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In which type of sleep-disordered breathing does the brain have difficulty controlling breathing? 

Which sleep disorder involves the temporary inability to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up?

Patients who ___________ are not candidates for ASV therapy. 

Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) targeted to normalize the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) should not be used for the treatment of CSAS related to CHF in adults with an ejection fraction ≤ ______ and moderate or severe CSA predominant, sleep-disordered breathing.

Which sleep disorder is linked to abnormal behavior during the REM sleep phase?

During which stage of sleep might one experience sleep spindles and K complexes?

What are the limitations of home sleep apnea testing?

Which stage of sleep is characterized by high-amplitude, slow-wave activity and low chin muscle tone?

Mr. Johnson has many hypopneas and respiratory event-related arousals (RERAs) and continuses to snore at a CPAP setting of 16cm H2O.  He wakes up again and describes that he cannot tolerate the high pressures.  He asks Amy to stop the sleep study.  What should the technologist do? 

Remede is used in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea