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CLTM EXAM - CERTIFICATION FOR LONG-
TERM MONITORING EXAM UPDATED 2025–2026
WITH ALL NEW QUESTIONS AND EXACTLY
RIGHT ANSWERS | A+ QUALITY GUARANTEE
CLTM (Certification for Long-Term Monitoring)
1. What is the most common indication for long-term EEG monitoring?
A) Monitoring sleep disorders
B) Diagnosing epilepsy
C) Assessing psychiatric conditions
D) Detecting traumatic brain injury
Answer: B) Diagnosing epilepsy (Quiz Gecko)
2. Before starting a long-term monitoring session, what should a technologist
review?
A) Patient's insurance information
B) Long-term monitoring orders and relevant patient history
C) Hospital staffing schedule
D) Available inventory of EEG equipment
Answer: B) Long-term monitoring orders and relevant patient history (Quiz
Gecko)
3. Which guideline is particularly relevant for CLTM technologists?
A) OSHA Safety Standards
B) American Heart Association CPR Guidelines
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C) ACNS Guidelines for long-term monitoring (Quiz Gecko)
D) CDC Infection Control Guidelines
Answer: C) ACNS Guidelines for long-term monitoring
4. What is the first step in electrode application for long-term monitoring?
A) Start the recording
B) Verify the montage
C) Clean the skin and check impedances (Quiz Gecko)
D) Document patient history
Answer: C) Clean the skin and check impedances
5. Which artifact is most likely caused by a loose electrode?
A) ECG artifact
B) Muscle artifact
C) Electrode pop (Quiz Gecko)
D) Breathing artifact
Answer: C) Electrode pop
6. Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual
information?
A) Frontal
B) Parietal
C) Temporal
D) Occipital (Docsity)
Answer: D) Occipital
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7. What is the primary function of Broca’s area?
A) Memory storage
B) Speech production (Docsity)
C) Visual processing
D) Sensory integration
Answer: B) Speech production
8. The International 10–20 system is used for:
A) Administering drugs
B) Setting patient alarms
C) Placing EEG electrodes (Docsity)
D) Measuring muscle strength
Answer: C) Placing EEG electrodes
9. What is the first priority if a patient begins to have a clinical seizure during
monitoring?
A) Change filter settings
B) Ensure patient safety (Docsity)
C) Alert billing department
D) Modify montage
Answer: B) Ensure patient safety
10.What does “HIPAA” stand for?
A) Health Information Privacy and Association Act
B) Healthcare Insurance Provider Act
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C) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Docsity)
D) Hospital Information and Patient Access Agreement
Answer: C) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
11.What is the main purpose of the ground (reference) electrode in EEG?
A) Mark seizure onset
B) Provide baseline noise (Docsity)
C) Amplify signals
D) Stimulate the cortex
Answer: B) Provide baseline noise
12.Which anti-seizure medication is known to often cause gingival hyperplasia?
A) Lamotrigine
B) Valproic acid
C) Phenytoin (Docsity)
D) Carbamazepine
Answer: C) Phenytoin
13.What is the major risk when using collodion for electrode application?
A) Electrical shock
B) Skin burn
C) Infection
D) Allergic reaction (Docsity)
Answer: D) Allergic reaction
CLTM EXAM - CERTIFICATION FOR LONG-
TERM MONITORING EXAM UPDATED 2025–2026
WITH ALL NEW QUESTIONS AND EXACTLY
RIGHT ANSWERS | A+ QUALITY GUARANTEE
CLTM (Certification for Long-Term Monitoring)
1. What is the most common indication for long-term EEG monitoring?
A) Monitoring sleep disorders
B) Diagnosing epilepsy
C) Assessing psychiatric conditions
D) Detecting traumatic brain injury
Answer: B) Diagnosing epilepsy (Quiz Gecko)
2. Before starting a long-term monitoring session, what should a technologist
review?
A) Patient's insurance information
B) Long-term monitoring orders and relevant patient history
C) Hospital staffing schedule
D) Available inventory of EEG equipment
Answer: B) Long-term monitoring orders and relevant patient history (Quiz
Gecko)
3. Which guideline is particularly relevant for CLTM technologists?
A) OSHA Safety Standards
B) American Heart Association CPR Guidelines
,2|Page
C) ACNS Guidelines for long-term monitoring (Quiz Gecko)
D) CDC Infection Control Guidelines
Answer: C) ACNS Guidelines for long-term monitoring
4. What is the first step in electrode application for long-term monitoring?
A) Start the recording
B) Verify the montage
C) Clean the skin and check impedances (Quiz Gecko)
D) Document patient history
Answer: C) Clean the skin and check impedances
5. Which artifact is most likely caused by a loose electrode?
A) ECG artifact
B) Muscle artifact
C) Electrode pop (Quiz Gecko)
D) Breathing artifact
Answer: C) Electrode pop
6. Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual
information?
A) Frontal
B) Parietal
C) Temporal
D) Occipital (Docsity)
Answer: D) Occipital
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7. What is the primary function of Broca’s area?
A) Memory storage
B) Speech production (Docsity)
C) Visual processing
D) Sensory integration
Answer: B) Speech production
8. The International 10–20 system is used for:
A) Administering drugs
B) Setting patient alarms
C) Placing EEG electrodes (Docsity)
D) Measuring muscle strength
Answer: C) Placing EEG electrodes
9. What is the first priority if a patient begins to have a clinical seizure during
monitoring?
A) Change filter settings
B) Ensure patient safety (Docsity)
C) Alert billing department
D) Modify montage
Answer: B) Ensure patient safety
10.What does “HIPAA” stand for?
A) Health Information Privacy and Association Act
B) Healthcare Insurance Provider Act
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C) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Docsity)
D) Hospital Information and Patient Access Agreement
Answer: C) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
11.What is the main purpose of the ground (reference) electrode in EEG?
A) Mark seizure onset
B) Provide baseline noise (Docsity)
C) Amplify signals
D) Stimulate the cortex
Answer: B) Provide baseline noise
12.Which anti-seizure medication is known to often cause gingival hyperplasia?
A) Lamotrigine
B) Valproic acid
C) Phenytoin (Docsity)
D) Carbamazepine
Answer: C) Phenytoin
13.What is the major risk when using collodion for electrode application?
A) Electrical shock
B) Skin burn
C) Infection
D) Allergic reaction (Docsity)
Answer: D) Allergic reaction
