Category 1
This stage of sleep consists of sleep spindles and or k-complexes.
What is stage N2 sleep?
Described as low CO2 levels.
What is hypocapnia?
This sleep stage latency normally occurs about 90-120 minutes after falling asleep.
What is stage REM sleep?
The amount of time, in minutes, it takes a person to fall asleep.
What is sleep latency?
This set of guidelines advises healthcare workers to wear gloves and sometimes goggles or face shields to avoid contact with patients' bodily fluids.
What are universal precautions?
This disorder is characterized by a significant delay in the primary sleep period compared to what is expected or desired. They tend to fall asleep at a later time in the night.
What is delayed sleep wake phase disorder?
This respiratory event is characterized by a reduction in airflow by at least 30% and is associated with a 3% oxygen desaturation or an arousal.
What is hypopnea?
The sleep disorder characterized by sleep attacks.
What is narcolepsy?
The credentialing board for registered sleep technologists.
What is the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)?
This index is calculated by dividing the total apneas, hypopneas and RERAs by the total sleep time in hours.
What is respiratory disturbance index (RDI)?
This is a sudden muscle jerk or movement at sleep onset often accompanied by feelings of surprise, fear, or falling.
What is sleep start?
This rule sets standards for privacy and protection of patient records, and all healthcare workers are required to comply fully.
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
The practice of good habits surrounding the sleep-wake routine that promote increased quantity and quality of sleep.
What is sleep hygiene?
Defined as "a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended".
What is sleep?
This respiratory event is classified by a complete cessation of airflow and continued respiratory effort.
What is obstructive apnea?
The daily cycle of biological activity influenced by variations in the environment, such as the alteration of day and night.
What is circadian rhythm?
The term used to classify a person who believes they have insomnia, but testing shows that they in fact do sleep.
What is paradoxical insomnia?
This rare parasomnia involves repeated groaning during exhalation, mainly in REM sleep.
What is catathrenia?
This symptom of narcolepsy is marked by sudden loss of muscle tone, often triggered by strong emotions like laughter or surprise.
What is cataplexy?
This disorder is characterized by a significant advance in the primary sleep period compared to what is expected or desired. They often fall asleep by 7 in the evening.
What is advanced sleep wake phase disorder?
This respiratory event is characterized by cessation of airflow with no respiratory effort.
What is central apnea?
This disorder consists of physical events or activities occurring during REM sleep.
What is REM sleep behavior disorder?
This disorder is characterized by a sleep-wake cycle that is not entrained to the 24-hour light-dark cycle. Many patients with this disorder are blind.
What is free-running disorder?
This disorder is characterized by sitting up in bed, walking, or jumping up and running from bed. Also called sleepwalking.
What is somnambulism?
The area of the brain that is responsible for controlling the circadian rhythm.
What is suprachiasmatic nucleus?