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Domain 3

Calculations and Reporting

Calculate indices and verify summaries, hypnograms and titration tables.

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Question 1 of 50Basic

A patient has 60 apneas and hypopneas during 300 minutes of sleep. What is the AHI?

Question 2 of 50Basic

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: A patient has 60 apneas and hypopneas during 300 minutes of sleep. What is the AHI?

Question 3 of 50Basic

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: A patient has 60 apneas and hypopneas during 300 minutes of sleep. What is the AHI?

Question 4 of 50Basic

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: A patient has 60 apneas and hypopneas during 300 minutes of sleep. What is the AHI?

Question 5 of 50Basic

A board-style practice form presents the following case: A patient has 60 apneas and hypopneas during 300 minutes of sleep. What is the AHI?

Question 6 of 50Moderate

Time in bed is 480 minutes and total sleep time is 360 minutes. What is sleep efficiency?

Question 7 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: Time in bed is 480 minutes and total sleep time is 360 minutes. What is sleep efficiency?

Question 8 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: Time in bed is 480 minutes and total sleep time is 360 minutes. What is sleep efficiency?

Question 9 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: Time in bed is 480 minutes and total sleep time is 360 minutes. What is sleep efficiency?

Question 10 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: Time in bed is 480 minutes and total sleep time is 360 minutes. What is sleep efficiency?

Question 11 of 50Moderate

Forty qualifying limb movements occur during four hours of sleep. What is the PLM index?

Question 12 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: Forty qualifying limb movements occur during four hours of sleep. What is the PLM index?

Question 13 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: Forty qualifying limb movements occur during four hours of sleep. What is the PLM index?

Question 14 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: Forty qualifying limb movements occur during four hours of sleep. What is the PLM index?

Question 15 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: Forty qualifying limb movements occur during four hours of sleep. What is the PLM index?

Question 16 of 50Advanced

The automated report lists an AHI that does not match the event count and total sleep time. What should the technologist do?

Question 17 of 50Advanced

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: The automated report lists an AHI that does not match the event count and total sleep time. What should the technologist do?

Question 18 of 50Advanced

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: The automated report lists an AHI that does not match the event count and total sleep time. What should the technologist do?

Question 19 of 50Advanced

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: The automated report lists an AHI that does not match the event count and total sleep time. What should the technologist do?

Question 20 of 50Advanced

A board-style practice form presents the following case: The automated report lists an AHI that does not match the event count and total sleep time. What should the technologist do?

Question 21 of 50Moderate

There are 45 arousals during 270 minutes of sleep. What is the arousal index?

Question 22 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: There are 45 arousals during 270 minutes of sleep. What is the arousal index?

Question 23 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: There are 45 arousals during 270 minutes of sleep. What is the arousal index?

Question 24 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: There are 45 arousals during 270 minutes of sleep. What is the arousal index?

Question 25 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: There are 45 arousals during 270 minutes of sleep. What is the arousal index?

Question 26 of 50Moderate

A study records 30 oxygen desaturations during 5 hours of sleep. What is the oxygen desaturation index?

Question 27 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: A study records 30 oxygen desaturations during 5 hours of sleep. What is the oxygen desaturation index?

Question 28 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: A study records 30 oxygen desaturations during 5 hours of sleep. What is the oxygen desaturation index?

Question 29 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: A study records 30 oxygen desaturations during 5 hours of sleep. What is the oxygen desaturation index?

Question 30 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: A study records 30 oxygen desaturations during 5 hours of sleep. What is the oxygen desaturation index?

Question 31 of 50Moderate

REM sleep totals 72 minutes during 360 minutes of total sleep time. What percentage of sleep is REM?

Question 32 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: REM sleep totals 72 minutes during 360 minutes of total sleep time. What percentage of sleep is REM?

Question 33 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: REM sleep totals 72 minutes during 360 minutes of total sleep time. What percentage of sleep is REM?

Question 34 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: REM sleep totals 72 minutes during 360 minutes of total sleep time. What percentage of sleep is REM?

Question 35 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: REM sleep totals 72 minutes during 360 minutes of total sleep time. What percentage of sleep is REM?

Question 36 of 50Moderate

A patient is awake for 55 minutes after initial sleep onset. What value does this represent?

Question 37 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: A patient is awake for 55 minutes after initial sleep onset. What value does this represent?

Question 38 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: A patient is awake for 55 minutes after initial sleep onset. What value does this represent?

Question 39 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: A patient is awake for 55 minutes after initial sleep onset. What value does this represent?

Question 40 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: A patient is awake for 55 minutes after initial sleep onset. What value does this represent?

Question 41 of 50Moderate

Why is an HSAT respiratory event index commonly based on monitoring or recording time rather than total sleep time?

Question 42 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: Why is an HSAT respiratory event index commonly based on monitoring or recording time rather than total sleep time?

Question 43 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: Why is an HSAT respiratory event index commonly based on monitoring or recording time rather than total sleep time?

Question 44 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: Why is an HSAT respiratory event index commonly based on monitoring or recording time rather than total sleep time?

Question 45 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: Why is an HSAT respiratory event index commonly based on monitoring or recording time rather than total sleep time?

Question 46 of 50Moderate

The stage totals add to 410 minutes, but total sleep time is reported as 390 minutes. What should the technologist do?

Question 47 of 50Moderate

A sleep laboratory competency review presents this case: The stage totals add to 410 minutes, but total sleep time is reported as 390 minutes. What should the technologist do?

Question 48 of 50Moderate

A second technologist independently reviews the following scenario: The stage totals add to 410 minutes, but total sleep time is reported as 390 minutes. What should the technologist do?

Question 49 of 50Moderate

During a quality-assurance conference, the team considers this question: The stage totals add to 410 minutes, but total sleep time is reported as 390 minutes. What should the technologist do?

Question 50 of 50Moderate

A board-style practice form presents the following case: The stage totals add to 410 minutes, but total sleep time is reported as 390 minutes. What should the technologist do?

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