CNIM - Changes, Interpretation, Intervention Test with all
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You are most likely to see changes during exposure of a spine surgery due to... ✔Correct
Answer-Anesthesia-induced hypotension
In posterior fossa surgery, an increase in the III-V interpeak interval would most likely be due
to... ✔Correct Answer-Traction on the cerebellum
If you must change your recording parameters during intraoperative monitoring... ✔Correct
Answer-Document the changes, but do not inform the surgeon.
Loss of BAEPs following drilling of the internal auditory canal is most likely due to... ✔Correct
Answer-Disruption of the cochlear blood supply.
In a patient with hematocrit below 10%, the SSEP waveforms will... ✔Correct Answer-Increase
in latency and decrease in amplitude
Hematocrit ✔Correct Answer-The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of
blood.
Spinal cord ischemia during aortic surgery is best detected by changes in the... ✔Correct
Answer-Posterior tibial nerve somatosensory evoked potential.
EP waveforms contralateral to the surgical site are monitored to differentiate between...
✔Correct Answer-System changes and local manipulation.
An unstable BP during SSEP monitoring in the OR affects cortical EPs resulting in... ✔Correct
Answer-Fluctuating amplitudes.
The effect of sever hypotension on the evoked potentials includes... ✔Correct Answer-A
decrease in amplitude and an increase in latency.
Maximum variability of cortical EP potentials will most likely occur... ✔Correct Answer-During
changes in anesthesia.
With significant changes in cervical and cortical SSEPs during IONM, adequate stim of the MN is
indicated by... ✔Correct Answer-No change in the peripheral responses.
The surgical procedure that would have the greatest risk for changes in cardiovascular and
respiratory efforts would... ✔Correct Answer-Involve the posterior fossa.
Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
You are most likely to see changes during exposure of a spine surgery due to... ✔Correct
Answer-Anesthesia-induced hypotension
In posterior fossa surgery, an increase in the III-V interpeak interval would most likely be due
to... ✔Correct Answer-Traction on the cerebellum
If you must change your recording parameters during intraoperative monitoring... ✔Correct
Answer-Document the changes, but do not inform the surgeon.
Loss of BAEPs following drilling of the internal auditory canal is most likely due to... ✔Correct
Answer-Disruption of the cochlear blood supply.
In a patient with hematocrit below 10%, the SSEP waveforms will... ✔Correct Answer-Increase
in latency and decrease in amplitude
Hematocrit ✔Correct Answer-The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of
blood.
Spinal cord ischemia during aortic surgery is best detected by changes in the... ✔Correct
Answer-Posterior tibial nerve somatosensory evoked potential.
EP waveforms contralateral to the surgical site are monitored to differentiate between...
✔Correct Answer-System changes and local manipulation.
An unstable BP during SSEP monitoring in the OR affects cortical EPs resulting in... ✔Correct
Answer-Fluctuating amplitudes.
The effect of sever hypotension on the evoked potentials includes... ✔Correct Answer-A
decrease in amplitude and an increase in latency.
Maximum variability of cortical EP potentials will most likely occur... ✔Correct Answer-During
changes in anesthesia.
With significant changes in cervical and cortical SSEPs during IONM, adequate stim of the MN is
indicated by... ✔Correct Answer-No change in the peripheral responses.
The surgical procedure that would have the greatest risk for changes in cardiovascular and
respiratory efforts would... ✔Correct Answer-Involve the posterior fossa.
