The Sleep Technician's Pocket Guide

By Spriggs and William H. Spriggs

The Sleep Technician (TM)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

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284030318
• ISBN13: 9781284030310
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 158 Pages