Intro to Surgery and Fundamental
IONM Techniques Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Neurophysiological Monitoring -
correct answer ✅Any measure that is used to assess the
functional integrity of the peripheral or central nervous system
either in the Operating Room, the Intensive Care Unit or other
Acute Care setting. (ASNM)
Reduce incidence of neurological injury during surgery that can be
iatrogenic or induced by other means -
correct answer ✅goal of IONM
-Safer surgical procedures
-Ability to accommodate more complex cases -
correct answer ✅Benefits of IONM
-Monitoring
-Mapping
-Patient advocacy to achieve optimal outcomes -
correct answer ✅types of intraoperative neurophysioogy
-Neurosurgery
, Intro to Surgery and Fundamental
IONM Techniques Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
-Spine/Orthopedic
-Ears/Nose/Throat -
correct answer ✅surgical procedures that may utilize IONM
SSEPs, TCeMEPs, T-EMG, TOF, BAEPs, VEPs -
correct answer ✅evoked potential modalities
S-EMG, EEG -
correct answer ✅free running modalities
sensory pathway -
correct answer ✅SSEP evaluates the
motor pathway -
correct answer ✅TCeMEP evaluates the
auditory pathway -
correct answer ✅BAEP evaluates the
IONM Techniques Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Neurophysiological Monitoring -
correct answer ✅Any measure that is used to assess the
functional integrity of the peripheral or central nervous system
either in the Operating Room, the Intensive Care Unit or other
Acute Care setting. (ASNM)
Reduce incidence of neurological injury during surgery that can be
iatrogenic or induced by other means -
correct answer ✅goal of IONM
-Safer surgical procedures
-Ability to accommodate more complex cases -
correct answer ✅Benefits of IONM
-Monitoring
-Mapping
-Patient advocacy to achieve optimal outcomes -
correct answer ✅types of intraoperative neurophysioogy
-Neurosurgery
, Intro to Surgery and Fundamental
IONM Techniques Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
-Spine/Orthopedic
-Ears/Nose/Throat -
correct answer ✅surgical procedures that may utilize IONM
SSEPs, TCeMEPs, T-EMG, TOF, BAEPs, VEPs -
correct answer ✅evoked potential modalities
S-EMG, EEG -
correct answer ✅free running modalities
sensory pathway -
correct answer ✅SSEP evaluates the
motor pathway -
correct answer ✅TCeMEP evaluates the
auditory pathway -
correct answer ✅BAEP evaluates the
