ABRET Exam Unit 1 Questions and
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A Business Associate Agreement is required when - ANSWER-medical records are
shared
A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform
abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: - ANSWER-Landau-Kleffner syndrome
A disease occurring only in females characterized by normal development until six to
eighteen months of age, after which there is a quick deterioration of mental abilities: -
ANSWER-Rett's syndrome
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of
life: - ANSWER-Tay Sachs disease
A large lesion at the optic chiasm produces which of the following conditions? -
ANSWER-Complete visual loss
A lesion of the uncus may result in - ANSWER-olfactory hallucinations
A meningioma is usually - ANSWER-encapsulated
A patient with a right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion of the left - ANSWER-frontal
lobe
A seizure characterized by turning of the head, eyes, and trunk in a single direction is
usually caused by a focus in the - ANSWER-frontal lobe on the contralateral side to the
direction the body turns
A single attenuated channel of EEG may be the result of - ANSWER-Inter-electrode
spacing too close
A spike or sharp wave results from - ANSWER-synchronous activation of multiple
neurons
A stat EEG has been ordered on a woman who experienced a generalized tonic-clonic
seizure. She is confused. While the technologist is running a baseline, a man enters
claiming to be her husband. If he asks about the record, the technologist should -
ANSWER-ask the man to wait for a physician to speak to him
A tangle of arteries and veins in the brain, associated with a tendency to bleed
suddenly. - ANSWER-Arteriovenous malformation
, A Technologist should only discuss EEG findings with: - ANSWER-The interpreting
electroencephalographer
According to OSHA, when must electroneurodiagnostic equipment be checked for
leakage current, ground resistance, and electrical safety? - ANSWER-Semiannually
Acoustic neuromas arise on the following cranial nerve: - ANSWER-VIII
ACTH is used to treat - ANSWER-Infantile spasms
An EEG performed two days following a transient ischemic attack is most likely to show:
- ANSWER-Normal activity
Avoid the use of this in EEG because it may increase the capactitive current to a
potentially dangerous amount. - ANSWER-Extension cord
Balanced electrode impedances are important to: - ANSWER-lessen 60 Hz interference
Balanced impedances allows you to: - ANSWER-Maximize common mode rejection
Beginning in adolescence, several members of the same family developed progressive
instability, ataxia, and the inability to walk. Which of the following best describes this
condition? - ANSWER-Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Bell's palsy is characterized by - ANSWER-facial paralysis
Blood for the anterior and middle cerebral arteries is supplied by what artery? -
ANSWER-Internal carotid
Broca's area lies in the: - ANSWER-Posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus
Changes in personality are most likely associated with tumors of the: - ANSWER-frontal
lobe
Clinical semiology is a way to describe - ANSWER-behaviors during patient events
Collateral perfusion is maintained by: - ANSWER-Circle of Willis
CONSCIOUSNESS is controlled by - ANSWER-reticular formation
CRANIAL NERVES - ANSWER-Four have both sensory and motor functions
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE is associated with what pattern - ANSWER-Periodic
sharp waves
Damage to Broca's area may result in: - ANSWER-Expressive aphasia
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A Business Associate Agreement is required when - ANSWER-medical records are
shared
A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform
abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: - ANSWER-Landau-Kleffner syndrome
A disease occurring only in females characterized by normal development until six to
eighteen months of age, after which there is a quick deterioration of mental abilities: -
ANSWER-Rett's syndrome
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of
life: - ANSWER-Tay Sachs disease
A large lesion at the optic chiasm produces which of the following conditions? -
ANSWER-Complete visual loss
A lesion of the uncus may result in - ANSWER-olfactory hallucinations
A meningioma is usually - ANSWER-encapsulated
A patient with a right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion of the left - ANSWER-frontal
lobe
A seizure characterized by turning of the head, eyes, and trunk in a single direction is
usually caused by a focus in the - ANSWER-frontal lobe on the contralateral side to the
direction the body turns
A single attenuated channel of EEG may be the result of - ANSWER-Inter-electrode
spacing too close
A spike or sharp wave results from - ANSWER-synchronous activation of multiple
neurons
A stat EEG has been ordered on a woman who experienced a generalized tonic-clonic
seizure. She is confused. While the technologist is running a baseline, a man enters
claiming to be her husband. If he asks about the record, the technologist should -
ANSWER-ask the man to wait for a physician to speak to him
A tangle of arteries and veins in the brain, associated with a tendency to bleed
suddenly. - ANSWER-Arteriovenous malformation
, A Technologist should only discuss EEG findings with: - ANSWER-The interpreting
electroencephalographer
According to OSHA, when must electroneurodiagnostic equipment be checked for
leakage current, ground resistance, and electrical safety? - ANSWER-Semiannually
Acoustic neuromas arise on the following cranial nerve: - ANSWER-VIII
ACTH is used to treat - ANSWER-Infantile spasms
An EEG performed two days following a transient ischemic attack is most likely to show:
- ANSWER-Normal activity
Avoid the use of this in EEG because it may increase the capactitive current to a
potentially dangerous amount. - ANSWER-Extension cord
Balanced electrode impedances are important to: - ANSWER-lessen 60 Hz interference
Balanced impedances allows you to: - ANSWER-Maximize common mode rejection
Beginning in adolescence, several members of the same family developed progressive
instability, ataxia, and the inability to walk. Which of the following best describes this
condition? - ANSWER-Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Bell's palsy is characterized by - ANSWER-facial paralysis
Blood for the anterior and middle cerebral arteries is supplied by what artery? -
ANSWER-Internal carotid
Broca's area lies in the: - ANSWER-Posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus
Changes in personality are most likely associated with tumors of the: - ANSWER-frontal
lobe
Clinical semiology is a way to describe - ANSWER-behaviors during patient events
Collateral perfusion is maintained by: - ANSWER-Circle of Willis
CONSCIOUSNESS is controlled by - ANSWER-reticular formation
CRANIAL NERVES - ANSWER-Four have both sensory and motor functions
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE is associated with what pattern - ANSWER-Periodic
sharp waves
Damage to Broca's area may result in: - ANSWER-Expressive aphasia
