RPSGT Board Review Domain 1

When reviewing a patient's history, physiologic findings suggestive of hypoventilation include:

A self-reporting tool used to evaluate subjective sleep quality and disturbances over the previous month is:

Your patient's recent ABG showed: PH: 7.53, PaCO2: 41, HCO3: 32. What is out of range?

What are examples of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders?

What are the effects of chronic alcohol use?

What CPT code would be utilized for a Type III PSG?

What are clinical signs of COPD?

On a PM report, what does MT replace?

When should PAP treatment be reassessed?

When using REI instead of AHI on a report, it must specify that REI is a "surrogate for AHI".

What are the effects of occasional alcohol use on a PSG?

Patient medical history indicates obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension & insulin resistance. Which syndrome is this?

Which of the following are risk factors of OSA?

Which of the following are included in a Comprehensive Sleep Evaluation?

One of the differential diagnoses on patient's medical hx is hypotension. Which of the following is most appropriate?

Which of the following is a contraindication for the use of a Type III Portable Monitor?

What is the best CPT code to use for a Therapeutic PSG with PAP, in which optimal pressure was reached?

Which medication is recommended for residual EDS while patient is PAP compliant?

Which is an indication for the use of a Portable Monitor?

What is the formula for calculating the Respiratory Events Index (REI)?

A Comprehensive Sleep Evaluation is done to ensure the most appropriate sleep study is indicated on the Doctor's Order.

What is considered as a "substantial" weight change?

Sleep Questionnaires are useful tools for determining high probability of SRBD because they do not have limitations.

Having Metabolic Syndrome increases the risk of the following:

When reviewing medical history the tech notes that the patient takes Xanax for panic attacks. The tech should anticipate

Time is a limitation of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

What are expected effects of Nicotene use on a PSG?

On patient's medical hx it's noted that one of the differential diagnoses is hypotension. Which is most appropriate?

Congestive Heart Failure is a contraindication for using a Portable Monitor.