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ABRET Exam part2 Questions and Answers
Calibration is required
a. at the start of the recording
b. at the end of the recording
c. at the start and end of the recording
d. only when Sensitivity changes are made during the recording
Ans: c. at the start and end of the recording
Duration is measured in
a. Hertz
b. Millimeters
c. Microvolts
d. Milliseconds
Ans: d. Milliseconds
If the duration of a wave is .2 seconds the frequency would be?
a. 1 Hz
b. 2 Hz
c. 5 Hz
d. 10 Hz
Ans: c. 5 Hz
Which LF would best demonstrate focal delta activity appearing in
the left fronto-temporal region?
a. 5 Hz
b. 3 Hz
c. 1 Hz
d. .3 Hz
Ans: d. .3 Hz
Which filter would most attenuate focal delta activity?
a. LF 5 Hz
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b. LF .3 Hz
c. HF 70 Hz
d. HF 15 Hz
Ans: a. LF 5 Hz
A sharp wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
d. 20 ms
Ans: b. 70 -200 ms
If the duration of a wave is 400ms, what is the frequency?
a. .4 Hz
b. 2.5 hz
c. 4 Hz
d. 6.26 Hz
Ans: b. 2.5 hz
The _______ states that you must sample at a rate that is at least
twice the frequency of the fastest waveforms you want to resolve.
a. Nyquist Theorum
b. A to D converter
c. Dwell time
d. sampling rate
Ans: a. Nyquist Theorum
In a baby born full term, Sleep Spindles should be present by the
age of
a. 6 weeks
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 5 years
Ans: a. 6 weeks
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When asked for a description of the background activity you
would count the frequency of of the activity in the __________
regions.
a. Frontal
b. Central
c. Parietal
d. Occipital
Ans: d. Occipital
A 10 Hz wave has a duration of
a. 100 ms
b. 200 ms
c. 400 ms
d. 1,000 ms
Ans: a. 100 ms
While recording an EEG your patient has a generalized Tonic-
Clonic seizure. What should you do?
a. Call a code
b. place a tongue depressor in the patient's mouth
c. turn the EEG machine off
d. roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen
any tight clothing
Ans: d. roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen
any tight clothing
______ is calculated by multiplying the Sensitivity by the
amplitude of a wave.
a. Duration
b. Frequency
c. Voltage
d. Amplitude
Ans: c. Voltage
Cerebral Spinal fluid is manufactured in the
a. choriod plexus of the lateral ventricles
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ABRET Exam part2 Questions and Answers
Calibration is required
a. at the start of the recording
b. at the end of the recording
c. at the start and end of the recording
d. only when Sensitivity changes are made during the recording
Ans: c. at the start and end of the recording
Duration is measured in
a. Hertz
b. Millimeters
c. Microvolts
d. Milliseconds
Ans: d. Milliseconds
If the duration of a wave is .2 seconds the frequency would be?
a. 1 Hz
b. 2 Hz
c. 5 Hz
d. 10 Hz
Ans: c. 5 Hz
Which LF would best demonstrate focal delta activity appearing in
the left fronto-temporal region?
a. 5 Hz
b. 3 Hz
c. 1 Hz
d. .3 Hz
Ans: d. .3 Hz
Which filter would most attenuate focal delta activity?
a. LF 5 Hz
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b. LF .3 Hz
c. HF 70 Hz
d. HF 15 Hz
Ans: a. LF 5 Hz
A sharp wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
d. 20 ms
Ans: b. 70 -200 ms
If the duration of a wave is 400ms, what is the frequency?
a. .4 Hz
b. 2.5 hz
c. 4 Hz
d. 6.26 Hz
Ans: b. 2.5 hz
The _______ states that you must sample at a rate that is at least
twice the frequency of the fastest waveforms you want to resolve.
a. Nyquist Theorum
b. A to D converter
c. Dwell time
d. sampling rate
Ans: a. Nyquist Theorum
In a baby born full term, Sleep Spindles should be present by the
age of
a. 6 weeks
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 5 years
Ans: a. 6 weeks
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When asked for a description of the background activity you
would count the frequency of of the activity in the __________
regions.
a. Frontal
b. Central
c. Parietal
d. Occipital
Ans: d. Occipital
A 10 Hz wave has a duration of
a. 100 ms
b. 200 ms
c. 400 ms
d. 1,000 ms
Ans: a. 100 ms
While recording an EEG your patient has a generalized Tonic-
Clonic seizure. What should you do?
a. Call a code
b. place a tongue depressor in the patient's mouth
c. turn the EEG machine off
d. roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen
any tight clothing
Ans: d. roll the patient on their side, insure an open airway and loosen
any tight clothing
______ is calculated by multiplying the Sensitivity by the
amplitude of a wave.
a. Duration
b. Frequency
c. Voltage
d. Amplitude
Ans: c. Voltage
Cerebral Spinal fluid is manufactured in the
a. choriod plexus of the lateral ventricles
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