ABRET EXAM PART 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
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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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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
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,d. 5 years --CORRECT ANSWER--a. 6 weeks
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Occipital
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 --CORRECT
ANSWER--c. at the start and end of the recording
Duration is measured in
a. Hertz
b. Millimeters
c. Microvolts
d. Milliseconds --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Milliseconds
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,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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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 --CORRECT ANSWER--d. .3 Hz
Which filter would most attenuate focal delta activity?
a. LF 5 Hz
b. LF .3 Hz
c. HF 70 Hz
d. HF 15 Hz --CORRECT ANSWER--a. LF 5 Hz
A sharp wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
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, b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
d. 20 ms --CORRECT ANSWER--b. 70 -200 ms
A 10 Hz wave has a duration of
a. 100 ms
b. 200 ms
c. 400 ms
d. 1,000 ms --CORRECT ANSWER--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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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
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WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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
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,d. 5 years --CORRECT ANSWER--a. 6 weeks
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Occipital
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 --CORRECT
ANSWER--c. at the start and end of the recording
Duration is measured in
a. Hertz
b. Millimeters
c. Microvolts
d. Milliseconds --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Milliseconds
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,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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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 --CORRECT ANSWER--d. .3 Hz
Which filter would most attenuate focal delta activity?
a. LF 5 Hz
b. LF .3 Hz
c. HF 70 Hz
d. HF 15 Hz --CORRECT ANSWER--a. LF 5 Hz
A sharp wave has a duration of
a. > 200 ms
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, b. 70 -200 ms
c. < 70 ms
d. 20 ms --CORRECT ANSWER--b. 70 -200 ms
A 10 Hz wave has a duration of
a. 100 ms
b. 200 ms
c. 400 ms
d. 1,000 ms --CORRECT ANSWER--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 --CORRECT ANSWER--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
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