EG Boards Review Questions With Updated Answers(Guaranteed Success)
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EG Boards Review Questions With Updated Answers(Guaranteed Success)
A family history of epilepsy is especially important to determine the diagnosis of __.
a. complex partial seizures
b. pseudo-seizures
c. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
d. classic absence seizures - correct answer...d. classic abs...
EG Boards Review Questions With
Updated Answers(Guaranteed Success)
A family history of epilepsy is especially important to determine the diagnosis of __.
a. complex partial seizures
b. pseudo-seizures
c. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
d. classic absence seizures - correct answer...✔✔d. classic absence seizures
The EEG of an aphasic patient whose CT scan reveals a subdural hematoma is most
likely to show ____.
a. right temporal spike and wave focus
b. attenuation of background in the left hemisphere
c. left hemispheric PLEDs
d. generalized polyspikes - correct answer...✔✔b. attenuation of background in the left
hemisphere
102. Intracerebral hemorrhage from the middle cerebral artery would most likely
produce an EEG finding of ____.
a. periodic bursts of high amplitude theta activity over the ipsilateral hemisphere.
b. delta activity maximal over the frontotemporal area of affected hemisphere
c. spike and wave complexes over the affected hemisphere
d. alpha coma - correct answer...✔✔b. delta activity maximal over the frontotemporal
area of affected hemisphere
103. A diagnosis of an astrocytoma in the left frontal lobe is most likely to produce which
of the following EEG findings?
a. generalized polymorphic delta activity
b. focal delta activity in the right hemisphere
c. left frontal focal spike activity
d. left frontal burst suppression - correct answer...✔✔c. left frontal focal spike activity
104. This type of EEG activity most often appears in association with rapidly growing
tumors such as glioblastoma multifor′me and cerebral metastatic lesions.
a. polymorphic delta activity
b. beta asymmetry
c. spike and wave
d. epileptiform discharges - correct answer...✔✔a) polymorphic delta activity
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,What disease is consistent with an EEG that has 1-1.5 Hz triphasics, in addition to
progressive mental deterioration for six months with ataxia and muscle wasting? -
correct answer...✔✔Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
What EEG pattern is consistent with absence seizures? - correct
answer...✔✔generalized 3 Hz s/w
A disorder often confused with PD at the onset with more aggressive symptoms is
called ____ - correct answer...✔✔Progressive supranuclear palsy
USB stands for - correct answer...✔✔Universal Serial Bus
491. Electrodes should be removed before the patient is taken into the MRI scanner
because:
a. the electrodes will show up on the MRI scan
b. The electrodes can cause burns
c. The magnetic force can polarize the electrodes
d. The electrodes will be pulled off by magnetic force - correct answer...✔✔b. The
electrodes can cause burns
*d is also likely, but b is apparently the best answer
A megabyte is how many bytes? - correct answer...✔✔1 million
A gigabyte is how many bytes? - correct answer...✔✔1 billion
A terabyte is how many bytes? - correct answer...✔✔1 trillion
How many bits are in a byte? - correct answer...✔✔8 bits
481. In a modern IONM system, is the amplifier box ground (pt ground or common
electrode) the same as the IONM instrument ground?
a. Yes
b. No - correct answer...✔✔b. no
482. All electrodes used in END testing should have ___
a. 2 mm pin connectors
b. 5 mm pin connectors
c. DIN 42-802 standard connectors
d. Exposed metal pin connectors - correct answer...✔✔c. DIN 42-802 standard
connectors
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, 486. A burn with damage to the superficial dermis and is red, painful, and often
blistering is what degree? - correct answer...✔✔Second degree
Second degree burns affect the epidermis and dermis. First degree burns affect only the
former.
Define lesion - correct answer...✔✔Tissue that has suffered damage or has been
altered from its normal physiological state
Mechanical lesions are caused by
a. Exercise, overuse of joints
b. Pressure and removing adhesive too quickly
c. Repetitive movements
d. Working with heavy machinery - correct answer...✔✔b. Pressure and removing
adhesive too quickly
Hypnagogic hypersynchrony occurs during what state? - correct
answer...✔✔Drowsiness
What is the morphology of hypnagogic hypersynchronous waveforms? - correct
answer...✔✔high amplitude, 3-5 Hz
In what region do k-complexes have the highest amplitude? - correct
answer...✔✔frontal region
How does frequency of sleep spindles in a 3-year-old compare to that of an adult? -
correct answer...✔✔The frequency is the same
Asynchronous sleep spindles are characteristic for what age group? - correct
answer...✔✔Children under 1 year old
True or False - Semi-rhythmic theta-delta bursts are normal in drowsiness - correct
answer...✔✔True
They are abnormal in a fully awake patient
470. In modern EEG systems, the ground electrode on the patient is __ the ground in
the electrical outlet in which the instrument is plugged.
a. the same as
b. connected to
c. in conjunction with
d. isolated from - correct answer...✔✔d. isolated from
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