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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Patient Evaluations and Recommendations

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If a patient is frequently lethargic, has had witnessed episodes of apnea, and wakes up choking, which diagnostic test would be recommended?

Electrocardiogram
Swan-Ganz catheter
Polysomnography
Reynolds number

Explanation

Answer: C - A patient with lethargic, has had witnessed episodes of apnea, and wakes up gasping at night should under polysomnography.

A polysomnography will record, analyze, and interpret multiple physiological parameters obtained during sleep.

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