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CNIM PRACTICE EXAM 1*** QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND PASS | LATEST
EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
Epidural recordings are most affected by:
❖Spinal instrumentation
What montage will help you discern waves IV and V in a
BAEP?
❖Cz-contra ear
Which is the best anesthetic protocol to use for median
nerve SSEP monitoring?
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❖Fentanyl infusion
A patient would undergo a microvascular decompression
of the facial nerve for:
❖Hemifacial spasm
Where should transcranial stimulation occur to optimize
upper extremity MEPs?
❖C3 and C4
For peroneal nerve stimulation, the ground should be
placed on:
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❖The thigh
During intraoperative EP monitoring, it is recommended
that the technologist's data sheet should include all of the
following except:
❖instruments passed to the surgeon and the number
of sponges used
The resting membrane potential of a neuron is
❖70 mV
Using dissimilar metals within an electrode montage will
result in:
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❖Electrode polarization
An EP recording system should allow averaging of:
❖at least 4000 trials
In order to reduce stimulus artifact, the ground electrode
should be placed:
❖On the limb between the stimulating and recording
electrodes
Epidural electrodes should be placed:
❖Above the dura
CNIM PRACTICE EXAM 1*** QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND PASS | LATEST
EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
Epidural recordings are most affected by:
❖Spinal instrumentation
What montage will help you discern waves IV and V in a
BAEP?
❖Cz-contra ear
Which is the best anesthetic protocol to use for median
nerve SSEP monitoring?
,Page 2 of 84
❖Fentanyl infusion
A patient would undergo a microvascular decompression
of the facial nerve for:
❖Hemifacial spasm
Where should transcranial stimulation occur to optimize
upper extremity MEPs?
❖C3 and C4
For peroneal nerve stimulation, the ground should be
placed on:
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❖The thigh
During intraoperative EP monitoring, it is recommended
that the technologist's data sheet should include all of the
following except:
❖instruments passed to the surgeon and the number
of sponges used
The resting membrane potential of a neuron is
❖70 mV
Using dissimilar metals within an electrode montage will
result in:
, Page 4 of 84
❖Electrode polarization
An EP recording system should allow averaging of:
❖at least 4000 trials
In order to reduce stimulus artifact, the ground electrode
should be placed:
❖On the limb between the stimulating and recording
electrodes
Epidural electrodes should be placed:
❖Above the dura
