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Comprehensive coverage of all ABRET EEG exam domains:
o EEG Fundamentals & Instrumentation
o Patient History & Clinical Correlation
o Technical Skills & Electrode Application
o Normal EEG Patterns
o Abnormal EEG Findings & Artifacts
o Safety & Professional Standards
Rationale-supported answers to reinforce understanding
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📘 Perfect For:
Students and professionals preparing for the ABRET EEG Certification
Exam
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Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG?
A. Skull defects
B. Neuropathy
C. Last surgery
D. Presence of sleep apnea
A. Skull defects
2. A patient with a right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion of the let:
A. Superior temporal gyrus
B. Parietal lobe
C. Frontal lobe
D. Cerebellum
,C. Frontal lobe
Which of the following is grounds for disciplinary action according to ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Not using the credential after it has been earned
B. Refusing primary responsibility for interpretation of a study
C. Not identifying oneself as credentialed
D. Being found to have been ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the credential has
already been earned.
D. Being found to have been ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the credential has
already been earned.
Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Teaching other technologists without the proper credentials
B. Not joining a professional organization
C. Not striving to keep current in the technology
D. Being disrespectful to co-workers
C. Not striving to keep current in the technology
Which of the following is important forthe technologist to document in order to aid in
interpretation?
A. The patient was uncooperative
B. The patient was awake and alert during the recording
C. Hyperventilation was not performed
D. The patient was a low grade fever
B. The patient was awake and alert during the recording
Sphenoidal electrodes are used to record activity from the:
A. brain stem
B. Anterior temporal lobes
C. Basal ganglia
D. Mesial frontal lobes
B. Anterior temporal lobes
What additional monitoring should be done in a middle age patient who repeatedly alerts from sleep
during the EEG?
A. Movement
B. Respiration
C. Eye movement
D. Muscle tone
B. Respiration
,Brain abscess:
A. Diffuse slowing
B. Burst suppression
C. ECI
D. Focal polymorphic delta activity
D. Focal polymorphic delta activity
What additional electrodes could be placed to help decipher between artifact and cortical activity in
this sample?
A. EMG electrodes
B. Sphenoidal electrodes
C. EOG electrodes
D. Respiration transducer
C. EOG electrodes
Cortical EEG recordings can be obscured in patients who are tense and anxious to:
A. Delta slowing
B. Generalized spike wave
C. Multifocal spikes
D. Myogenic artifact
D. Myogenic artefact
An abbreviated 10-20 placement,respiration, ECG and EOG monitors should be used when
recording:
A. Elderly patients
B. Toddlers
C. ICU patients
D. Neonates
D. Neonates
What type of monitoring would be useful in an EEG patient experiencing syncope?
A. EOG
B. Respiration transducer
C. ECG
D. Movement transducer
C. ECG
, Why is it not best practice to allow an outpatient to sleep throughout the entire EEG recording?
A. Sleep is of no value in a routine EEG
B. Unable to evaluate the patient's background rhythm
C. Sleep is only important when evaluating seizure activity
D. Unable to address artifacts
B. Unable to evaluate the patient's background rhythm
Which of the following extra electrodes might best demonstrate the EEG activity associated with
focal motor twitching of the right corner of the mouth?
A. C5
B. Ft9(T1)
C. C1
D. P5
A. C5
When attempting to minimize relentless muscle artifact on a recording, the technologist should be
aware that lowering the high filter could cause the artifact to resemble:
A.3Hz spike and wave
B. Beta activity
C. Vertex waves
D. polymorphic delta activity
B. Beta activity
To enhance the background alpha and beta asymmetry in an EEG record showing moderately high
voltage delta activity, the technologist should use a:
A. Longer time constant and increased sensitivity
B. Shorter time constant and increased sensitivity
C. Shorter time constant and decreased sensitivity
D. Longer time constant and decreased sensitivity
B. Shorter time constant and increased sensitivity
Which montage would be best to localize occipital spikes by phase reversal?
