ABRET PRACTICE EXAM PART 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be protected. This
means
ANSWER
all staff are accountable for protecting the patient confidentiality
Question 2.
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy?
ANSWER
60%
Question 3.
Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the
ANSWER
hypothalamus
Question 4.
What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left anterior
cerebral artery?
ANSWER
Right lower extremity sensory loss
Question 5.
A meningioma is usually
ANSWER
encapsulated
Question 6.
Bell's palsy is characterized by
ANSWER
facial paralysis
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,Question 7.
Which of the following is characterized by dementia, myoclonus, and biphasic or triphasic
repetitive discharges?
ANSWER
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Question 8.
CRANIAL NERVES
ANSWER
Four have both sensory and motor functions
Question 9.
The onset of West syndrome is most likely to occur at age:
ANSWER
4 months
Question 10.
What type of electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction only?
ANSWER
Direct current
Question 11.
Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies?
ANSWER
Silver-silver chloride
Question 12.
The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during
ANSWER
Infancy sual field in both eyes
Question 13.
The most important source generator of the EEG is
ANSWER
pyramidal dendritic PSPs
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, Question 14.
During an absence seizure, the technologist should
ANSWER
test the patient's level of consciousness
Question 15.
ACTH is used to treat
ANSWER
Infantile spasms
Question 16.
Decorticate posturing is characterized by
ANSWER
bilateral flexion at the elbows
Question 17.
Reduction of health care-associated infections is addressed by
ANSWER
National Patient Safety Goals
Question 18.
Which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex?
ANSWER
Rolandic fissure
Question 19.
Which of the following should be documented in the history?
ANSWER
The patient had dialysis this morning
Question 20.
The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating
ANSWER
seizure disorders
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be protected. This
means
ANSWER
all staff are accountable for protecting the patient confidentiality
Question 2.
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy?
ANSWER
60%
Question 3.
Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the
ANSWER
hypothalamus
Question 4.
What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left anterior
cerebral artery?
ANSWER
Right lower extremity sensory loss
Question 5.
A meningioma is usually
ANSWER
encapsulated
Question 6.
Bell's palsy is characterized by
ANSWER
facial paralysis
1
,Question 7.
Which of the following is characterized by dementia, myoclonus, and biphasic or triphasic
repetitive discharges?
ANSWER
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Question 8.
CRANIAL NERVES
ANSWER
Four have both sensory and motor functions
Question 9.
The onset of West syndrome is most likely to occur at age:
ANSWER
4 months
Question 10.
What type of electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction only?
ANSWER
Direct current
Question 11.
Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies?
ANSWER
Silver-silver chloride
Question 12.
The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during
ANSWER
Infancy sual field in both eyes
Question 13.
The most important source generator of the EEG is
ANSWER
pyramidal dendritic PSPs
2
, Question 14.
During an absence seizure, the technologist should
ANSWER
test the patient's level of consciousness
Question 15.
ACTH is used to treat
ANSWER
Infantile spasms
Question 16.
Decorticate posturing is characterized by
ANSWER
bilateral flexion at the elbows
Question 17.
Reduction of health care-associated infections is addressed by
ANSWER
National Patient Safety Goals
Question 18.
Which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex?
ANSWER
Rolandic fissure
Question 19.
Which of the following should be documented in the history?
ANSWER
The patient had dialysis this morning
Question 20.
The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating
ANSWER
seizure disorders
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