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What is the name of the artifact that appears as a prominent R wave w/ positivity
over the left post quad of the head and can resemble spikes?
a) lateral eye movement artifact
b) respiration artifact
c) ECG artifact
d) chewing artifact - ANSWER-c
Sweat artifact
a) eliminated w/ 15Hz HFF
b) slow deflection
c) spike
d) associated w/ EKG - ANSWER-b
Sweat artifact is severely obscuring the EEG. What is the FIRST step you take?
a) cool the pt down
b) turn the sensitivity down
c) turn the LFF to 5Hz
d) place a rolled up towel under the head - ANSWER-a
Hypnagogic Hypersynchrony
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a) is increasingly rare above the age of 5
b) can be present during arousal state transitions, both prior to sleep and onset
and following arousal
c) is frequently associated w/ minimal brain dysfunction
d) is rarely present in 3 month old infants - ANSWER-b
Sleep spindles may be more irregular or of lower voltage in
a) females
b) stage II sleep
c) elderly pts
d) teenagers - ANSWER-c
Stage I sleep is characterized by all of the following except
a) dropout of alpha rhythm
b) vertex waves
c) slow rolling eye movements
d) sleep spindles - ANSWER-d
SSS
a) stage I-II sleep
b) REM sleep
c) drowsy
d) awake - ANSWER-a
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Typically the latency to REM is
a) 60min
b) 90min
c) 120min
d) 30min - ANSWER-b
At what age range is hypnagogic hypersynchrony most prominent?
a) 0-12 months
b) 2-6 years
c) 65-80 years
d) 1-2 years - ANSWER-b
Stage III sleep
a) pos occipital transients
b) 30% delta
c) no k-complexes
d) rapid eye movement - ANSWER-b
REM onset occurs
a) after 17
b) between stages II and III
c) 30 min after sleep onset
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d) 90 min after sleep onset - ANSWER-d
Most common freq of sleep spindles
a) 10Hz
b) 14Hz
c) 5Hz
d) 12Hz - ANSWER-b
Which of the following is characteristic of active sleep in a neonate?
a) reg respirations
b) absence of eye movements
c) trace alternant
d) frequent movements - ANSWER-d
The interictal EEG of children w/ a hx of untreated febrile sz is usually
a) asynchronous and slow
b) excessively fast
c) diffusely paroxysmal
d) normal - ANSWER-d
The EEG of a pt in early Alzheimer's is most likely to show
a) temp sharp waves
b) FIRDA
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ABRET ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!
What is the name of the artifact that appears as a prominent R wave w/ positivity
over the left post quad of the head and can resemble spikes?
a) lateral eye movement artifact
b) respiration artifact
c) ECG artifact
d) chewing artifact - ANSWER-c
Sweat artifact
a) eliminated w/ 15Hz HFF
b) slow deflection
c) spike
d) associated w/ EKG - ANSWER-b
Sweat artifact is severely obscuring the EEG. What is the FIRST step you take?
a) cool the pt down
b) turn the sensitivity down
c) turn the LFF to 5Hz
d) place a rolled up towel under the head - ANSWER-a
Hypnagogic Hypersynchrony
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, ABRET Actual EXAM
a) is increasingly rare above the age of 5
b) can be present during arousal state transitions, both prior to sleep and onset
and following arousal
c) is frequently associated w/ minimal brain dysfunction
d) is rarely present in 3 month old infants - ANSWER-b
Sleep spindles may be more irregular or of lower voltage in
a) females
b) stage II sleep
c) elderly pts
d) teenagers - ANSWER-c
Stage I sleep is characterized by all of the following except
a) dropout of alpha rhythm
b) vertex waves
c) slow rolling eye movements
d) sleep spindles - ANSWER-d
SSS
a) stage I-II sleep
b) REM sleep
c) drowsy
d) awake - ANSWER-a
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Typically the latency to REM is
a) 60min
b) 90min
c) 120min
d) 30min - ANSWER-b
At what age range is hypnagogic hypersynchrony most prominent?
a) 0-12 months
b) 2-6 years
c) 65-80 years
d) 1-2 years - ANSWER-b
Stage III sleep
a) pos occipital transients
b) 30% delta
c) no k-complexes
d) rapid eye movement - ANSWER-b
REM onset occurs
a) after 17
b) between stages II and III
c) 30 min after sleep onset
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d) 90 min after sleep onset - ANSWER-d
Most common freq of sleep spindles
a) 10Hz
b) 14Hz
c) 5Hz
d) 12Hz - ANSWER-b
Which of the following is characteristic of active sleep in a neonate?
a) reg respirations
b) absence of eye movements
c) trace alternant
d) frequent movements - ANSWER-d
The interictal EEG of children w/ a hx of untreated febrile sz is usually
a) asynchronous and slow
b) excessively fast
c) diffusely paroxysmal
d) normal - ANSWER-d
The EEG of a pt in early Alzheimer's is most likely to show
a) temp sharp waves
b) FIRDA
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