Which of the following best describes the respiratory pattern observed during a mixed apnea: 1. absence of airflow throughout the event 2. absence of airflow followed by resumption of airflow during the event 3. absence of effort followed by a resumption of effort during the event 4. persistence of effort throughout the event

When performing a full night BIPAP study, begin the pressures at:

Excessive daytime sleepiness is defined as:

While scoring a PSG you note a 30 second apneic event accompanied by a 3 second burst of four abnormally wide QRS complexes on the ECG channel.  What action should be taken by the scoring tech:

Your patient is on ASV to treat central apnea.  Which setting is most likely directly going to eliminate the central apneas?

A device used to convert non-electrical physiological activity into electrical signals is called:

Patients with narcolepsy will usually demonstrate________on the MSLT: 1. a mean sleep latency of less than 5 minutes 2. mean sleep latency of 15 minutes or more 3. two or more sleep onset REM periods (SOREMP) 4. idiopathic hypersomnia 5. REM behavior disorder

HSAT guidelines by the AASM recommend that HSAT not be used for:

The most appropriate low frequency filter setting to use when recording EMG is:

Select the correct interpretation of this six second strip, including all that apply: 1. Normal sinus rhythm  2. Sinus bradycardia 3. sinus arrhythmia 4. with a PAC 5. with a PJC 6. with a PVC