Stephanie and Zack have a new baby girl, Nora, who has been demonstrating very unusual sleep disturbances
Their doctor feels that the baby should undergo a noninvasive sleep study to monitor several of her physiological functions while she is asleep. Which of the following would the physician most likely prescribe?
a) polysomnography
b) positron emission tomography
c) functional magnetic resonance imaging
d) a multi-lead electrocardiograph
ANS: A, Polysomnography is a type of sleep study where many different body functions are monitored during a person's sleep stages.
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