ABRET PRACTICE EXAM PART 1
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be
protected. This means - all staff are accountable for protecting the patient
confidentiality
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? - 60%
Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the - hypothalamus
What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left
anterior cerebral artery? - Right lower extremity sensory loss
A meningioma is usually - encapsulated
Bell's palsy is characterized by - facial paralysis
Which of the following is characterized by dementia, myoclonus, and biphasic or
triphasic repetitive discharges? - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CRANIAL NERVES - Four have both sensory and motor functions
The onset of West syndrome is most likely to occur at age: - 4 months
What type of electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction
only? - Direct current
Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies? - Silver-silver
chloride
The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during - Infancy
HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA - Loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes
The most important source generator of the EEG is - pyramidal dendritic PSPs
During an absence seizure, the technologist should - test the patient's level of
consciousness
ACTH is used to treat - Infantile spasms
, Decorticate posturing is characterized by - bilateral flexion at the elbows
Reduction of health care-associated infections is addressed by - National Patient
Safety Goals
Which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? -
Rolandic fissure
Which of the following should be documented in the history? - The patient had
dialysis this morning
The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating - seizure disorders
Life-threatening current could pass through a patient if - the machine ground is not
intact
Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics? - Not striving to keep
current in the technology
In the International 10-20 electrode placements, C6 is located on which part of the
head? - Right
A single attenuated channel of EEG may be the result of - Inter-electrode spacing too
close
PLEDS are associated with - Acute cerebral infarction
SDS is an acronym for - safety data sheet
What clinical signs might be seen with a cerebellar hemorrhage? - Trunkal
imbalance and poor coordination
An EEG performed two days following a transient ischemic attack is most likely to
show: - Normal activity
DIPLOPIA means - Double vision
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG patient? - last
seizure
TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS is - genetic
What is the cause of Wernicke's encephalopathy? - Thiamine deficiency
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the generation of EEG
activity? - Both excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be
protected. This means - all staff are accountable for protecting the patient
confidentiality
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? - 60%
Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the - hypothalamus
What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left
anterior cerebral artery? - Right lower extremity sensory loss
A meningioma is usually - encapsulated
Bell's palsy is characterized by - facial paralysis
Which of the following is characterized by dementia, myoclonus, and biphasic or
triphasic repetitive discharges? - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CRANIAL NERVES - Four have both sensory and motor functions
The onset of West syndrome is most likely to occur at age: - 4 months
What type of electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction
only? - Direct current
Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies? - Silver-silver
chloride
The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during - Infancy
HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA - Loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes
The most important source generator of the EEG is - pyramidal dendritic PSPs
During an absence seizure, the technologist should - test the patient's level of
consciousness
ACTH is used to treat - Infantile spasms
, Decorticate posturing is characterized by - bilateral flexion at the elbows
Reduction of health care-associated infections is addressed by - National Patient
Safety Goals
Which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? -
Rolandic fissure
Which of the following should be documented in the history? - The patient had
dialysis this morning
The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating - seizure disorders
Life-threatening current could pass through a patient if - the machine ground is not
intact
Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics? - Not striving to keep
current in the technology
In the International 10-20 electrode placements, C6 is located on which part of the
head? - Right
A single attenuated channel of EEG may be the result of - Inter-electrode spacing too
close
PLEDS are associated with - Acute cerebral infarction
SDS is an acronym for - safety data sheet
What clinical signs might be seen with a cerebellar hemorrhage? - Trunkal
imbalance and poor coordination
An EEG performed two days following a transient ischemic attack is most likely to
show: - Normal activity
DIPLOPIA means - Double vision
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG patient? - last
seizure
TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS is - genetic
What is the cause of Wernicke's encephalopathy? - Thiamine deficiency
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the generation of EEG
activity? - Both excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
