Cnim practi - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CNIM Practice Exam 1 Which of the following is least likely to cause electrical interference in the operating room? - ANSWER--The pneumatic drill If the monitoring instrument develops an inability to average, steps to take would include all the following except:? - ANSWER--Consult with the anesthesiologist anesthesia changes Lying between the adjacent surfaces of the vertebral bodies and bonding them together, are the: ? - ANSWER--Intervertebral discs The dorsal column pathways synapse at...

CNIM PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

CNIM Practice Exam 1 Which of the following is least likely to cause electrical interference in the operating room? - The pneumatic drill If the monitoring instrument develops an inability to average, steps to take would include all the following except:? - Consult with the anesthesiologist anesthesia changes Lying between the adjacent surfaces of the vertebral bodies and bonding them together, are the: ? - Intervertebral discs The dorsal column pathways synapse at which loci on t...

CNIM PRACTICE EXAM 1 Ventral Nerve Roots - - - ANS - - - Lower motors neurons primarily exit the cord through the: 1 dorsal nerve roots 2 ventral nerve roots 3 dorsal columns 4 dorsal root ganglia Glutamate - - - ANS - - - Which one of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Glutamate 3 Glycine 4 Phenylalanine GABA - - - ANS - - - Which one of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Serotonin 3 Dopamine 4 Phenlalanine the meninges - - ...

CNIM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CNIM Practice Exam 1 During a median nerve preoperative study, a patient has discomfort at the wrist. Stimulation electrodes are 10 mm gold disk, stimulus intensity is 20 mA, and stimulus duration is 100 μsec. Which of the following would most likely reduce the patient's discomfort while maintaining adequate stimulation? - Decrease number of repetitions What is not an advantage of epidural recordings? - Absence of significant artifact The stimulation rate is determined by the - ana...

CNIM practice exam 3 If you have high frequency noise in a BAEP: A100/100 pts Change HFF from 3000 to 1500 Hz Change HFF to 200 Hz Change LFF to 150 Hz Change LFF to 30 Hz - answer-Change HFF from 3000 to 1500 Hz To dissect a vestibular schwannoma, which surgical approach usually sacrifices hearing? suboccipital retrosigmoid middle cranial fossa translabyrinthine - answer-translabyrinthine According to current OSHA standards, needle electrodes should be reused whenever possible not...

CNIM PRACTICE QUESTIONS. ___________ is the single most important step taken to avoid contamination. a. washing hands b. using a transportation barrier c. using gloves d. using protective eyewear - a. washing hands "Case specific monitoring" should include: a. the number of channels you will use for each case b. the modality(s) you will monitor for a specific case c. the anesthetic regimen used for each case d. the machine you will use for each case - b. the modality(s) you will ...

Forward movement of one of the lower lumbar vertebra on the vertebra below it, or upon the sacrum - answer--Spondylolisthesis is: 1 Forward movement of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae on the vertebrae below it, or upon the sacrum 2 Ankylosis of the vertebrae 3 Neurofibromatosis 4 Deterioration of the spinal cord gray matter which is replaced by a large cyst Sciatic nerve - answer--The common peroneal nerve arises at the superior angle of the popliteal fossa from the: 1 Superior tibial...

ANASTAMOSIS? - ANSWER--CONNECTION or opening BETWEEN two things (especially cavities or passages) that are normally diverging or branching, such as between blood vessels. -COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ARTERIES What causes the most airborne bacteria in OR? a. blood on gown b. blood spill c. skin shed d. patient vent - ANSWER-c. skin shed Nerve that innervates 4th and 5th fingers? - ANSWER-Ulnar Nerve Problem with Bilateral Synchronus Stim? - ANSWER-Can mask unilateral problems No N20 at baseli...