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If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures
9cm, where should electrode t2 be placed?
a. 1cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm down
b. 3cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
c. 1cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
d. 3 cm out form the right outer canthus and 1cm up - Correct Answer-d. 3cm out
from the right outer canthus and 1cm up
when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place,
the total recording area will be the?
a. diameter of the EEG electrode
b. inner surface area of the EEG electrode
c. inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
d. total scalp surface area of the paste - Correct Answer-d. total scalp area of the
paste
Impedance can best be described as the
a. current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field.
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b. resistance to alternating current
c. ability to store an electrical charge
d. resistance to direct current - Correct Answer-b. resistance to alternating current
Creutzfeld-jakob disease
a. multifocal sharp waves
b. periodic sharp waves
c. polyspike complexes
d. spike and wave complex - Correct Answer-b. periodic sharp waves
Bell's palsy is characterized by - Correct Answer-paralysis of facial muscles
EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the following?
a. axonal action potentials
b. cortical layers 1 and 2
c. horizontal dipoles
d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials - Correct Answer-d. epsps and
IPSps
when is it permissible to release patient information to a third party?
a. when requested by another physician
b. when a patient provides verbal consent
c. when it is in the best interest of the patient
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d. when the patient provides written consent - Correct Answer-d. when patient
provides written consent
a business associate agreement is required when:
a. medical records are handled in the department
b. medical records are shared
c. staff work for more than one healthcare entity
d. a new staff member is hired - Correct Answer-b.medicalrecords
Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly in absence epilepsy
treatment;
a. Ethosuximide
b. Phenobarbital
c. Dilantin
d. ACTH - Correct Answer-a. ethosuximide
The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur
between seizures and are distinguished from the backround activity;
a. NCSE (non conclusive status epilepticus)
b. FIRDA ( frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity)
c. GPEDS (generalized periodic epileptiform discharges)
d. IEDs ( interictal epileptiform discharges) - Correct Answer-IED's interictal
epileptiform discharges (d.)
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ICTAL EEG
a. time during the event
b. time following an event
c. time before the event
d. time in between the event - Correct Answer-a. time during the event
which of the following is an effect of phenobarbital on the EEG?
a. slows alpha rhythm
b. increases paroxysmal activity
c. decreases theta activity
d. increases beta activity - Correct Answer-d. increases beta activity
A technologist should only discuss EEG findings with:
a. consulting neurologist
b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
c. the patients nurse
d. the patients primary care physician - Correct Answer-b. the interpreting
electroencephalographer
The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by the;
a. foramen of luschka
b. foramen magnum
c. aqueduct of sylvius
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