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HYPERVENTILATION result Answer Hypocapnia: state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood Photoparoxysmal response Answer EEG response to light with spikes, spike-wave discharge and/or intermittent slow waves Input impedance should be Answer very high According to the Guidelines, how many bits of resolution is required? Answer 11 Which of the following is the WORST prognostic feature in the EEG of a comatose patient? Answer monorhythmic tracing without variability SMALL SHARP SPIKES...

Beta coma most commonly results from a. hepatic encephalopathy b. hypoglycemia c. drug overdose d. anoxic insult Answer drug overdose Skull defect a. diffuse slowing b. periodic complexes c. breach rhythm d. alpha squeak Answer breach rhythm Hypothalamic hamartoma a. myoclonic seizure b. reflex seizure c. gelastic seizure d. absence seizure Answer gelastic seizure (tumor that causes gelastic seizures)

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 Answer c. at the start and end of the recording Duration is measured in a. Hertz b. Millimeters c. Microvolts d. Milliseconds Answer 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 Answer c. 5 Hz Which LF would best demon...

A LFF setting of 5 Hz will attenuate a 5 Hz wave by approximately: a. 0.3 b. 30 mm c. 0.05 d. 5 mm Answer 0.3 (LFF of 5 Hz will attenuate a 5 Hz wave by 30%) Gradual changes in amplitude , frequency, or spatial distribution of rhythms is known as: a. asymmetry b. attenuation c. background activity d. evolution Answer evolution Vertical resolution a. bits b. frequencies c. amplitude d. duration Answer amplitude

with correct answers Todd's Paralysis a. Ictal-contralaterally b. Ictal-ipsilaterally c. post-ictal d. seizure onset Answer post-ictal The EEG of a patient with a tumor in the left frontal lobe would most likely show a. TIRDA b. Generalized slowing c. FIRDA d. left frontal polymorphic delta activity Answer left frontal polymorphic delta activity A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: ...

What are the main patient history questions we need to ask patients? Answer Why, When, Major Illness, How Often, FMH, handedness, sleep deprived, aura, LOC In regards to pt history, what special questions to children get asked? Answer Full Term, Gestational, conceptual, chronological age In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to comatose pts? Answer Onset of unresponsiveness, cause, response to stimuli In regards to pt history, what special questions get a...

The most common low-grade tumor that is found with patients with epilepsy is... Answer Astrocytoma Extremely low voltage (due to phase cancellation) may be caused by... Answer Salt Bridge Moya Moya disease is associated with.... Answer decreased blood flow to cerebral tissue Damage to the Wernicke's area may result in... Answer receptive, fluent aphasia Thrombosis to the right middle cerebral artery would most likely cause... Answer left face and arm paralysis Which artery is for...

A posterior dominant rhythm reactive to eye closure first appears around: a. 0-3 months b. 12-18 months c. 3-6 months d. 6-12 months Answer 3-6 months By one year of age the dominant background rhythm should be a.7-8 Hz b. 1-2 Hz c. 3-4 Hz d. 5-6 Hz Answer 5-6 Hz Which of the following is the most likely dominant posterior rhythm in an awake 5 month old infant? a. 8 Hz b. 7 Hz c. 5 Hz d. 3 Hz Answer 5 Hz The interictal EEG of children with

A liability policy that pays claims even after the policy is no longer active is termed: a) Claims-made policy b) Tail coverage c) Liability protection d) "all-protect" Answer B A patient you are caring for in your clinic has Medicare Part B. What does this mean? a) The federal government will pay for his visit to your clinic today b) His Medicare benefit covers outpatient services c) He will have to pay a copay for his visit today d) His prescriptions will be partly paid for toda...

Anemia is defined as reduction in one or more RBC measurements: Answer RBC count Hgb Hct Lab value to look at size of RBC Answer MCV Lab value to look at color of RBC Answer MCH Lab value to look at degree of variation of RBC size (<15% is normal) Answer RDW Why would the bone marrow make small RBC? Answer Not enough iron Iron lab values Answer Serum iron Serum ferritin TIBC Serum iron Answer Measure of iron in circulation Serum ferritin Answer Measure of iron in stor...