EEG board prep ASAP test prep (100% correct answers)
m m m m m m m m
Patient'smwithmRett'smsyndromemusuallymdevelopmnormallymuntilmagemwhat?
a.m18-24mmonths
b.m3-6mmonths
c.m6-18mmonths
d.m2-4myearsmcorrectmanswersmc.m6-18mmonths
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismmostmlikelymtombemassociatedmwithmamnormalmEEG?
a.mleftmfrontalmsubduralmhematoma
b.mleftmfrontalmabscess
c.macousticmneuroma
d.mcerebellarmabscessmcorrectmanswersmd.mcerebellarmabscess
Duringmanmabsencemseizuremthemtechnologistmshould?
a.mstopmrecordingmandmgomtomthempatient'smaid
b.mturnmthempatientsmheadmtomthemleft
c.mtestmthempatientsmlevelmofmconsciousness
d.minsertmamtonguemblademinmthempatientsmmouthmcorrectmanswersmc.mtestmthemlevelmofmpatientsmconsc
iousness
Hypsarrhythmiamismampatternmmostmoftenmassociatedmwithm:
a.mAbsencemseizures
b.mAtonicmseizures
c.mInfantilemspasms
d.mGelasticmseizuresmcorrectmanswersmc.mInfantilemspasms
Damagemtomwernicke'smareammaymresultmin:
a.mReceptivemaphasia
b.mAnoxia
c.mataxia
d.mExpressivemaphasiamcorrectmanswersma.mreceptivemaphasia
Amspikemormsharpmwavemresultsmfrom?
a.masynchronousmactivationmofmneurons
b.mdepolarizationmofmneurons
c.mrepolarizationmofmneurons
d.msynchronousmactivationmofmmultiplemneurons.mcorrectmanswersmd.msynchronousmactivationmofmm
ultiplemneurons
Papilledemamismmostmcommonminmwhichmofmthemfollowingmconditions?
a.mhuntingtonmchorea
b.mposteriormfossamtumor
c.mtemporalmlobemseizures
d.msturge-webermsyndromemcorrectmanswersmb.mposteriormfossamtumor
,Usedmtomlocalizemsitemofmseizuremonsetmbymlookingmformareamofmhyperperfusion;
a.mct
b.minterictalmpet
c.mictalmspect
d.mMRImcorrectmanswersmc.mictalmspect
Collateralmperfusionmismmaintainedmby?mcorrectmanswersmcirclemofmwillis
Themneurologicalmexaminationmismmostmlikelymtombemabnormalminmpatientsmwith:
a.mabsencemseizures
b.mjuvenilemmyoclonicmepilepsy
c.mlennox-gastautmsyndrome
d.mrolandicmepilepsymcorrectmanswersmc.mlennoxmgastautmsyndrome
Ifmampatientmhasmamcircumferencemmeasurementmofm55cm,mwhichmofmthemfollowingminterelectrodemd
istancesmcanmbemcalculated?
a.mc3mtomcz
b.mo1mtomo2
c.mfzmtomoz
d.mf7mtomfzmcorrectmanswersmb.mo1mtomo2
Themneurotransmittermthatmismlackingminmthembrainmofmpatientsmwithmparkinson'smdiseasemis?mcorrect
manswersmdopamine
whichmofmthemfollowingmseparatesmthemmotormcortexmfrommthemsensorymcortex?mcorrectmanswersmR
olandicmfissure
Themonsetmofmsturge-webermdiseasemismtypicallymduring?
a.madolescence
b.madulthood
c.melderly
d.minfancymcorrectmanswersmd.minfancy
consciousness
a.mstriatemcortex
b.mreticularmformation
c.mcerebellum
d.mbasalmgangliamcorrectmanswersmb.mreticularmformation
whichmismnotmamriskmfactormformJME?
a.mabsencemseizure
b.mpatientsmagesm14-15
c.msleepmdeprivation
d.mpatientsmagesm3-4mcorrectmanswersmd.mpatientsmagesm3-4
,Ifmthemnasionmtominionmmeasurementmism40cm,mwhatmismthemdistancembetweenmczmtompz?mcorrectmans
wersm8cm
PLEDSmaremmostmlikelymtombemseenminmpatientsmpresentingmwith:
a.macutemdrugmtoxicity
b.mhypoglycemia
c.mcerebralmembolus
d.mlivermfailuremcorrectmanswersma.macutemdrugmtoxicity
shortminterelectrodemdistancembetweenmelectrodesmwillmcausemwhichmofmthemfollowingmchangesmtomt
hemEEGmwaveform?
