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Methods: In this prospective paired within-participant study, 30 healthy resident physicians underwent standardized electrophysiological assessments before and after an overnight on-call period involving approximately 24 h of self-reported continuous wakefulness. Fatigue was assessed using the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS). Posterior tibial nerve F-wave stimuli and 3 Hz nasalis RNS stimuli were delivered at each session. Paired parametric or non-parametric tests were selected according to the distribution of within-participant differences, with Benjamini\u2013Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) correction across electrophysiological comparisons. Results: FIS scores increased after the on-call period. F-wave maximum latency and chronodispersion increased, whereas persistence decreased; minimum latency was unchanged. The signed first-to-fourth compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude change shifted in the decremental direction, while baseline CMAP amplitude remained stable. RNS values at both sessions were within physiological limits. Conclusions: Acute overnight sleep deprivation was associated with altered F-wave temporal organization and a small directional shift in nasalis RNS responses. The RNS finding was statistically significant, but does not constitute evidence of pathological neuromuscular transmission failure. 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