RPSGT EXAM LATEST 2024 WITH 200+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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What drugs suppress REM? - ANSWER ✔SSRI TCA Propranolol Benzodiazepines Barbiturates MOA Inhibitors What drugs decrease N3? - ANSWER ✔Clozapine Olanzapine Fluoxetine Paroxetine What drugs increase N3? - ANSWER ✔Cimetidine Gamma hydroxybutyrate TCA Trazadone Gabapentin Pregabalin 1 / 2
What way do the EOGs behave? - ANSWER ✔If looking left, REOG has upward deflection and LEOG has downward deflection
if looking right, REOG has downward deflection and LEOG has upward deflection What is needed to score REM Without Atonia (RWA)? - ANSWER ✔Excessive sustained muscle activity in REM and cEMG Excessive TMA in REM and chin or limb EMG 50% of mini epochs contain any chin or limb activity What is a normal PR interval? - ANSWER ✔0.20 seconds What is the Respiratory Event Index equation? - ANSWER ✔REI= (# of apneas + hypopneas) x 60 / monitoring time When active equipment is close to patient what kind of artifact occurs? - ANSWER ✔60 Hz artifact (can also occur from poor electrode contact, defective wires, inadequate grounding, and it's see in
EEG/ECG/EOG/EMG)
(fix by fixing electrode and turning off unnecessary electronic equipment) How do you correct ECG artifact seen on other channels? - ANSWER ✔Reposition electrodes higher on chest, reposition reference leads (M1 and M2), Link M1 and M2, re-reference, use QRS filter How do you fix artifact that is "swaying"? - ANSWER ✔Wipe away sweat, decrease room temperature, turn on fan and remove blankets, (last resort) increase LFF (can dampen the slow waves) How is OPTIMAL CPAP titration defined? - ANSWER ✔RDI <5, supine REM with no arousals How is GOOD CPAP titration defined? - ANSWER ✔RDI <10 (or reduction of 50% when RDI baseline is <15), supine REM with no arousals
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