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CNIM Practice Exam 1 Questions AndAnswers With Verified Solutions Already
Passed!!!
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 which loci on their way to the sensory
cortex? - ANSWER✔✔ Nucleus cuneatus and thalamus
Ground electrodes for SSEP recordings? - ANSWER✔✔ Are best placed between
stimulation and recording electrodes
A significant reduction in amplitude of ABR wave V can result from? - ANSWER✔✔
Intravenous lidocaine
Although the use of electrical cautery can obliterate EP waveforms, intraoperative
monitoring should be continued? - ANSWER✔✔ By monitoring the raw
(unaveraged) data
,The effects of halogenated agents on the cortical somatosensory evoked
potentials are? - ANSWER✔✔ An increase in latencies and a decrease in
amplitudes
The area of greatest risk for ischemic injury during carotid endarterectomy is? -
ANSWER✔✔ The middle cerebral artery
Which of the following most likely reflects sustained traction or compression of a
nerve during EMG? - ANSWER✔✔ A "train" response
Delta activity in awake adults with eyes is usually? - ANSWER✔✔ Abnormal
Delta activity in awake adults with eyes open is usually? - ANSWER✔✔ Abnormal
EP waveforms contralateral to the surgical site are monitored to differentiate
between? - ANSWER✔✔ systematic changes and local manipulation
SSEPs are most likely to be highly variable and less reliable in patients with? -
ANSWER✔✔ Neuromuscular disease
The effects of Harrington rod distraction on the spinal cord can be tested by all of
the following except? - ANSWER✔✔ Dorsal root stimulation
The input impedance of a differential amplifier must be at least - ANSWER✔✔ 10
megaohms
, The input impedance of a differential amplifier must be at least - ANSWER✔✔ 10
mega ohms
which is not true of hyperperfusion during carotid endarterectomy? -
ANSWER✔✔ It is most easily detected by EEG
Babinski's sign is: - ANSWER✔✔ Plantar extension of the hallux when the sole of
the foot is stroked
Spondylosis is: - ANSWER✔✔ Degeneration of the spine
- ANSWER✔✔ A spontaneous emg response
- ANSWER✔✔ A response to EMG stimulation with an electrical probe
Identification of wave V of the BAEP may require? - ANSWER✔✔ Decreasing
stimulus intensity
Excitation of the postsynaptic neuron is caused by the neurotransmitter? -
ANSWER✔✔ Glutamate
Generally speaking, rate increases above 30 per second in BAEP studies? -
ANSWER✔✔ Will increase the latency and decrease the amplitude of the BAEP
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