POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC
TECHNICIAN EXAM |QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
www.BRPT.org - CORRECT-ANSWER-Where can you find the complete
BRPT Code of Ethics?
Protect public from misrepresentation of non credentialed
practitioners. - CORRECT-ANSWER-Describe the purpose of the
National Board for Respiratory Care. (NBRC) Judicial and Ethics policy
1. Falsified credentials
2. Altered examination scores
3. Forged educational documents
,4. Unacceptable practice related behavior by credentialed practitioners
- CORRECT-ANSWER-What types of claims does this committee
investigate?
www.NBRC.org - CORRECT-ANSWER-Where can you find a complete
explanation of Judicial and Ethics policy?
Recording of specific physiological variables during sleep. - CORRECT-
ANSWER-Define Polysomnography (PSG)
Polysomnogram - CORRECT-ANSWER-What is the term used to describe
the result of a sleep study?
Those with sleep related breathing disorders - CORRECT-ANSWER-What
type of patient requires a full night PSG?
1) Alkaline gluderaldehyde (CIDEX)
,2) Paste used for scalp electrodes - CORRECT-ANSWER-Name 2 agents
used in a sleep lab that can cause allergic reaction.
1) Determine unresponsiveness
2) Call for help, do not leave patient
3) Check for pulse by palpatating carotid artery 10 seconds
4) Pulslessness, begin cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths
5)with definite pulse, give one breath every 5-6 seconds and recheck
pulse in 2 minutes
6) Use AED or defibrillator when available
7) Continue CPR until other emergency care provider takes over -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Describe the steps in performing one rescuer CPR
for an unwitnessed cardiopulmonary arrest in adults and children (8
years and older)
, Keep the patient safe - CORRECT-ANSWER-What is the first
responsibility of the sleep tech when a patient has a seizure?
Petite-mal (non-convulsive) - CORRECT-ANSWER-What types of seizure
may not be apparent to the tech?
1) sudden hoarse cry
2) forceful contractions of chest and abdomen - CORRECT-ANSWER-
Describe the signs that the patient may exhibit during a seizure
a) paper
b) computer - CORRECT-ANSWER-___(a)_____ or _____(b)______
based systems may be used.