a.mincreasemfrequency
b.mdecreaseminmfrequency
c.mdecreasemamplitude
d.mincreasemamplitudemcorrectmanswersmc.mdecreasemamplitude
Ictal;
a.mafter
b.minmbetween
c.mduring
d.mbeforemcorrectmanswersmc.mduring
Ifmthemdistancemfrommthemrightmpreauricularmtomthemrightmoutermcanthusmmeasuresm9cm,mwheremshou
ldmelectrodemt2mbemplaced?
a.m1cmmoutmfrommthemrightmoutermcanthusmandm1cmmdown
b.m3cmmoutmfrommthemrightmpreauricularmpointmandm1mcmmup
c.m1cmmoutmfrommthemrightmpreauricularmpointmandm1mcmmdown
d.m3mcmmoutmformmthemrightmoutermcanthusmandm1cmmupmcorrectmanswersmd.m3cmmoutmfrommthemrigh
tmoutermcanthusmandm1cmmup
whenmamlargemamountmofmelectrodempastemismusedmtomholdmEEGmelectrodesminmplace,mthemtotalmrecor
dingmareamwillmbemthe?
a.mdiametermofmthemEEGmelectrode
b.minnermsurfacemareamofmthemEEGmelectrode
c.minnermplusmoutermsurfacemareamofmthemEEGmelectrode
d.mtotalmscalpmsurfacemareamofmthempastemcorrectmanswersmd.mtotalmscalpmareamofmthempaste
Impedancemcanmbestmbemdescribedmasmthem
a.mcurrentmproducedmbymamwiremcoilminmammagneticmfield.
b.mresistancemtomalternatingmcurrent
c.mabilitymtomstoremanmelectricalmcharge
d.mresistancemtomdirectmcurrentmcorrectmanswersmb.mresistancemtomalternatingmcurrent
Creutzfeld-jakobmdisease
a.mmultifocalmsharpmwaves
b.mperiodicmsharpmwaves
, c.mpolyspikemcomplexes
d.mspikemandmwavemcomplexmcorrectmanswersmb.mperiodicmsharpmwaves
Bell'smpalsymismcharacterizedmbymcorrectmanswersmparalysismofmfacialmmuscles
EEGmactivitymismthoughtmtomarisemfrommwhichmofmthemfollowing?
a.maxonalmactionmpotentials
b.mcorticalmlayersm1mandm2
c.mhorizontalmdipoles
d.mexcitatorymandminhibitorympostsynapticmpotentialsmcorrectmanswersmd.mepspsmandmIPSps
whenmismitmpermissiblemtomreleasempatientminformationmtomamthirdmparty?
a.mwhenmrequestedmbymanothermphysician
b.mwhenmampatientmprovidesmverbalmconsent
c.mwhenmitmisminmthembestminterestmofmthempatient
d.mwhenmthempatientmprovidesmwrittenmconsentmcorrectmanswersmd.mwhenmpatientmprovidesmwrittenm
consent
ambusinessmassociatemagreementmismrequiredmwhen:
a.mmedicalmrecordsmaremhandledminmthemdepartment
b.mmedicalmrecordsmaremshared
c.mstaffmworkmformmoremthanmonemhealthcarementity
d.mamnewmstaffmmembermismhiredmcorrectmanswersmb.medicalrecords
Usedminmtreatmentmformonlymgeneralizedmseizures,mcommonlyminmabsencemepilepsymtreatment;
a.mEthosuximide
b.mPhenobarbital
c.mDilantin
d.mACTHmcorrectmanswersma.methosuximide
ThemacronymmusedmtomdescribemdistinctivemEEGmwavesmormcomplexesmthatmoccurmbetweenmseizure
smandmaremdistinguishedmfrommthembackroundmactivity;
a.mNCSEm(nonmconclusivemstatusmepilepticus)
b.mFIRDAm(mfrontalmintermittentmrhythmicmdeltamactivity)
c.mGPEDSm(generalizedmperiodicmepileptiformmdischarges)
d.mIEDsm(minterictalmepileptiformmdischarges)mcorrectmanswersmIED'sminterictalmepileptiformmdisch
argesm(d.)
ICTALmEEG
a.mtimemduringmthemevent
b.mtimemfollowingmanmevent
c.mtimembeforemthemevent
d.mtimeminmbetweenmthemeventmcorrectmanswersma.mtimemduringmthemevent
whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmeffectmofmphenobarbitalmonmthemEEG?
a.mslowsmalphamrhythm
m m m m m m m m
Patient'smwithmRett'smsyndromemusuallymdevelopmnormallymuntilmagemwhat?
a.m18-24mmonths
b.m3-6mmonths
c.m6-18mmonths
d.m2-4myearsmcorrectmanswersmc.m6-18mmonths
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismmostmlikelymtombemassociatedmwithmamnormalmEEG?
a.mleftmfrontalmsubduralmhematoma
b.mleftmfrontalmabscess
c.macousticmneuroma
d.mcerebellarmabscessmcorrectmanswersmd.mcerebellarmabscess
Duringmanmabsencemseizuremthemtechnologistmshould?
a.mstopmrecordingmandmgomtomthempatient'smaid
b.mturnmthempatientsmheadmtomthemleft
c.mtestmthempatientsmlevelmofmconsciousness
d.minsertmamtonguemblademinmthempatientsmmouthmcorrectmanswersmc.mtestmthemlevelmofmpatientsmconsc
iousness
Hypsarrhythmiamismampatternmmostmoftenmassociatedmwithm:
a.mAbsencemseizures
b.mAtonicmseizures
c.mInfantilemspasms
d.mGelasticmseizuresmcorrectmanswersmc.mInfantilemspasms
Damagemtomwernicke'smareammaymresultmin:
a.mReceptivemaphasia
b.mAnoxia
c.mataxia
d.mExpressivemaphasiamcorrectmanswersma.mreceptivemaphasia
Amspikemormsharpmwavemresultsmfrom?
a.masynchronousmactivationmofmneurons
b.mdepolarizationmofmneurons
c.mrepolarizationmofmneurons
d.msynchronousmactivationmofmmultiplemneurons.mcorrectmanswersmd.msynchronousmactivationmofmm
ultiplemneurons
Papilledemamismmostmcommonminmwhichmofmthemfollowingmconditions?
a.mhuntingtonmchorea
b.mposteriormfossamtumor
c.mtemporalmlobemseizures
d.msturge-webermsyndromemcorrectmanswersmb.mposteriormfossamtumor
,Usedmtomlocalizemsitemofmseizuremonsetmbymlookingmformareamofmhyperperfusion;
a.mct
b.minterictalmpet
c.mictalmspect
d.mMRImcorrectmanswersmc.mictalmspect
Collateralmperfusionmismmaintainedmby?mcorrectmanswersmcirclemofmwillis
Themneurologicalmexaminationmismmostmlikelymtombemabnormalminmpatientsmwith:
a.mabsencemseizures
b.mjuvenilemmyoclonicmepilepsy
c.mlennox-gastautmsyndrome
d.mrolandicmepilepsymcorrectmanswersmc.mlennoxmgastautmsyndrome
Ifmampatientmhasmamcircumferencemmeasurementmofm55cm,mwhichmofmthemfollowingminterelectrodemd
istancesmcanmbemcalculated?
a.mc3mtomcz
b.mo1mtomo2
c.mfzmtomoz
d.mf7mtomfzmcorrectmanswersmb.mo1mtomo2
Themneurotransmittermthatmismlackingminmthembrainmofmpatientsmwithmparkinson'smdiseasemis?mcorrect
manswersmdopamine
whichmofmthemfollowingmseparatesmthemmotormcortexmfrommthemsensorymcortex?mcorrectmanswersmR
olandicmfissure
Themonsetmofmsturge-webermdiseasemismtypicallymduring?
a.madolescence
b.madulthood
c.melderly
d.minfancymcorrectmanswersmd.minfancy
consciousness
a.mstriatemcortex
b.mreticularmformation
c.mcerebellum
d.mbasalmgangliamcorrectmanswersmb.mreticularmformation
whichmismnotmamriskmfactormformJME?
a.mabsencemseizure
b.mpatientsmagesm14-15
c.msleepmdeprivation
d.mpatientsmagesm3-4mcorrectmanswersmd.mpatientsmagesm3-4
,Ifmthemnasionmtominionmmeasurementmism40cm,mwhatmismthemdistancembetweenmczmtompz?mcorrectmans
wersm8cm
PLEDSmaremmostmlikelymtombemseenminmpatientsmpresentingmwith:
a.macutemdrugmtoxicity
b.mhypoglycemia
c.mcerebralmembolus
d.mlivermfailuremcorrectmanswersma.macutemdrugmtoxicity
shortminterelectrodemdistancembetweenmelectrodesmwillmcausemwhichmofmthemfollowingmchangesmtomt
hemEEGmwaveform?
a.mincreasemfrequency
b.mdecreaseminmfrequency
c.mdecreasemamplitude
d.mincreasemamplitudemcorrectmanswersmc.mdecreasemamplitude
Ictal;
a.mafter
b.minmbetween
c.mduring
d.mbeforemcorrectmanswersmc.mduring
Ifmthemdistancemfrommthemrightmpreauricularmtomthemrightmoutermcanthusmmeasuresm9cm,mwheremshou
ldmelectrodemt2mbemplaced?
a.m1cmmoutmfrommthemrightmoutermcanthusmandm1cmmdown
b.m3cmmoutmfrommthemrightmpreauricularmpointmandm1mcmmup
c.m1cmmoutmfrommthemrightmpreauricularmpointmandm1mcmmdown
d.m3mcmmoutmformmthemrightmoutermcanthusmandm1cmmupmcorrectmanswersmd.m3cmmoutmfrommthemrigh
tmoutermcanthusmandm1cmmup
whenmamlargemamountmofmelectrodempastemismusedmtomholdmEEGmelectrodesminmplace,mthemtotalmrecor
dingmareamwillmbemthe?
a.mdiametermofmthemEEGmelectrode
b.minnermsurfacemareamofmthemEEGmelectrode
c.minnermplusmoutermsurfacemareamofmthemEEGmelectrode
d.mtotalmscalpmsurfacemareamofmthempastemcorrectmanswersmd.mtotalmscalpmareamofmthempaste
Impedancemcanmbestmbemdescribedmasmthem
a.mcurrentmproducedmbymamwiremcoilminmammagneticmfield.
b.mresistancemtomalternatingmcurrent
c.mabilitymtomstoremanmelectricalmcharge
d.mresistancemtomdirectmcurrentmcorrectmanswersmb.mresistancemtomalternatingmcurrent
Creutzfeld-jakobmdisease
a.mmultifocalmsharpmwaves
b.mperiodicmsharpmwaves
, c.mpolyspikemcomplexes
d.mspikemandmwavemcomplexmcorrectmanswersmb.mperiodicmsharpmwaves
Bell'smpalsymismcharacterizedmbymcorrectmanswersmparalysismofmfacialmmuscles
EEGmactivitymismthoughtmtomarisemfrommwhichmofmthemfollowing?
a.maxonalmactionmpotentials
b.mcorticalmlayersm1mandm2
c.mhorizontalmdipoles
d.mexcitatorymandminhibitorympostsynapticmpotentialsmcorrectmanswersmd.mepspsmandmIPSps
whenmismitmpermissiblemtomreleasempatientminformationmtomamthirdmparty?
a.mwhenmrequestedmbymanothermphysician
b.mwhenmampatientmprovidesmverbalmconsent
c.mwhenmitmisminmthembestminterestmofmthempatient
d.mwhenmthempatientmprovidesmwrittenmconsentmcorrectmanswersmd.mwhenmpatientmprovidesmwrittenm
consent
ambusinessmassociatemagreementmismrequiredmwhen:
a.mmedicalmrecordsmaremhandledminmthemdepartment
b.mmedicalmrecordsmaremshared
c.mstaffmworkmformmoremthanmonemhealthcarementity
d.mamnewmstaffmmembermismhiredmcorrectmanswersmb.medicalrecords
Usedminmtreatmentmformonlymgeneralizedmseizures,mcommonlyminmabsencemepilepsymtreatment;
a.mEthosuximide
b.mPhenobarbital
c.mDilantin
d.mACTHmcorrectmanswersma.methosuximide
ThemacronymmusedmtomdescribemdistinctivemEEGmwavesmormcomplexesmthatmoccurmbetweenmseizure
smandmaremdistinguishedmfrommthembackroundmactivity;
a.mNCSEm(nonmconclusivemstatusmepilepticus)
b.mFIRDAm(mfrontalmintermittentmrhythmicmdeltamactivity)
c.mGPEDSm(generalizedmperiodicmepileptiformmdischarges)
d.mIEDsm(minterictalmepileptiformmdischarges)mcorrectmanswersmIED'sminterictalmepileptiformmdisch
argesm(d.)
ICTALmEEG
a.mtimemduringmthemevent
b.mtimemfollowingmanmevent
c.mtimembeforemthemevent
d.mtimeminmbetweenmthemeventmcorrectmanswersma.mtimemduringmthemevent
whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmeffectmofmphenobarbitalmonmthemEEG?
a.mslowsmalphamrhythm
