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EEG BOARD EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
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Terms in this set (192)
Which of the following test will assist in C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (Wada)
determining cerebral hemisphere language
dominance?
A. Computerized axial tomography
B.Ictal-interictal SPECT scan
C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (WADA)
D.Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
Thiamine Deficiency B. Wernicke's disease
A. Hyperglycemia
B.Wernicke's syndrome
C. Wilson's disease
D.Hyponatremia
Impedance can be best described as the B. Resistance to alternating current
A. Ability to store an electrical charge
B.Resistance to alternating current
C. Current produced by a wire coil in
a magnetic field
D.Resistance to direct current
Which of the following is most closely D. Ohm's law
related to the measurement of voltage in
relation to current and resistance?
A. Coulombs law
B. Nyquist theory
C. Paley-Winer theorem
D. Ohm's law
Vagel nerve stimulators are used to treat A. Seizures and depression
A. Seizures and depression
B. Tumors
C. Pain syndromes
D. Headaches
Which is the most important to document C. Skull defects
in the history of your EEG patient?
A. Last surgery
B. Neuropathy
C. Skull defects
D. Presence of sleep apnea
A disease that presents with an C. Tay Sachs disease
acoustic startle response within the first
few months of life
A. Benign rolandic epilepsy
B.Huntington's disease
C. Tay Sachs disease
D.West syndrome
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A technologist should discuss EEG findings D. Interpreting electroencephalographer
with the patient and
A. Patient's primary care physician
B. The consulting neurologist
C. Patient's nurse
D.Interpreting electroencephalographer
Which of the following is a violation of B. Not striving to keep current in the technology
ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Being disrespectful to coworkers
B.Not striving to keep current in
the technology
C. Not joining a professional organization
D.Teaching other technologists without
the proper credentials
What type electricity provides a steady B. Direct current
source of current, flowing in one direction
only?
A. Ampere
B. Direct current
C. Magnetism
D. Alternating current
In the description of activation procedures B. Quality
such as HV, a statement should be included
pertaining to their
A. Respiration rate
B. Quality
C. Use of a pinwheel prop
D. Respiration depth
The term sinusoidal describes C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
A. An artifact caused by sneezing
B. A phase shift due to amplifier
malfunction
C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
D. A single waveform of mixed frequencies
After the statement regarding normality or False
degree of abnormality of the record, the
reasons upon which the conclusion is
based should be briefly listed. When
dealing with several types of abnormal
features, the list should be limited to the
two or three main ones; the least
characteristic of the record.
True or False
Sleep is considered an activating False
procedure for recording normal EEG.
True or False
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EEG BOARD EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (192)
Which of the following test will assist in C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (Wada)
determining cerebral hemisphere language
dominance?
A. Computerized axial tomography
B.Ictal-interictal SPECT scan
C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (WADA)
D.Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
Thiamine Deficiency B. Wernicke's disease
A. Hyperglycemia
B.Wernicke's syndrome
C. Wilson's disease
D.Hyponatremia
Impedance can be best described as the B. Resistance to alternating current
A. Ability to store an electrical charge
B.Resistance to alternating current
C. Current produced by a wire coil in
a magnetic field
D.Resistance to direct current
Which of the following is most closely D. Ohm's law
related to the measurement of voltage in
relation to current and resistance?
A. Coulombs law
B. Nyquist theory
C. Paley-Winer theorem
D. Ohm's law
Vagel nerve stimulators are used to treat A. Seizures and depression
A. Seizures and depression
B. Tumors
C. Pain syndromes
D. Headaches
Which is the most important to document C. Skull defects
in the history of your EEG patient?
A. Last surgery
B. Neuropathy
C. Skull defects
D. Presence of sleep apnea
A disease that presents with an C. Tay Sachs disease
acoustic startle response within the first
few months of life
A. Benign rolandic epilepsy
B.Huntington's disease
C. Tay Sachs disease
D.West syndrome
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A technologist should discuss EEG findings D. Interpreting electroencephalographer
with the patient and
A. Patient's primary care physician
B. The consulting neurologist
C. Patient's nurse
D.Interpreting electroencephalographer
Which of the following is a violation of B. Not striving to keep current in the technology
ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Being disrespectful to coworkers
B.Not striving to keep current in
the technology
C. Not joining a professional organization
D.Teaching other technologists without
the proper credentials
What type electricity provides a steady B. Direct current
source of current, flowing in one direction
only?
A. Ampere
B. Direct current
C. Magnetism
D. Alternating current
In the description of activation procedures B. Quality
such as HV, a statement should be included
pertaining to their
A. Respiration rate
B. Quality
C. Use of a pinwheel prop
D. Respiration depth
The term sinusoidal describes C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
A. An artifact caused by sneezing
B. A phase shift due to amplifier
malfunction
C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
D. A single waveform of mixed frequencies
After the statement regarding normality or False
degree of abnormality of the record, the
reasons upon which the conclusion is
based should be briefly listed. When
dealing with several types of abnormal
features, the list should be limited to the
two or three main ones; the least
characteristic of the record.
True or False
Sleep is considered an activating False
procedure for recording normal EEG.
True or False
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