January 2025 Digital Edition Post-Test

January 2025

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* What does Daniel L. Herold, RPSGT, FAAST, currently focus on at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Sleep Medicine?

Caring directly for patients during overnight sleep studies

Updating CPAP masks so the team will not have to hand-make plaster nose casts

Referring patients to other specialties for comorbidities

The data management groundwork of AI platforms that the clinic is building

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* Which organization has taken the lead for developing new CPT codes for HST?

National Institutes of Health

Food and Drug Administration

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

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* What is the main reason the American Academy of Sleep Medicine updated its guidelines to recommend against dopamine agonists for restless legs syndrome (RLS)?

They are ineffective in treating RLS symptoms.

They are more expensive than alternative treatments.

They have been banned by the FDA for RLS treatment.

They are associated with a high risk of augmentation over long-term use.

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* What sex-based difference in light exposure was found in the study (published in 2024 in npj Biol Timing Sleep) using the GT3X+ ActiGraph?

Men spend about 52% more time in bright light than women.

Women have earlier first daily timing for bright light exposure.

Women spend more time in bright light than men.

There is no significant difference between men and women.

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* What was a significant finding the study, Feasibility of observed but physically unaided continuous positive airway pressure set ups, comparing remote and traditional CPAP setups?

Patients preferred traditional setups over remote ones.

Traditional setups resulted in better mask fit.

There was no significant difference in compliance rates between the two methods.

Remote setups had significantly lower compliance rates.