ABRET EEG TEST QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
WHICH COMBINATION OF SETTINGS WILL HELP ENHANCE A LOW VOLTAGE
SLOW WAVE THAT IS VEING MASKED BY MUSCLE ACTIVITY - Answer- SENS OF
5, LF .3, HF 35
WHEN USING THE AVERAGE REFERENCE, IF A SPIKE AND WAVE FOCUS
APPEARS AT C3, THE ABNORMALITY WOULD BE BEST ENHANCED BY - Answer-
EXCLUDING C3 AND SURROUNDING ELECTRODES FROM REFERENCE
WHAT IS THE BEST CHOICE TO CHOOSE FOR A REFERENCE ELECTRODE TO
BE USED WHEN RECORDING IN SUSPECTED TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY -
Answer- CZ
A WAVEFORM OF 0.5 HZ CAN BE BEST ENHANCED WITH A LOW FREQUENCY
FILTER OF WHAT - Answer- 0.3 HZ
WHICH MONTAGE WOULD BE BEST TO LOCALIZE OCCIPITAL SPIKES BY PHASE
REVERSAL - Answer- CIRCUMFERENTIAL BIPOLAR MONTAGE
TO ENHANCE THE BACKGROUND ALPHA AND BETA ASYMMETRY IN AN EEG
RECORD SHOWING MODERATELY HIGH VOLTAGE DELTA ACTIVITY, THE
TECHNOLOGIST SHOULD USE A - Answer- SHORTER TIME CONSTANT AND
INCREASED SENSITIVITY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENTATION
SETTING CHANGE THAT SHOULD BE MADE IN ORDER TO ENHANCE CORTICAL
SLOWING - Answer- CHANGE THE LFF FROM 1 HZ TO .1 HZ
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MONTAGES WOULD BEST DISPLAY THE
AMPLITUDE OF LEFT TEMPORAL SPIKE - Answer- LEFT TEMPORAL TO THE
CONTRALATERAL EAR
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS COULD BE USED TO REDUCE THE
EFFECTS OF SWEAT ARTIFACT IN A PATIENT WITH ASYMMETRICAL LOW
VOLTAGE FAST ACTIVITY - Answer- S=5 MICROVOLTS/MM, LF=5 HZ, HF=70 HZ
AT THERAPEUTIC LEVELS, PHENYTOIN CAUSES WHAT KIND OF EEG FINDINGS
- Answer- NO CHANGE
, TRIPHASIC WAVES AND OR PERIODIC DISCHARGES CAN BE PRESENT ON AN
EEG DUE TO THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATION
- Answer- LITHIUM
ORDA IS COMMONLY SEEN IN CHILDREN WITH - Answer- ABSENCE SEIZURES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE BETA FREQUENCY ACTIVITY - Answer- XANAX
A 25 YEAR OLD FEMALE ADMITTED WITH NEW ONSET PSYCHOISIS WAS GIVEN
3 MG OF ATIVAN PRIOR TO EEG RECORDING. HOW WOULD THIS MEDICATION
AFFECT THE EEG - Answer- INCREASED BETA ACTIVITY
BILATERAL ANTERIOR BETA ACTIVITY IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH WHAT
MEDICATION - Answer- DIAZEPAM
PHOTIC DRIVING IS MOST COMMON AT WHAT FREQUENCIES - Answer- 9-13 HZ
PHOTIC STIMULATION IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN EVOKING EPILEPTIFORM
ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH - Answer- A FAMILY HISTORY OF SEIZURES
WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE FOR A BUILD-UP OF SLOWING SEVERAL MINUTES
AFTER HE HYPERVENTILATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED - Answer- MOYAMOYA
DISEASE
AN EEG OBTAINED DURING SLEEP IS OF MOST VALUE IN DIAGNOSING WHAT
TYPE OF SEIZURES - Answer- COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES
AGNOSIA - Answer- the inability to recognize familiar objects.
