Academic Catalogs

PSG A260: Advanced Polysomnography

Course Outline of Record
Item Value
Eff Term Fall 2026
Curriculum Committee Approval Date 2/25/2026
Top Code 121100 - Polysomnography (CTE)
Units 3 Total Units 
Hours 54 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 54)
Total Outside of Class Hours 108
Total Student Learning Hours 162
Course Credit Status Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee No
Basic Skills Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable No
Open Entry/Open Exit No
Grading Policy Standard Letter (S)

Course Description

Advanced aspects of polysomnographic technology, testing, instrumentation, ancillary testing, basic management skills, and computerized scoring. PREREQUISITE: PSG A150. Transfer Credit: CSU.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

  1. Coordinate and manage patient care, improve outcomes and educate the community of the importance of good sleep with health sleep medicine patients, families and practitioners.

Course Objectives

  • 1. Manage patients with sleep disorders in coordination with a physician and define a patients care plan to improve outcomes. Develop educational plans of the importance of good sleep health and therapy options.
  • 2. Define incidences and prevalence of Sleep Disorders, and identify acute and chronic sleep disturbances.
  • 3. Identify acute and chronic sleep disturbances
  • 4. Recognize cardiopulmonary disorders, COPD, A-Fib, CHF and describe common sleep disorders associated.
  • 5. Understand the principles and clinical application of titration for all PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) modalities.
  • 6. Coordination and management of individualized patient follow-up and care plans. Understand and interpret outcomes of treatment/therapy.
  • 7. Define long term effects of sleep disturbances, deprivation, mental health disorders, and substance abuse and describe their effects on quality of life and sleep disorders.
  • 8. Correlate abnormal sleep symptoms with underlying pathophysiology and epidemiology
  • 9. Comprehend the indications and mechanisms of oral appliances, hypoglossal nerve simulation, and implantable system treatment for Central Sleep Apnea.
  • 10. Identify pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options for sleep disorders and their clinical applications.

Lecture Content

  1. Incidences and Prevalence of Sleep Disorders
    1. Screening tools, questionnaires, surveys
    2. Sleep diary
    3. Impact on sleep quality
    4. Acute and chronic sleep disturbances
    5. Long term effects of sleep disturbances and deprivation
    6. Impact of sleep disorders on society
  2. Clinical Evaluations
    1. Surgeries, recent diagnosed conditions
    2. Symptoms of disease progression, exacerbation, and improvement
    3. Impact of medications
    4. Mental health disorders, substance abuse
    5. Recognize proper documentations of observations, actions, and treatments
    6. Correlate abnormal sleep symptoms with underlying pathophysiology and epidemiology
    7. Cardiopulmonary disorder, COPD, A-Fib, CHF
  3. Neuromuscular Disorders
  4. Sleep Disorder Treatment
    1. PAP Therapies
    2. Oral Appliances
    3. Hypoglossal nerve stimulation
    4. Implantable device for CSA
    5. Pharmacologic treatment
    6. Non-pharmacologic treatment
  5. Patient Follow-up and Management
    1. Individualized patient care plans
    2. Chronic disease models, diabetes, hypertension, morbid obesity
    3. Identify and remove/reduce barriers
    4. Manage performance, track outcomes
    5. Diversity importance in sleep education
  6. Education to improve patient outcome
    1. Proper sleep hygiene
    2. Importance of good quality sleep

Method(s) of Instruction

  • Lecture (02)
  • DE Live Online Lecture (02S)

Instructional Techniques

The lecture portion of the course instructs the students how to work directly with sleep medicine patients, families and practitioners to coordinate and manage patients care, improve outcomes and educate the community of the importance of good sleep health. They will learn pediatric sleep disorders, study performances and treatment options.   The types of methods for instruction may include lecture, demonstration, small group exercises, slide video presentations.

Reading Assignments

Reading assignments from textbook (2-3 hours/week).

Writing Assignments

One project on the topics of sleep disorders to be presented orally. Two research assignments on sleep disordered breathing treatment. Two discussion group projects on patient case scenarios. (2 hours/week).

Out-of-class Assignments

2.5 - 3 hours per week Research and written descriptions of sleep disorders. Community outreach and increase awareness of sleep disorders. Case studies including written rationales and development of individualize patient care plans.

Study Non-Contact Hours Recommended

108

Methods of Student Evaluation

  • Midterm Exam
  • Final Exam
  • Short Quizzes
  • Written Assignments
  • Projects (Individual/Group)

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

Attendance. Quizzes are not comprehensive and will cover material from reading and lectures. Comprehensive Midterm exam. Comprehensive Final exam.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

A portion of the exams and quizzes include short answer "fill-in" to a maximum of one paragraph per question.

Resources Subscreen

  • Textbook: Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong, Cynthia Mattice, Rita Brooks. Fundamentals of Sleep Technology 3rd Edition. Wolters Kluwer (2019).

Eligible Discipline(s)

  • Diagnostic medical technology-diagnostic medical sonography, neurodiagnostic, polysomnographic tech: Any bachelor’s degree and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience.