The Sleep Technician's Pocket Guide

The Sleep Technician's Pocket Guide, Second Edition contains all the information sleep technicians need at their fingertips while in the sleep lab--patient hookup, artifacts/troubleshooting, scoring, EKG rhythms, procedures and protocol, drugs and medications, and other basic information for quick reference. Each section is tabbed and color-coded for fast reference. This handy pocket-sized reference guide, created specifically for Sleep Technicians, offers just the right amount of information to help guide actions in the lab. The Pocket Guide is also a great reference and study tool to help prepare for the RPSGT and CPSGT certification exams. Pages are waterproof and stain-proof! All content is updated to reflect the ICSD-3, AASM, and BRPT changes.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Normal Sleep
Chapter 2: Sleep Disorders
Chapter 3: Patient Flow Process
Chapter 4: Life As A Sleep Technician
Chapter 5: Diagnostic Equipment
Chapter 6: Patient Hookup Procedures
Chapter 7: Viewing a Polysomnogram
Chapter 8: Artifacts and Troubleshooting
Chapter 9: Performing an Overnight Sleep Study
Chapter 10: Performing a CPAP Titration
Chapter 11: Performing Other Types of Sleep Studies
Chapter 12: Sleep Staging
Chapter 13: Abnormal Events
Chapter 14: Cardiac Rhythms
Chapter 15: Scoring and Reporting
Chapter 16: Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Comprehensive Posttest
Answers and Explanations Glossary Index
References