PRACTICAL POLYSOMNOGRAPHY FOR SLEEP TECHNICIANS

Sleep technicians rarely fail their board exam because they cannot recognize an apnea. They fail because their training scattered scoring rules, instrumentation physics, and patient-care protocols across a dozen disconnected sources, leaving no single reference to study from before exam day.

Practical Polysomnography for Sleep Technicians solves that problem with one case-centered, laboratory-ready text. Written by a working RPSGT, this 2026 edition walks through 25 chapters organized around real patient cases, each one carrying a running clinical thread from intake through interpretation.

• Patient Intake and Sleep Center Operations - history taking, pre-study preparation, safety protocols, and infection control for the working laboratory
• Instrumentation and Signal Acquisition - EEG, EOG, EMG, and ECG electrode placement, amplifier and filter physics, and digital PSG system design
• AASM Scoring Manual - epoch-by-epoch staging rules, arousal and limb movement scoring, and respiratory event criteria for apneas, hypopneas, and RERAs
• Sleep Disorders in Practice - obstructive and central apnea, hypoventilation syndromes, parasomnias, RBD, RLS/PLMD, narcolepsy, insomnia, and circadian disorders
• Titration and Testing - CPAP and bilevel titration protocols, home sleep apnea testing, and MSLT/MWT administration and scoring
• RPSGT Exam Preparation - exam blueprint mapping, high-yield review, case-based practice, and career advancement guidance

Every chapter carries a returning patient case with a What Changed? reassessment, clinical pearls, scored vignettes, and reference tables, plus two original full-color figures per chapter for 50 illustrations built from detailed anatomical prompts for accurate labeling.

Readers also gain a companion video course of 50+ curated YouTube lectures, organized by chapter and reached through the QR code on the book's final page, covering PSG technique, AASM scoring, titration, and RPSGT exam strategy at no added cost.

For technicians preparing for the RPSGT examination, laboratory directors training new staff, or clinicians who want a case-driven refresher, Practical Polysomnography for Sleep Technicians, 2026 Edition is a working reference built for the laboratory floor.