AASM STUDY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026\2027
Whenfusingfpediatricfscoringfcriteria,fscorefanfapneafasfcentralfiffitfmeetsfapneafcriteria,fisfassociatedfwithf
absentfinspiratoryfeffortfthroughoutfthefentirefdurationfoffthefeventfandfatfleastfonefofftheffollowingfisfmet
:f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
Theflastfatfleastfthefdurationfofftwofbreathsfduringfbaselinefbreathingfandfisfassociatedfwithfanfarousalforfaf
3%forfgreaterfarterialfoxygenfdesaturation
Howfisfpositionalfsleepfapneafmostfcommonlyfdefined?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
ThefSupinefApneafHypopneafIndexfisfatfleastftwoftimesfgreaterfthanfnon-supinefApneafHypopneafIndex
Af9-
monthfoldfinfantfhasfanfarousalffollowedfbyf15fsecondsfwithfnofairfflow,fnofrespirationfeffort,fnofarousal,fan
dfnofdesaturation.fHowfshouldfthisfbefscored?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-Normalfbreathingfforfage
Whatfisfthefresultfoffincreasingftheflowffilterf(highfpassffilter)fonfEEGfchannels?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
Reducefthefamplitudefoffslowfwavefactivity
Whichfisftheffollowingfisfcorrectfwithfregardftofthefmedicalfequipmentfinfsleepflaboratoryf-
fCORRECTfANSWER-
Operationfoffmedicalfequipmentfcanfbefverifyfbyfreviewingfthefoperation'sfmanualforfuser'sfguide
Infwhatfagefgroupfisfdelayedfsleepfphasefmostfcommon?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-Teenagers
SleepfOnsetfisfcharacterizedfbyftheftransitionffromfwakeftofwhatfstage?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-N1
Whatfarefbrieffattacksfcharacterizedfbyfaflossfoffmuscleftonefwithoutflossfoffconsciousnessfthatfmayfoccurfd
uringfperiodsfoffsuddenfexcitementforfemotionalfchange?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-Cataplexy
WhatfisfthefprimaryfobjectivefoffafPAP-NAP?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
HelpfpatientsfacclimatedftofPAPftherapyfduringfafdaytimeftrailfoffPAP
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026\2027
Whenfusingfpediatricfscoringfcriteria,fscorefanfapneafasfcentralfiffitfmeetsfapneafcriteria,fisfassociatedfwithf
absentfinspiratoryfeffortfthroughoutfthefentirefdurationfoffthefeventfandfatfleastfonefofftheffollowingfisfmet
:f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
Theflastfatfleastfthefdurationfofftwofbreathsfduringfbaselinefbreathingfandfisfassociatedfwithfanfarousalforfaf
3%forfgreaterfarterialfoxygenfdesaturation
Howfisfpositionalfsleepfapneafmostfcommonlyfdefined?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
ThefSupinefApneafHypopneafIndexfisfatfleastftwoftimesfgreaterfthanfnon-supinefApneafHypopneafIndex
Af9-
monthfoldfinfantfhasfanfarousalffollowedfbyf15fsecondsfwithfnofairfflow,fnofrespirationfeffort,fnofarousal,fan
dfnofdesaturation.fHowfshouldfthisfbefscored?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-Normalfbreathingfforfage
Whatfisfthefresultfoffincreasingftheflowffilterf(highfpassffilter)fonfEEGfchannels?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
Reducefthefamplitudefoffslowfwavefactivity
Whichfisftheffollowingfisfcorrectfwithfregardftofthefmedicalfequipmentfinfsleepflaboratoryf-
fCORRECTfANSWER-
Operationfoffmedicalfequipmentfcanfbefverifyfbyfreviewingfthefoperation'sfmanualforfuser'sfguide
Infwhatfagefgroupfisfdelayedfsleepfphasefmostfcommon?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-Teenagers
SleepfOnsetfisfcharacterizedfbyftheftransitionffromfwakeftofwhatfstage?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-N1
Whatfarefbrieffattacksfcharacterizedfbyfaflossfoffmuscleftonefwithoutflossfoffconsciousnessfthatfmayfoccurfd
uringfperiodsfoffsuddenfexcitementforfemotionalfchange?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-Cataplexy
WhatfisfthefprimaryfobjectivefoffafPAP-NAP?f-fCORRECTfANSWER-
HelpfpatientsfacclimatedftofPAPftherapyfduringfafdaytimeftrailfoffPAP