APRAXIA - Answer- DIFFICULTY WITH MOTOR PLANNING TO PERFORM TASKS
OR MOVEMENTS (YOUR BRAIN KNOWS BUT IT CANT CARRY OUT)
HOW OFTEN DOES OSHA CHECK LEAKAGE OF CURRENT - Answer-
SEMIANNUALLY
WHAT KIND OF SEIZURE BEGINS WITH THE HEAD AND EYES TURNING TO ONE
SIDE - Answer- ADVERSIVE SEIZURE
WHAT DYSFUNCTION IS INDICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF UNILATERAL
BABINSKI SIGNS - Answer- PYRAMIDAL TRACT DYSFUNCTION
WHAT IS THE UNILATERAL BABINSKI SIGNS - Answer- WHEN A DOCTOR
STROKES THE FOOT TO SEE THE RETRACTION OF INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
WHICH COMBINATION OF SETTINGS WILL HELP ENHANCE A LOW VOLTAGE
SLOW WAVE THAT IS VEING MASKED BY MUSCLE ACTIVITY - Answer- SENS OF
5, LF .3, HF 35
WHEN USING THE AVERAGE REFERENCE, IF A SPIKE AND WAVE FOCUS
APPEARS AT C3, THE ABNORMALITY WOULD BE BEST ENHANCED BY - Answer-
EXCLUDING C3 AND SURROUNDING ELECTRODES FROM REFERENCE
WHAT IS THE BEST CHOICE TO CHOOSE FOR A REFERENCE ELECTRODE TO
BE USED WHEN RECORDING IN SUSPECTED TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY -
Answer- CZ
A WAVEFORM OF 0.5 HZ CAN BE BEST ENHANCED WITH A LOW FREQUENCY
FILTER OF WHAT - Answer- 0.3 HZ
WHICH MONTAGE WOULD BE BEST TO LOCALIZE OCCIPITAL SPIKES BY PHASE
REVERSAL - Answer- CIRCUMFERENTIAL BIPOLAR MONTAGE
TO ENHANCE THE BACKGROUND ALPHA AND BETA ASYMMETRY IN AN EEG
RECORD SHOWING MODERATELY HIGH VOLTAGE DELTA ACTIVITY, THE
TECHNOLOGIST SHOULD USE A - Answer- SHORTER TIME CONSTANT AND
INCREASED SENSITIVITY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENTATION
SETTING CHANGE THAT SHOULD BE MADE IN ORDER TO ENHANCE CORTICAL
SLOWING - Answer- CHANGE THE LFF FROM 1 HZ TO .1 HZ
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MONTAGES WOULD BEST DISPLAY THE
AMPLITUDE OF LEFT TEMPORAL SPIKE - Answer- LEFT TEMPORAL TO THE
CONTRALATERAL EAR
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS COULD BE USED TO REDUCE THE
EFFECTS OF SWEAT ARTIFACT IN A PATIENT WITH ASYMMETRICAL LOW
VOLTAGE FAST ACTIVITY - Answer- S=5 MICROVOLTS/MM, LF=5 HZ, HF=70 HZ
AT THERAPEUTIC LEVELS, PHENYTOIN CAUSES WHAT KIND OF EEG FINDINGS
- Answer- NO CHANGE
, TRIPHASIC WAVES AND OR PERIODIC DISCHARGES CAN BE PRESENT ON AN
EEG DUE TO THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATION
- Answer- LITHIUM
ORDA IS COMMONLY SEEN IN CHILDREN WITH - Answer- ABSENCE SEIZURES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE BETA FREQUENCY ACTIVITY - Answer- XANAX
A 25 YEAR OLD FEMALE ADMITTED WITH NEW ONSET PSYCHOISIS WAS GIVEN
3 MG OF ATIVAN PRIOR TO EEG RECORDING. HOW WOULD THIS MEDICATION
AFFECT THE EEG - Answer- INCREASED BETA ACTIVITY
BILATERAL ANTERIOR BETA ACTIVITY IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH WHAT
MEDICATION - Answer- DIAZEPAM
PHOTIC DRIVING IS MOST COMMON AT WHAT FREQUENCIES - Answer- 9-13 HZ
PHOTIC STIMULATION IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN EVOKING EPILEPTIFORM
ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH - Answer- A FAMILY HISTORY OF SEIZURES
WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE FOR A BUILD-UP OF SLOWING SEVERAL MINUTES
AFTER HE HYPERVENTILATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED - Answer- MOYAMOYA
DISEASE
AN EEG OBTAINED DURING SLEEP IS OF MOST VALUE IN DIAGNOSING WHAT
TYPE OF SEIZURES - Answer- COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES
AGNOSIA - Answer- the inability to recognize familiar objects.
APRAXIA - Answer- DIFFICULTY WITH MOTOR PLANNING TO PERFORM TASKS
OR MOVEMENTS (YOUR BRAIN KNOWS BUT IT CANT CARRY OUT)
HOW OFTEN DOES OSHA CHECK LEAKAGE OF CURRENT - Answer-
SEMIANNUALLY
WHAT KIND OF SEIZURE BEGINS WITH THE HEAD AND EYES TURNING TO ONE
SIDE - Answer- ADVERSIVE SEIZURE
WHAT DYSFUNCTION IS INDICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF UNILATERAL
BABINSKI SIGNS - Answer- PYRAMIDAL TRACT DYSFUNCTION
WHAT IS THE UNILATERAL BABINSKI SIGNS - Answer- WHEN A DOCTOR
STROKES THE FOOT TO SEE THE RETRACTION OF INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES
