Aasm - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The purpose of an intentional mask leak is to... - correct answer Wash out CO2 and prevent rebreathing Recommended guidelines state that HSV can be considered when.... - correct answer Cheyne Stokes and central Apneas have not been eliminated. What is aerophagia? - correct answer The swallowing of air What is maxillomandibular advancement? - correct answer Treatment that involves cutting and advancing the upper and lower jaw bones; enlarging and stabilizing the posterior airway....

According to the AASM Scoring Manual, the recommended age at which pediatric scoring rules can be applied is when the patient is: Correct Answer: 2 months post term or older A patient with narcolepsy will display all of the following EXCEPT: Correct Answer: Nocturnal myoclonus *narcolepsy displays cataplexy & sleep paralysis During an evaluation of an 80 year old man for PSG, his daughter explains to the physician that her father often becomes confused and often upset, especially in the...

The indirect monitoring of patient's oxygen level by the use of a sensor that detects light wave absorption.Answer - Pulse Oximetry Typically placed on index finger Xanax is a what? How does it effect on a PSG?Answer - Benzodiazepine: sedative or muscle relaxant Reduction in WASO, REM, and N3 and Increase in TST, n1, n2, and REM latency An array of electrode derivations for acquiring, recording, and displaying data.Answer - Montage What is an Acquisition montage? What is a Displ...

RPSGT PRACTICE EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS) The indirect monitoring of patient's oxygen level by the use of a sensor that detects light wave absorption. - ️️ Pulse Oximetry Typically placed on index finger Xanax is a what? How does it effect on a PSG? - ️️ Benzodiazepine: sedative or muscle relaxant Reduction in WASO, REM, and N3 and Increase in TST, n1, n2, and REM latency An array of electrode derivations for acquiring, recording, and displaying data. - ️️ Monta...

According to the AASM Scoring Manual, the recommended age at which pediatric scoring rules can be applied is when the patient is: correct answer: 2 months post term or older A patient with narcolepsy will display all of the following EXCEPT: correct answer: Nocturnal myoclonus *narcolepsy displays cataplexy & sleep paralysis During an evaluation of an 80 year old man for PSG, his daughter explains to the physician that her father often becomes confused and often upset, especially in the...

HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE EXAM - ️️4 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY PERSON - ️️A DECREASED REM LATENCY WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM IPAP-EPAP DIFFERENTIAL - ️️10 CM H20 IF PRESENTED WITH A QUESTION ABOUT CPAP/BIPAP TITRATION PROTOCOLS, WHAT IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER - ️️AASM CLINICAL GUIDELINES HOW MANY PATHWAYS TO EXAM ELIGIBILITY ARE THERE - ️️4 WHICH IS THE ONLY PATHWAY TO EXAM ELIGIBILITY...

RPSGT PRACTICE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ A patients oximeter reading during patient calibration is 88%. Which of the following would be the appropriate response? Correct answer: place the probe on the patients earlobe A patient with ondines curse would be expected to have which type of respiratory impairment in sleep Correct answer: central sleep apnea According to the aasm, intercostal emg activity is an acceptable alternative sesor for re...

The indirect monitoring of patient's oxygen level by the use of a sensor that detects light wave absorption. - Pulse Oximetry Typically placed on index finger Xanax is a what? How does it effect on a PSG? - Benzodiazepine: sedative or muscle relaxant Reduction in WASO, REM, and N3 and Increase in TST, n1, n2, and REM latency An array of electrode derivations for acquiring, recording, and displaying data. - Montage What is an Acquisition montage? What is a Display montage? - A- location ...

HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE EXAM -4 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY PERSON -A DECREASED REM LATENCY WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM IPAP-EPAP DIFFERENTIAL -10 CM H20 IF PRESENTED WITH A QUESTION ABOUT CPAP/BIPAP TITRATION PROTOCOLS, WHAT IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER -AASM CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Hans Berger CORRECT ANSWER first to record EEG of humans (1929) Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman CORRECT ANSWER "father of American sleep research" REM Sleep CORRECT ANSWER in 1953 important sleep discovery by Kleitman, Aserinky and Dement Dr. Jerome Holland CORRECT ANSWER Who first coined term polysomnography Sleep apnea syndrome CORRECT ANSWER In 1965, Dr. Gastuat was among the first to simultaneously record sleep and breathing patterns, leading to the current diagnoses known as CPAP (c...