A. Contralateral ear referential montage
B. Transverse bipolar montage
C. Common average montage
D. Circumferential bipolar montage
D. Circumferential bipolar montage
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+/ ABRET EEG EXAM PREP
LATEST 2025/2026 (QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS)
✅ Key Features:
400 Realistic Exam Questions with correct, verified answers
Graded A+ version with updated content for 2025/2026
Comprehensive coverage of all ABRET EEG exam domains:
o EEG Fundamentals & Instrumentation
o Patient History & Clinical Correlation
o Technical Skills & Electrode Application
o Normal EEG Patterns
o Abnormal EEG Findings & Artifacts
o Safety & Professional Standards
Rationale-supported answers to reinforce understanding
Mirrors the actual exam structure and difficulty level
📘 Perfect For:
Students and professionals preparing for the ABRET EEG Certification
Exam
Neurodiagnostic technologists seeking exam-focused practice
Anyone who wants a complete, ready-to-use question bank with
explanations to guarantee mastery
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG?
A. Skull defects
B. Neuropathy
C. Last surgery
D. Presence of sleep apnea
A. Skull defects
2. A patient with a right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion of the let:
A. Superior temporal gyrus
B. Parietal lobe
C. Frontal lobe
D. Cerebellum
,C. Frontal lobe
Which of the following is grounds for disciplinary action according to ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Not using the credential after it has been earned
B. Refusing primary responsibility for interpretation of a study
C. Not identifying oneself as credentialed
D. Being found to have been ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the credential has
already been earned.
D. Being found to have been ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the credential has
already been earned.
Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Teaching other technologists without the proper credentials
B. Not joining a professional organization
C. Not striving to keep current in the technology
D. Being disrespectful to co-workers
C. Not striving to keep current in the technology
Which of the following is important forthe technologist to document in order to aid in
interpretation?
A. The patient was uncooperative
B. The patient was awake and alert during the recording
C. Hyperventilation was not performed
D. The patient was a low grade fever
B. The patient was awake and alert during the recording
Sphenoidal electrodes are used to record activity from the:
A. brain stem
B. Anterior temporal lobes
C. Basal ganglia
D. Mesial frontal lobes
B. Anterior temporal lobes
What additional monitoring should be done in a middle age patient who repeatedly alerts from sleep
during the EEG?
A. Movement
B. Respiration
C. Eye movement
D. Muscle tone
B. Respiration
,Brain abscess:
A. Diffuse slowing
B. Burst suppression
C. ECI
D. Focal polymorphic delta activity
D. Focal polymorphic delta activity
What additional electrodes could be placed to help decipher between artifact and cortical activity in
this sample?
A. EMG electrodes
B. Sphenoidal electrodes
C. EOG electrodes
D. Respiration transducer
C. EOG electrodes
Cortical EEG recordings can be obscured in patients who are tense and anxious to:
A. Delta slowing
B. Generalized spike wave
C. Multifocal spikes
D. Myogenic artifact
D. Myogenic artefact
An abbreviated 10-20 placement,respiration, ECG and EOG monitors should be used when
recording:
A. Elderly patients
B. Toddlers
C. ICU patients
D. Neonates
D. Neonates
What type of monitoring would be useful in an EEG patient experiencing syncope?
A. EOG
B. Respiration transducer
C. ECG
D. Movement transducer
C. ECG
, Why is it not best practice to allow an outpatient to sleep throughout the entire EEG recording?
A. Sleep is of no value in a routine EEG
B. Unable to evaluate the patient's background rhythm
C. Sleep is only important when evaluating seizure activity
D. Unable to address artifacts
B. Unable to evaluate the patient's background rhythm
Which of the following extra electrodes might best demonstrate the EEG activity associated with
focal motor twitching of the right corner of the mouth?
A. C5
B. Ft9(T1)
C. C1
D. P5
A. C5
When attempting to minimize relentless muscle artifact on a recording, the technologist should be
aware that lowering the high filter could cause the artifact to resemble:
A.3Hz spike and wave
B. Beta activity
C. Vertex waves
D. polymorphic delta activity
B. Beta activity
To enhance the background alpha and beta asymmetry in an EEG record showing moderately high
voltage delta activity, the technologist should use a:
A. Longer time constant and increased sensitivity
B. Shorter time constant and increased sensitivity
C. Shorter time constant and decreased sensitivity
D. Longer time constant and decreased sensitivity
B. Shorter time constant and increased sensitivity
Which montage would be best to localize occipital spikes by phase reversal?
A. Contralateral ear referential montage
B. Transverse bipolar montage
C. Common average montage
D. Circumferential bipolar montage
D. Circumferential bipolar montage
