Final Exam review

Question 1

What are the areas located posterior to the broad ligaments adjacent to the
uterus called?

Answer 1

Adnexa

Question 2

What is the name for the splitting of a vessel into two?

Answer 2

Bifurcation

Question 3

What is the name for a pregnancy located outside of the uterus; also referred to
as an ectopic pregnancy.

Answer 3

Extrauterine pregnancy

Question 4

What is the enlargement of an organ or structure called?

Answer 4

Hypertrophy

Question 5

What Is a sonographic sign of pain with probe pressure over the gallbladder often
used to assess for cholecystitis.

Answer 5

Murphy’s sign

Question 6

What is the formation of a blood clot called?

Answer 6

Thrombus

Question 7

What coursework would be likely to strengthen the clinical skills required of a
sonography student?

-Public speaking courses
-Computer courses
-Medical terminology courses
-All of these

Answer 7

All of these

Question 8

Diagnostic ultrasound is:

Answer 8

Use of sound waves to create images of the internal structures of the body

Question 9

What is HIPAA?

Answer 9

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - privacy and security of health information

Question 10

What imaging modality directly resulted from Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen’s
discovery on November 8, 1895?

Answer 10

Radiography

Question 11

What imaging modality is considered the gold standard in breast imaging?

Answer 11

Mammography

Question 12

The general state of feeling worried and fear before confronting something
emotionally or physically challenging describes:

Answer 12

Anxiety

Question 13

Which type of person would be described as someone who would most likely feel
“if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”?

Answer 13

Sensing

Question 14

What type of person keeps lists and uses them?

Answer 14

Judger

Question 15

The ability of a healthcare worker to manage his or her interpersonal and
intrapersonal skills increases his or her:

Answer 15

Capacity to cope with stress and job satisfaction

Question 16

What is/are trait(s) that both employers and patients expect from sonographers?

Answer 16

Respectful

Question 17

To be empathetic, one must:

Answer 17

Attempt to view the world through others’ eyes

Question 18

Compassion fatigue results from the combination of:

Answer 18

Traumatic stress and burnout

Question 19

How do sonographers keep current with changes in healthcare in order to
maintain certification after one is registered or certified?

Answer 19

Continuing medical education

Question 20

What is the speed of sound in soft tissue?

Answer 20

1,540 meters per second m/s or 1.54 millimeters per microsecond mm/us

Question 21

Who discovered that sound needed a medium to travel through?

Answer 21

Robert Boyle

Question 22

Who discovered that the pitch of sound waves varies if the source of the sound
was moving?

Answer 22

Christian Doppler

Question 23

Who was the first to use ultrasound in medicine, when he imaged the lateral
ventricle in the brain?

Answer 23

Karl Dussik

Question 24

What non-imaging mode would be used to demonstrate the movement of the
fetal heart and the myocardial wall thickness during both systole and diastole?

Answer 24

M-mode

Question 25

What organs are included in a typical abdominal sonogram protocol?

Answer 25

Liver Gallbladder Pancreas Spleen Kidneys Bladder

Question 26

Breast sonography is preferred over mammography for patients under:

Answer 26

30 years

Question 27

What is the typical patient preparation for a pelvic transabdominal sonogram?

Answer 27

Filling the urinary bladder by drinking 32 oz of water an hour before the examination, allowing for the bladder to distend.

Question 28

Which organization recommends program accreditation?

Answer 28

Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Question 29

Which type of leader motivates followers to achieve organizational goals by offering inspiration?

Answer 29

Transformational

Question 30

Emotionally intelligent leaders:

Answer 30

Can identify the needs of others

Question 31

Who is responsible for planning, controlling, directing, and organizing day-to-day functions of the sonography department?

Answer 31

Sonography manager

Question 32

How many years does a sonographer work before pain typically manifests?

Answer 32

5

Question 33

What is true of repetitive strain injury?

Answer 33

Damage to the joint is accumulative

Question 34

What can lead to the development of a WRMSD?

Answer 34

Extreme arm abduction

Question 35

What is also referred to as lateral epicondylitis?

Answer 35

tennis elbow

Question 36

Muscle fatigue increases once the shoulder is abducted great than:

Answer 36

30 degrees

Question 37

In what position is the wrist the strongest?

Answer 37

Routine handshake position

Question 38

Which ethical theory focuses on the highest amount of benefit for the most people?

Answer 38

Teleological theory

Question 39

Treating every patient fairly with respect and compassion can be achieved by practicing:

Answer 39

The golden rule

Question 40

What organization provides a code of ethics for sonographers?

Answer 40

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)

Question 41

What is an example of the non-diagnostic use of ultrasound?

Answer 41

Entertainment ultrasound

Question 42

What is true of first impressions in the clinical setting?

Answer 42

You should every interaction as a job interview

Question 43

What is the basis for decisions of a case based on previous cases?

Answer 43

Stare decision

Question 44

You hear a sonographer speak poorly about the radiologist who will be reading her sonogram in front of that patient. The patient then refuses for the radiologist to interpret her sonographic images and then posts negative comments on social media about the radiologist group based on the sonographer’s statements. The sonographer could be charged with:

Answer 44

Slander

Question 45

An act that directly caused damages or injury to the patient is:

Answer 45

Direct cause

Question 46

Res ipsa loquitur is a doctrine of:

Answer 46

Negligence

Question 47

What is obtained by having a patient sign a document before an invasive sonographic examination?

