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Which of the following events can indicate the need for supplemental oxygen during a PAP titration:

What % is O1 from Oz?

Your MWT patient has lights out at epoch 88.  He falls asleep on Epoch 98.  What epoch is lights on?

You start a full night BiPAP study at the recommended beginning pressures. After 10 minutes you see frequent apneas.  You should:

The primary function of EPAP  in a patient with sleep apnea is to:

During PSG testing a short REM latency can be an indication of narcolepsy.  What else could explain a short REM latency?

The sleep latencies for MSLT naps are 10 minutes, 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 11 minutes, and 17 minutes.  What is the mean sleep latency?

Name this arrhythmia: There is no relationship between teh P waves and the QRS complexes.  The P to P interval is regular and the R to R interval is normal.  There are more P waves than QRS complexes.

You send a 50μV signal through the recorder with a sensitivity of 5 μV/mm.  What will the   amplitude of the signal be?

Your patient is in for a diagnostic PSG and morning MSLT.  During the diagnostic portion of the test, your patient meets the criteria and protocol for a split night study.  You should: