CLTM - Certified Long-Term Monitoring
Technologist: Q&A
Deep tendon reflexes are graded 0-4 which number is normal ✔️Ans - 2
Number one cause of complex partial sz in adults ✔️Ans - mesial temporal
sclerosis ** boards
gum hypertrophy and coarsening of foacial features are a side effect of ✔️Ans
- phenytoin
FMRI ✔️Ans - Maps language motor spikes and evaluates CBF
eeg changes can be seen within ___ of acute injury resulting in ischemia ✔️Ans
- 5 min
a ___ sz is characterized by sustained muscular contraction causing the body to
assume a rigid position or a stereotyped posture is ✔️Ans - tonic
a ___ is not a type of meg detector ✔️Ans - pedometer
simple partial consciousness is ✔️Ans - not impaired
The right vagus nerve innervates the ✔️Ans - sinoatial node of the heart
children with laundau kleffner have normal ✔️Ans - BAEP
the risk of sudep is how much higher in epilepsy patients than in the healthy
population ✔️Ans - 24-40 times
The incidents of early post-tramatic clinical sz is between ✔️Ans - 2.8-10%
spikes and poly spikes seen with JME are most often ✔️Ans - generalized 4-5
hz bursts
psychogenic non epilepsy status epilepticus has been reported in up to what
percentage of patients admitted to ICUS with a diagnosis of status epilepticus
✔️Ans - 20%
,Wernickes area ✔️Ans - Parietal lobe
Amytal is injected into what vessel ✔️Ans - internal carotid artery
bipole of the eye ✔️Ans - cornea is positive
retina is negative
infection acquired while in the hospital ✔️Ans - nosocomial
as a technologist you should only talk to others about a patients PHI if it is
✔️Ans - necessary to do your job
when should MSDS be explained ✔️Ans - in new employee orientation
Latex allergies are more prevalent in the healthcare worker population T/F
✔️Ans - True
What infection requires hand washing rather than alcohol based cleaner
✔️Ans - c-diff
what is used to test ground ✔️Ans - ohmmeter
What type of disinfection is required for critical items ✔️Ans - steralization
which of the following methods occurs through coughing talking and sneezing
✔️Ans - droplet
disinfectant ✔️Ans - a generic term for a government registered agent that
has destroyed microorganisms
critical items ✔️Ans - an object that has been introduced directly into the
human blood stream or in the human body
decontamination ✔️Ans - the physical or chemical process to reduce the
number or microorganisms on an inanimate object
non critial ✔️Ans - an object that comes in contact with intact skin
,disinfection ✔️Ans - a process that destroys some forms of microorganisms
with the exception of bacterial spores
microshock ✔️Ans - extremely small electrical current applied directly to the
heart can be fatal
what requires low level disinfection ✔️Ans - pencils, tape measures, and
electrode wires
Causes the current flow out of instrument but some current leaks into the
metal chassis and is carried to a neutral spot through the grounding line
✔️Ans - GFCI
What is the fire procedure acronym ✔️Ans - save
save people or patients
announce and activate alarm
ventilate control
extinguisher use
what is the acronym for fire extinguisher use ✔️Ans - pass
which of the following uses heat to clean ✔️Ans - sterilize
proper removal of tape include ✔️Ans - losen tape prior to removal
remove the tape at an angle
hold the skin when removing the tape to prevent tearing
allergies are ✔️Ans - a response of the immune system to a foreign substance
anaphylaxis ✔️Ans - can be a result of food, is life threatening, can have a
symptom of vomiting
all personal and health info that exists for every individual in any form
whether written, spoken, or electronic is referred to as ✔️Ans - protected
health info
T/F sensitivities are an immune response ✔️Ans - false
What is the current leakage current limit ✔️Ans - 100 microvolts
, T/F it is okay to use an extension cord if you plug it into a hospital grade
outlet ✔️Ans - False
When should MSDS be explained ✔️Ans - in new employee orientation
which of the following describes methods that employers must use to protect
their employees from hazards ✔️Ans - OSHA
can be avoided by plugging all patient connected items into the same group of
outlets ✔️Ans - grounding loops
the proper contact time for high level disinfection ✔️Ans - 10-30 min.
prion disease is ✔️Ans - always fatal
fear or impending doom ✔️Ans - limbic system
deja vu or jamis vu ✔️Ans - temporal lobe
olfactory ✔️Ans - temporal or uncus
visual ✔️Ans - occipital
an artifact that can be seen in normal individuals during PS but is most often
seen in pt with cerebral death ✔️Ans - ERG
consciousness preserved ✔️Ans - simple
consciousness impaired and bilateral cerebral involvement ✔️Ans -
secondary generalized
consciousness impaired and automatism ✔️Ans - complex
as brain energy stores are depleted from GCSE ictal brain activity ✔️Ans -
attenuates
testing for a reactivity is important in a comatose patient it is defined by
✔️Ans - a change in EEG activity following stimulation
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