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The Sleep Technician's Pocket Guide 2nd Edition

by William H. Spriggs (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
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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
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  1. ISBN-10
    1284030318
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1284030310
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Jones & Bartlett Learning
  5. Publication date
    June 2, 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.75 x 3 inches
  8. Print length
    158 pages
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Will Spriggs started working as a sleep technician in 1998 at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. After earning his registry in polysomnography, he went on to receive bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology from the University of Utah. Mr. Spriggs has worked in various management positions within the field and went on to form Sleep Ed, LLC, a company designed for developing and selling educational products for sleep technicians. Upon moving to Dallas, Mr. Spriggs served as Director of Operations at Sleep Healers where he helped them to grow to be the largest sleep disorder company in North Texas.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2nd edition (June 2, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Spiral-bound ‏ : ‎ 158 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1284030318
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1284030310
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 54 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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KraftDinner
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for a Sleep Tech student!
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018
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A fantastic guide that will actually fit in your pocket if need be. I bought this before I found out about the bundle with the book and flashcards, which I recommend getting as it is a better deal. Nonetheless, this helps out a lot as a sleep tech student for PSG scoring, referencing medications, EKG abnormalities, etc,. Basically what you need to know to do the job, and helps quite a bit!
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Sandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017
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easy to understand and is very helpful in my Polysomnography career
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charla smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018
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Love the information in compact form. Very useful and fantastic study and defence guide!
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Tina M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
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Great product for working with PSG at night quick look up
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ANTHONY CAVONE
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2016
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Quick easy guide for sleep techs. Love it!
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HippieMama120
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017
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This is very handy to have around when you need to look up something quickly!
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Teresa Slaten
5.0 out of 5 stars great pocket edition
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2016
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pocket edition it's quick and easy to find what your looking for!
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kerry
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018
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Good general reference. Examples are very small. Missing some updated information.
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TW
5.0 out of 5 stars Great little book!
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2015
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I love this tiny book! I got it to help me study for the RPSGT exam and I must say, it is more thorough than I thought it would be. I think every sleep tech should get a copy of this when they start out.
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crislim8870
5.0 out of 5 stars none
Reviewed in Canada on December 26, 2018
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good pocket guide.
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Murray
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the PSGT Student
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2015
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While NOTHING beats having your OWN "Black Book" of Dirty Tricks (anyone who entered a healthcare career prior to the Dot Com era knows what I am talking about) ----- this is a pretty close second.

There ARE some minor errors within the Guide (and I do mean "minor" to the point of being almost insignificant). The Guide COULD be shortened a lot by removing the actual 10/20 measurement process (one of the first skills learned as a PSGT Student (by the way, the first minor error suggests Inion to Nasion distance as being 110%)). The artifact and waveform interpretation section is excellent. The EKG/ECG is decent - though, after spending over a decade in critical care, understanding the physiological events during arrhythmia is FAR more important than understanding "the rules" of EKG/ECG interpretation (just IMO).

The medication section, while I understand can't be extensive, could be better organized and simplified into drug classes ---- new drugs become available daily, but new drug classes remain current for years --- for basic PSG, it's likely more important to know that an SSRI could affect sleep, rather than look up "Prozac," to be referred to "Fluoxetine," etc. etc.

The montage and filter settings section is excellent ---- while these would normally be memorized through clinical practice, depending on your clinic, the montage for special investigations may not be performed on a daily basis. I would suggest for the PSGT Student to use these references daily until they are burned in your mind!! LOL!

It would be AWESOME if this Pocket Guide came equipped with a few extra lined pages per section ---- in our clinic, we often employ a variety of sensors with manufacturer recommended settings different than what the Guide provides. A fine tip permanent marker does work on the water-resistant pages ---- but it's difficult to make the writing THAT small with the space provided.
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Andrée-Anne Laurin
2.0 out of 5 stars Really tiny
Reviewed in Canada on May 12, 2019
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The service was great but the book is really small and a lot of stuff for me in it was irrelevant. Im an eeg trained tech but work as a psg tech. So a lot of pages were about the 10/20 system .
Its a good pocket book and a reminder.
But not a complete book.
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