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CPSGT Exam

CPSGT Exam Blueprint

The CPSGT examination consists of 75 multiple choice items. Of these, 60 items count toward the candidates’ scores and 15 are pretest items that are not scored.

General Knowledge Required

Medical terminology, safety, verbal and written communication skills, ethics, patient confidentiality, basic patient care and emergency procedures, basic math skills and basic calculations, basic knowledge of computers.

A Successful Candidate Will Have Basic Knowledge Of

Sleep apnea and diagnostic criteria, practice parameters for sleep apnea, adult and pediatric testing procedures for sleep apnea, scoring rules, EEG waveform morphology, sleep physiology, respiratory physiology, cardiac physiology, troubleshooting skills, intervention and treatment/CPAP therapy, recognition of need for bilevel therapy and supplemental oxygen.

Domain 1: Sleep Study Preparation and Performance

45%

Task A: Review patient information and perform clinical assessment

15-19%

  1. Verify Clinician’s orders and testing indications

  2. History and physical

  3. Medications

  4. Patient interview and orientation

  5. Questionnaires

Task B: Technical preparation for procedure

22-26%

  1. Equipment and supplies

  2. Montages

  3. Identify anatomically appropriate locations

  4. Site preparation and application

  5. Impedance verification and calibrations

Task C: Follow procedures and protocols

30-33%

  1. Adult PSG protocols

  2. Pediatric PSG protocols

  3. Daytime testing protocols (e.g., MSLT, MWT)

  4. Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT)

Task D: Identify, respond to, and document findings

26-30%

  1. Waveform variations (e.g., abnormal EEG, EKG)

  2. Artifact

  3. Equipment malfunction

  4. Physiologic/clinical events

  5. Settings (e.g., filters, sensitivity, gain)

Domain 2: Sleep Physiology Recognition and Summary

30%

Task A: Recognizing physiologic events in adults and pediatrics

67-78%

  1. Sleep stages

  2. Arousals

  3. Respiratory events

  4. Desaturations

  5. Movements

  6. Cardiac events

Task B: Perform calculations and document observations

22-33%

  1. Formulas (e.g., AHI, sleep latency, TST)

  2. Technician summary

Domain 3: Therapeutic Treatment and Intervention

25%

Task A: Administer CPAP and bilevel therapy

80-93%

  1. Titration Guidelines

  2. Acclimation and proper interface fit

  3. Troubleshooting intolerance (e.g., interface, pressure, humidification)

  4. Explain importance of therapy

Task B: Oxygen therapy

7-20%

  1. Oxygen guidelines