Chapter 8

Question 1

What two terms describe point of attachment?

Answer 1

Proximal and distal

Question 2

What term means “located on the opposite side of the body”?

Answer 2

Contralateral

Question 3

What term means located on the same side of the body”?

Answer 3

Ipsilateral

Question 4

Patient position: right lateral decubitus (RLD)

Answer 4

Lying on the right side

Question 5

Patient position: left lateral decubitus (LLD)

Answer 5

Lying on the left side

Question 6

Patient position: supine

Answer 6

Lying on the back

Question 7

Patient position: prone

Answer 7

Lying face down

Question 8

Patient position: right posterior oblique (RPO)

Answer 8

Lying semi-supine, left side elevated

Question 9

Patient position: left posterior oblique (LPO)

Answer 9

Lying semi-supine, right side elevated

Question 10

Patient position: left anterior oblique (LAO)

Answer 10

Lying semi-prone, right side elevated

Question 11

Patient position: right anterior oblique (RAO)

Answer 11

Lying semi-prone, left side elevated

Question 12

Patient position: trendelenburg

Answer 12

Supine, feet raised higher than head (15-30 degrees)

Question 13

Patient position: reverse trendelenburg

Answer 13

Supine, head raised higher than feet (15-30 degrees)

Question 14

Patient position: fowler

Answer 14

Supine, head of the bed raised and knees elevated (30-90 degrees)

Question 15

What is a transducer?

Answer 15

AKA Probe
-instrument used to obtain an image of the human body using ultrasound
-piezoelectric: converts energy from one form to another

Question 16

Frequency ranges:

Answer 16

-low frequency=more penetration
-high frequency=better resolution

Question 17

Linear Sequenced Array Transducer

Answer 17

-used for small parts exams
-rectangle image: image is never wider than transducer
-limited amount of depth
-high frequency, high resolution

Question 18

Curvilinear Array Transducer

Answer 18

-used for abdomen, pelvic and OB exams
-images 20-30 cm deep in the body
-blunted sector shape
-lower frequency, better penetration

Question 19

Linear Phased Array Transducer

Answer 19

-used in cardiac echo or abdomen (renal arteries)
-fan/sector shaped
-wide field of view at the bottom, narrow at the top

Question 20

Transducer notch

Answer 20

-notch faces toward head for sagittal view
-notch faces to the patient’s right side for transverse view

Question 21

Sagittal view

Answer 21

-left/right
-measures length and height

Question 22

Transverse view

Answer 22

-top/bottom
-measures width and height

Question 23

Coronal view

Answer 23

-front/back
-measures length and width

Question 24

What is knobology?

Answer 24

Study of knobs or the functionality of controls

Question 25

Which control allows for adjustment of brightness of the entire image?

Answer 25

Gain

Question 26

What happens when you decrease the frequency?

Answer 26

Better penetration

Question 27

What control would you use to decrease the brightness in just the near field?

Answer 27

TGC (top 4 knobs)

Question 28

What control do you use to measure fetal heart rate?

Answer 28

M-mode

Question 29

What control increases the amount of energy put into the body?

Answer 29

Power/output power

Question 30

Difference between calc and caliper?

Answer 30

Calc: go into the report page Caliper: measure anything, 2D or ellipse