CLTM UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What level of constant voltage is likely to cause asystole? - CORRECT ANSWER - >2 A
mps
The most common of all epileptic manifestations and likely to occur in 3-4 % of all healthy
children? - CORRECT ANSWER - Benign Febrile Convulsions
Stroke is the number 1, leading cause of death in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - False-
it is 3rd
Continuous monitoring of EEG in the ICU had become more common due to: - CORRECT
ANSWER - *Ability to review EEG data via networking
*Digital Video and EEG
*Advances in Computer memory storate
Has a mortality rate of 10% to 33% - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized Convulsive
Status Epilepticus
Focal epileptiform discharged associates with time-locked, clinical myoclonus - CORRECT
ANSWER - Focal myoclonic Status Epilepticus
May be best identified when a short- acting neuromuscular blockade is used to abolish muscle
activity - CORRECT ANSWER - Myoclonic Status Epilepticus
Tonic seizures with lateralized semiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial Motor Status
Epilepticus
,Prolonged seizure with contralateral, hemiclonic jerking - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hemiclonic Status Epilepticus
Multi- infarct dementia is due to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular Disease
How many total points are summed in the Barthel index? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20
Activation of this area can produce tingling or numbness in contralateral extremities: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Postecentral gyrus
Stimulation is a necessary parameter in neonatal EEG recordings because: - CORRECT
ANSWER - It may help determine the infant's ability to make state changes
Name the assessments in "Complex Neuro Assessment" - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic
assessment plus memory test Gait Cranial nerve assessment reflexes
Deep tendon reflexes are graded 0- 4. Which is normal? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
The Phase 1 Long Term Monitoring evaluation is an invasive procedure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Which is the only imaging technique useful for determining seizure focus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spect
Used to help diagnose seizures, strokes, infections, and tumors in the spine. Shows how blood
flows to tissues and organs - CORRECT ANSWER - SPECT
What are two types of electrode burns that can occur in the END Lab? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Electrical and Electrochemical burns
, Which of the following actions could be taken by anti- virus software in response to a detected
threat? - CORRECT ANSWER - Deletion and Quarantine
Hyperventilation would be considered abnormal in the following condition when the build up: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of focal delta ( HV should be stopped if you see focal
delta
A common seizure pattern in neonates is: - CORRECT ANSWER - rhythmic focal activity
When the term benign is used to describe seizures, it generally means: - CORRECT
ANSWER - There is a good chance that the patient will outgrow the disorder
The most common symptoms of which type of head injury are a temporary loss of
consciousness, followed by confussion, severe headache, and possibly amnesia for the accident?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Concussion
Diagnosis of patients most likely to have non-convulsive seizures eEEG monitoring: -
CORRECT ANSWER - *Recent neurosurgical procedure
*CNS infection
*Brain Tumor
Hypocapnia causes ______. - CORRECT ANSWER - cerebral vasoconstriction, leading to
cerebral hypoxia and this can cause transient dizziness, visual disturbances, and anxiety
Amytal Sodium (amorbarbital) is injected in which vessel: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Internal Carotid Artery
The term used in cardiology to denote a low level of electric current applied directly to the
myocardial tissue: as low as 0.1 mA which causes ventricular fibrilation is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Microshock
CORRECT Answers
What level of constant voltage is likely to cause asystole? - CORRECT ANSWER - >2 A
mps
The most common of all epileptic manifestations and likely to occur in 3-4 % of all healthy
children? - CORRECT ANSWER - Benign Febrile Convulsions
Stroke is the number 1, leading cause of death in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - False-
it is 3rd
Continuous monitoring of EEG in the ICU had become more common due to: - CORRECT
ANSWER - *Ability to review EEG data via networking
*Digital Video and EEG
*Advances in Computer memory storate
Has a mortality rate of 10% to 33% - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized Convulsive
Status Epilepticus
Focal epileptiform discharged associates with time-locked, clinical myoclonus - CORRECT
ANSWER - Focal myoclonic Status Epilepticus
May be best identified when a short- acting neuromuscular blockade is used to abolish muscle
activity - CORRECT ANSWER - Myoclonic Status Epilepticus
Tonic seizures with lateralized semiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial Motor Status
Epilepticus
,Prolonged seizure with contralateral, hemiclonic jerking - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hemiclonic Status Epilepticus
Multi- infarct dementia is due to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular Disease
How many total points are summed in the Barthel index? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20
Activation of this area can produce tingling or numbness in contralateral extremities: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Postecentral gyrus
Stimulation is a necessary parameter in neonatal EEG recordings because: - CORRECT
ANSWER - It may help determine the infant's ability to make state changes
Name the assessments in "Complex Neuro Assessment" - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic
assessment plus memory test Gait Cranial nerve assessment reflexes
Deep tendon reflexes are graded 0- 4. Which is normal? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
The Phase 1 Long Term Monitoring evaluation is an invasive procedure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Which is the only imaging technique useful for determining seizure focus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spect
Used to help diagnose seizures, strokes, infections, and tumors in the spine. Shows how blood
flows to tissues and organs - CORRECT ANSWER - SPECT
What are two types of electrode burns that can occur in the END Lab? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Electrical and Electrochemical burns
, Which of the following actions could be taken by anti- virus software in response to a detected
threat? - CORRECT ANSWER - Deletion and Quarantine
Hyperventilation would be considered abnormal in the following condition when the build up: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of focal delta ( HV should be stopped if you see focal
delta
A common seizure pattern in neonates is: - CORRECT ANSWER - rhythmic focal activity
When the term benign is used to describe seizures, it generally means: - CORRECT
ANSWER - There is a good chance that the patient will outgrow the disorder
The most common symptoms of which type of head injury are a temporary loss of
consciousness, followed by confussion, severe headache, and possibly amnesia for the accident?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Concussion
Diagnosis of patients most likely to have non-convulsive seizures eEEG monitoring: -
CORRECT ANSWER - *Recent neurosurgical procedure
*CNS infection
*Brain Tumor
Hypocapnia causes ______. - CORRECT ANSWER - cerebral vasoconstriction, leading to
cerebral hypoxia and this can cause transient dizziness, visual disturbances, and anxiety
Amytal Sodium (amorbarbital) is injected in which vessel: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Internal Carotid Artery
The term used in cardiology to denote a low level of electric current applied directly to the
myocardial tissue: as low as 0.1 mA which causes ventricular fibrilation is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Microshock
