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Which filter would be used to adjust the rise time of a signal? - correct answer ✔The HFF
What are some possible causes for secondary PLMS? - correct answer ✔Blood iron deficiency
NPSG stands for_________________________. - correct answer ✔Nocturnal polysomnogram.
Sleepwalking and night terrors are common in the ages of ______________. - correct answer ✔3-12 yrs old
A ________ study is used to look for seizure activity during sleep. - correct answer
✔Nocturnal seizure
The 60-Hz notch filter is used to eliminate _______________________. - correct answer
✔Artifact generated from electrical devices
On an EKG, the QRS complex represents ___________. - correct answer ✔ventricular depolorization (contraction)
A premature P wave in the EKG is referred to as a ___________________ - correct answer
✔PAC
During bilevel titration, the ________ is sometimes used to treat central apneas. - correct
answer ✔Backup rate
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What is it called when a person goes to bed early in the evening and wakes early in the
morning? - correct answer ✔Advanced sleep phase syndrome
What is the minimum recording time for a study?. - correct answer ✔6 hrs
How many naps does an MSLT consist of? - correct answer ✔4-
In an ECG the T wave represents ____________________. - correct answer ✔Ventricular repolarization
Antidepressants suppress which stage of sleep? - correct answer ✔REM
A mixed apnea __________________. - correct answer ✔starts with a central component that has become obstructive.
The technician should log which patient information into the computer before the study? - correct answer ✔Study ID #
Sweat artifact looks like________________ - correct answer ✔Slow wave sleep
Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia is characterized by________________ - correct answer ✔Sudden, random, violent movements during NREM sleep.
BiPAP S/T stands for________________ - correct answer ✔Bilevel positive airway pressure spontaneous/timed
When a signal starts blocking and squaring off at the top it is caused by________________ - correct answer ✔The gain (sensitivity) being set too high
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REM behavior disorder is primarily characterized by_________________. - correct answer
✔Lack of atonia
The three stages of sleep in infants are ________________________. - correct answer
✔Active sleep, indeterminate sleep, and quiet sleep.
People with obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of __________. - correct answer
✔Stroke
Narcolepsy first manifests itself in _______________________. - correct answer
✔Adolescence and young adults
What is the difference between fatigue and sleepiness?. - correct answer ✔Fatigue deals with a lack of energy whereas sleepiness is the inability to stay awake.
Amplifier calibrations________________ - correct answer ✔Ensure that the channels are set correctly.
Obstructive sleep apnea is normally at its worst when the patient is________________ - correct answer ✔In REM and on his back.
What is hypnagogic jerk? - correct answer ✔a muscle spasm during the transition from wakefulness to sleep
In children, most common parasomnias such as night terrors and sleepwalking present in what stage of sleep? - correct answer ✔Stage 3
How much sleep time must be between 2 apnea events? - correct answer ✔There is no sleep time requirement.
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How can alcohol affect sleep? - correct answer ✔Increase OSA
An oral device treats sleep apnea by________________ - correct answer ✔Pulling the patient's lower jaw forward thereby opening the airway.
What are some medications used to treat PLMS? - correct answer ✔Benzodiazepines, anticonvulsant agents and dopaminergic agents
The leg EMG lead should be placed________________ - correct answer ✔Anterior tibialis/ on the outside of chins
Which is best for cleaning leads? - correct answer ✔Bleach
The technician's duties include all of the following except_______________
A. Providing a safe environment for the patient.
B. Giving an interpretation of the study to the patient.
C. Making sure the study is accurate.
D. None of the above. - correct answer ✔B. Giving an interpretation of the study to the patient.
Delta waves are mostly found in ________________. - correct answer ✔Stage 3 sleep
What is the minimum amount of recording time a study may last?. - correct answer ✔6 hrs
ASV stands for ____________________. - correct answer ✔Adaptive servo-ventilation
During a bilevel titration the ________ is increased to eliminate hypopneas and snoring. - correct answer ✔IPAP
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If a slow-wave artifact appears in two channels that share the same reference, what is the
best solution to correct it? - correct answer ✔Re-reference both leads to a reference point that doesn't have the artifact.
If the exploring and reference electrodes are close to one another, the amplitude will be________________ - correct answer ✔Low
Compared to the EEG, the LFF on an EMG is usually set________________ - correct answer ✔Higher
Alpha-wave intrusion in sleep is indicative of ____________________ - correct answer
✔Chronic pain
REM behavior disorder is most often seen in ________________________. - correct answer
✔Males over the age of 60.
What is the term for breath-holding followed by an expiratory groan? - correct answer
✔Catathrenia
Bio-calibrations are performed to ______________________. - correct answer ✔Set a baseline for scoring.
In which study does a patient try to stay awake in a darkened room? - correct answer ✔MWT
What is the clinical term for bedwetting? - correct answer ✔Enuresis
