Basic SSEP Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Normal NCV -
correct answer ✅50-60 m/s
Where to record PTN TO4? -
correct answer ✅Extensor digitorum brevis
Where should you place the ground if performing peroneal nerve
SSEP's? -
correct answer ✅Thigh
What is required for documentation on reports? -
correct answer ✅Pharmacologic
How can you monitor Phrenic Nerve? -
correct answer ✅Watch the patient's breath rate on a ventilator.
PTN Obligate Peaks -
correct answer ✅LP - Stationary Post-synaptic potential generated
by the spinal cord. near field. Artery of Adamkiewitz
N34 - Upper brainstem/thalamus, far-field potential. Basilar Artery
P37 - Medial Sensory Cortex. ACA
, Basic SSEP Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
MN Obligate Peaks -
correct answer ✅N9 - Erb's Point/ Brachial Plexus. Near Field.
Sublavian Artery
N13 - Stationary post-synaptic potential generated by the spinal
cord. Near Field. Posterior Spinal arteries. Horizontal dipole
P14 - Caudal medial lemniscus in the medulla. Far field. Basilar
Artery.
N18 - Upper Thalamus. Far field. Basilar Artery
N20 - Lateral Sensory Cortex. Near field. Middle Cerebral Artery.
Stim Rate -
correct answer ✅3-5 Hz
Stim Intensity for activating a Sensory Nerve? -
correct answer ✅No established boundary
When monitoring somatosensory evoked potentials during a critical
moment in an intraoperative study, changing the setting of
the high-frequency filter -
correct answer ✅May lead to false interpretation of the data
Answers (Grade A+)
Normal NCV -
correct answer ✅50-60 m/s
Where to record PTN TO4? -
correct answer ✅Extensor digitorum brevis
Where should you place the ground if performing peroneal nerve
SSEP's? -
correct answer ✅Thigh
What is required for documentation on reports? -
correct answer ✅Pharmacologic
How can you monitor Phrenic Nerve? -
correct answer ✅Watch the patient's breath rate on a ventilator.
PTN Obligate Peaks -
correct answer ✅LP - Stationary Post-synaptic potential generated
by the spinal cord. near field. Artery of Adamkiewitz
N34 - Upper brainstem/thalamus, far-field potential. Basilar Artery
P37 - Medial Sensory Cortex. ACA
, Basic SSEP Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
MN Obligate Peaks -
correct answer ✅N9 - Erb's Point/ Brachial Plexus. Near Field.
Sublavian Artery
N13 - Stationary post-synaptic potential generated by the spinal
cord. Near Field. Posterior Spinal arteries. Horizontal dipole
P14 - Caudal medial lemniscus in the medulla. Far field. Basilar
Artery.
N18 - Upper Thalamus. Far field. Basilar Artery
N20 - Lateral Sensory Cortex. Near field. Middle Cerebral Artery.
Stim Rate -
correct answer ✅3-5 Hz
Stim Intensity for activating a Sensory Nerve? -
correct answer ✅No established boundary
When monitoring somatosensory evoked potentials during a critical
moment in an intraoperative study, changing the setting of
the high-frequency filter -
correct answer ✅May lead to false interpretation of the data