Answer 47

Informed consent

Question 48

HIPAA requires:

Answer 48

healthcare providers and organizations to protect the privacy and confidentiality of health information.

Question 49

What is another term/name for inferior?

Answer 49

Caudal

Question 50

Contralateral means:

Answer 50

The opposite side of the body

Question 51

Posterior means

Answer 51

The back surface of the body or nearer to the back

Question 52

Lying face down refers to:

Answer 52

Prone

Question 53

Person in the reclined position with the feet raised higher than the head is in:

Answer 53

Trendelenburg position

Question 54

What relates to the amount of energy the transducer emits into the patient

Answer 54

Acoustic power

Question 55

Which of the following would be used in the first-trimester obstetric sonogram to demonstrate fetal heart activity

Answer 55

M-mode

Question 56

Which type of transducer would require soaking in a decontamination solution after each use?

Answer 56

Endovaginal transducer

Question 57

What is the third step in Maslow hierarchy of needs?

Answer 57

Love

Question 58

What is the first phase of the grieving process?

Answer 58

Denial

Question 59

What are examples of nonverbal communication?

Answer 59

Body movement Posture Eye movement Facial expression Vocal cues Touch Use of space Timing Clothing

Question 60

Kinesics refers to:

Answer 60

study of body movement/orientation/posture/gestures.

Question 61

What is an acceptable distance to remain at when talking with a stranger?

Answer 61

3 feet

Question 62

What is a closed-ended question?

Answer 62

A question with options to choose a response for, for example: a multiple-choice question

Question 63

What are some good practices when communicating with a child?

Answer 63

Communicate with them at eye level

Question 64

What is the first step of cultural competence?

Answer 64

Cultural awareness

Question 65

What is described as the differences that exist between individuals, or groups of individuals, that include, but is not limited to, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and skin color?

Answer 65

Diversity

Question 66

The amount of blood flow ejected from the left ventricle of the heart during systole and the amount of resistance the blood meets is:

Answer 66

Blood pressure

Question 67

What uses light to assess the hemoglobin oxygen saturation in the arterial blood?

Answer 67

Pulse oximeter

Question 68

The arm that is used to obtain the blood pressure should be placed:

Answer 68

At the level of the heart

Question 69

Inspiration causes the chest to:

Answer 69

Rise

Question 70

Urinary catheter bags should be placed:

Answer 70

Below the bladder

Question 71

To obtain a pulse, one should use his or her:

Answer 71

Middle and index finger

Question 72

What mode can be used to demonstrate the fetal heart motion during a sonogram?

Answer 72

M-mode

Question 73

What type of shock would result from trauma and internal bleeding?

Answer 73

Hypovelmic

Question 74

What type of shock results from the inability of the heart to perfuse the body?

Answer 74

Cardiogenic

Question 75

After completing a sonogram on an elderly patient, the patient sits up too quickly and becomes dizzy. This is referred to as:

Answer 75

Orthostatic hypotension

Question 76

Typically, a pulmonary embolism originates within the

Answer 76

Legs

Question 77

The “F” in the FAST stroke acronym stands for:

Answer 77

Face drooping

Question 78

Mini-stroke is referred to as:

Answer 78

Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Question 79

What type of diabetes is most often diagnosed before age 30?

Answer 79

Type 1

Question 80

What are types of viruses?

Answer 80

Smallest organisms known to cause disease in humans; genetic composition is either DNA or RNA, but never both; attach to a host cell that has a receptor site and invade the cell; can mutate

Question 81

Contamination by intermediate object or person is known as:

Answer 81

Indirect transimission

Question 82

What is the most common type of healthcare-associated infection reported?

Answer 82

UTI

Question 83

List standard precautions.

Answer 83

Wash hands Wear gloves Wear mask Wear gown Sharps disposal

Question 84

When would the CDC recommend that a healthcare worker wash his or her hands instead of using an alcohol-based hand rub?

Answer 84

When they visibly soiled

Question 85

Another name for sterile technique is:

Answer 85

Medical/Surgical asepsis

Question 86

The removal of ascites is referred to as:

Answer 86

Paracentesis

Question 87

The removal of pleural fluid is referred to as:

Answer 87

Thoracentesis

Question 88

What is true of a needle’s gauge?

Answer 88

The higher the number, the smaller the needle

Question 89

Which laboratory tests does not provide information relating to blood clotting?

Answer 89

BUN

Question 90

What position is the patient typically placed in for a thoracentesis?

Answer 90

Upright

Question 91

ALARA stands for:

Answer 91

as low as reasonably achievable

Question 92

Orthogonal planes refers to:

Answer 92

Perpendicular planes

Question 93

For a carotid sonogram, the angle between the direction of flowing blood and the applied Doppler signal should not exceed:

Answer 93

60 degrees

Question 94

Which exams require special patient preparation?

Answer 94

GB

Question 95

What organs are included in a typical abdominal sonogram?

Answer 95

Liver Gallbladder Pancreas Spleen Kidneys Bladder Aorta and other blood vessels Adrenal glands Lymph niodes Abdominal wall

Question 96

Failure to comply to a certain standard of care would result in:

Answer 96

Breach of Duty

Question 97

What is the smallest organism known to cause disease in humans?

Answer 97

Virus

Question 98

What would be the most likely clinical sign of MRSA?

Answer 98

Oozing mass

Question 99

What type of shock could result from an allergy from intravenous contrast?

Answer 99

Anaphylactic

Question 100

What disorder is commonly associated with epilepsy?

Answer 100

Disorder characterized by seizures