SR May 2023 Digital Edition Post-Test

May 2023

A participant must score 80% or higher on the post-test to earn CSTE credit. The participant may retake the post-test up to three times. If unable to achieve a passing score, credit cannot be issued. To retake the post-test, you may have to open it using a different browser than the browser you originally used.

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* BRPT Credential Number(s):

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* Hypovitaminosis D is more prevalent in:

People with medium skin

People with dark skin

People who work outside

People with light skin

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* Which of these is a challenge hindering the adoption of longitudinal home sleep testing?

There is no suitable technology available yet for such testing

Reimbursement by third-party payors, such as insurance companies

Patients generally prefer in-lab testing

Sleep professionals would need to recalibrate the home sleep test nightly

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* What is a way to reduce the risk of augmentation in patients with restless legs syndrome?

Avoid the use of dopaminergic medications altogether

Use iron supplements only in severe cases

Prescribe opioids as the first-line treatment

Increase the dose of dopamine agonists regularly

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* True or False? Brand-agnostic remote patient monitoring solutions are limited to including only the data provided by CPAP manufacturers.

False

True

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* According to Steve Van Hout, sleep facilities can be confident that any software achieving American Academy of Sleep Medicine autoscoring certification:

operates without any professional oversight

performs equivalent to or better than human scorers when evaluating sleep stages

performs equivalent or better than attended PSG at identifying snoring

diagnoses sleep apnea, insomnia, and narcolepsy