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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Patient Evaluations and Recommendations

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In reviewing a patient’s overnight sleep study results, you are searching for several key figures.

What represents the sum of the apnea and hypopnea episodes during the study?

SOAP
PCG
REM latency
AHI

Explanation

Answer: D - The sum of apnea and hypopnea episodes divided by total sleep time during a sleep study is the AHI.

SOAP is an acronym for subject, objective, assessment, and plan. PCG is a study performed on infants to record heart rate, respiratory pattern, oximetry, and nasal airflow. REM latency is the interval from initial sleep onset to the first occurrence of REM sleep.

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