.1 HZ
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING
FOR EEG - ANSWER: 0.3 HZ
STANDARD CALIBRATION FOR DC VOLTAGE APPLIED IS - ANSWER: -50UV
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE EXAM - ANSWER: 4
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY PERSON
- ANSWER: A DECREASED REM LATENCY
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM IPAP-EPAP DIFFERENTIAL - ANSWER: 10
CM H20
IF PRESENTED WITH A QUESTION ABOUT CPAP/BIPAP TITRATION PROTOCOLS,
WHAT IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER - ANSWER: AASM CLINICAL
GUIDELINES
HOW MANY PATHWAYS TO EXAM ELIGIBILITY ARE THERE - ANSWER: 4
WHICH IS THE ONLY PATHWAY TO EXAM ELIGIBILITY THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE PAID
PSG EXPERIENCE - ANSWER: PATHWAY 3
IN WHAT MONTH WILL ON DEMAND TESTING BEGIN - ANSWER: JUNE 2010
FOR WHAT TIME PERIOD IS THE EXAM AUTHORIZATION VALID - ANSWER: 1 YEAR
HOW MANY DOMAINS ARE IN THE EXAM - ANSWER: 5
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM NASION TO INION IS 36CM. WHAT IS THE DISTANCE
FROM NASION TO FPZ - ANSWER: 3.6CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM NASION TO INION IS 30 CM
WHAT IS THE DISTANCE FROM FZ TO CZ - ANSWER: 6CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM LEFT PRE-A TO RIGHT PRE-A IS 35CM WHAT IS THE
DISTANCE FROM C3 TO T3 - ANSWER: 7CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT AROUND TO HEAD IS 60CM. WHAT IS THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN FP1 TO FP2 - ANSWER: 6CM
IF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FP1 AND O1, CROSSING THROUGH C3 IS 40CM. WHAT IS
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FP1 AND F3 - ANSWER: 10CM
IF THE MEASUREMENT FROM F7 TO F8, THROUGH FZ IS 24CM. WHAT IS THE
DISTANCE FORM F7 TO F3 - ANSWER: 6CM
IF THE UNIT OF RESISTANCE IS OHMS, WHAT IS ANOTHER WAY TO WRITE 5000
OHMS - ANSWER: 5 KILOHMS
, EYE LEADS PLACED AT THE OUTER CANTHUS OF EACH EYE, ABOVE THE OUTER
CANTHUS ON THE RIGHT, AND BELOW THE OUTER CANTHUS ON THE LEFT, WILL
RECORD - ANSWER: HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL EYE MOVEMENT
WHAT ARE DC AMPLIFIERS USED FOR IN THE PSG - ANSWER: OXIMETRY
ACCORDING TO THE AASM SCORING MANUAL, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY RANGE
FOR EYE BLINKS - ANSWER: 0.5-2 HZ
WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF AC CURRENT IN THE UNITED STATES - ANSWER: 60 HZ
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A PROPERTY OF THE EYE THAT ENABLES EOG
RECORDING - ANSWER: THE CORNEA IS ELECTRO-POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE
RETINA
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A DC AMPLIFIER IN
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY - ANSWER: OXIMETRY
IF G1 INPUT IS +35UV, AND G2 IS +10UV, AND THE SENSITIVITY IS 7UV/MM, WHAT IS
THE RESULTING DEFLECTION - ANSWER: 3.6MM
A LOW PASS FILTER - ANSWER: REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF HIGH FREQUENCY
ACTIVITY
A LOW FREQUENCY FILTER - ANSWER: REDUCES THE AMPLITUDE OF LOW
FREQUENCY ACTIVITY
ACCORDING TO AASM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH
FREQUENCY FILTER SETTING FOR EMG - ANSWER: 100 HZ
A LOW PASS FILTER SETTING OF 1 HZ WOULD - ANSWER: REDUCE THE AMPLITUDE
OF SLOW WAVES
A TECH IS SCORING A PSG AFER THE PATIENT HAS LEFT. MUSCLE ARTIFACT IN THE
EEG CHANNEL IS OBSCURING SLEEP ONSET. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FILTERS
MAY BE TEMPORARILY ADJUSTED TO MINIMIZE MUSCLE ARTIFACT. - ANSWER: HFF
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED LFF SETTING FOR THE
RESPIRATORY CHANNEL - ANSWER: 0.1 HZ
ACCORDING TO AASM WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED HIGH PASS FILTER SETTING
FOR EEG - ANSWER: 0.3 HZ
STANDARD CALIBRATION FOR DC VOLTAGE APPLIED IS - ANSWER: -50UV
