ABRET Practice Exam Part 1 2023- Updated/
169 Questions and Answers/ Graded A+
Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be
protected. This means - -all staff are accountable for protecting the patient
confidentiality
-Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? - -60%
-Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the - -hypothalamus
-What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left
anterior cerebral artery? - -Right lower extremity sensory loss
-A meningioma is usually - -encapsulated
-Bell's palsy is characterized by - -facial paralysis
-Which of the following is characterized by dementia, myoclonus, and biphasic or
triphasic repetitive discharges? - -Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
-CRANIAL NERVES - -Four have both sensory and motor functions
-The onset of West syndrome is most likely to occur at age: - -4 months
-What type of electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction
only? - -Direct current
-Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies? - -Silver-silver
chloride
, -The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during - -Infancy
-HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA - -Loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes
-The most important source generator of the EEG is - -pyramidal dendritic PSPs
-During an absence seizure, the technologist should - -test the patient's level of
consciousness
-ACTH is used to treat - -Infantile spasms
-Decorticate posturing is characterized by - -bilateral flexion at the elbows
-Reduction of health care-associated infections is addressed by - -National Patient
Safety Goals
-Which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? - -
Rolandic fissure
-Which of the following should be documented in the history? - -The patient had
dialysis this morning
-The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating - -seizure disorders
-Life-threatening current could pass through a patient if - -the machine ground is not
intact
-Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics? - -Not striving to keep
current in the technology
-In the International 10-20 electrode placements, C6 is located on which part of the
head? - -Right
169 Questions and Answers/ Graded A+
Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be
protected. This means - -all staff are accountable for protecting the patient
confidentiality
-Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? - -60%
-Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the - -hypothalamus
-What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left
anterior cerebral artery? - -Right lower extremity sensory loss
-A meningioma is usually - -encapsulated
-Bell's palsy is characterized by - -facial paralysis
-Which of the following is characterized by dementia, myoclonus, and biphasic or
triphasic repetitive discharges? - -Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
-CRANIAL NERVES - -Four have both sensory and motor functions
-The onset of West syndrome is most likely to occur at age: - -4 months
-What type of electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction
only? - -Direct current
-Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies? - -Silver-silver
chloride
, -The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during - -Infancy
-HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA - -Loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes
-The most important source generator of the EEG is - -pyramidal dendritic PSPs
-During an absence seizure, the technologist should - -test the patient's level of
consciousness
-ACTH is used to treat - -Infantile spasms
-Decorticate posturing is characterized by - -bilateral flexion at the elbows
-Reduction of health care-associated infections is addressed by - -National Patient
Safety Goals
-Which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? - -
Rolandic fissure
-Which of the following should be documented in the history? - -The patient had
dialysis this morning
-The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating - -seizure disorders
-Life-threatening current could pass through a patient if - -the machine ground is not
intact
-Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics? - -Not striving to keep
current in the technology
-In the International 10-20 electrode placements, C6 is located on which part of the
head? - -Right
