Ch 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What are resourceful actions, judgments, and decisions based on the combination of professional knowledge, experience, integrity, and ethical standards?

A

Critical thinking skills

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2
Q

What is the bodies typical reaction to challenging situations that are perceived as demands on time energy or resources?

A

Stress 

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3
Q

Which of the following is the general state of feeling worry and fear before confronting something emotionally or physically challenging?

A

Anxiety

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4
Q

What imaging modality utilizes both features of nuclear medicine and computed tomography

A

PET

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5
Q

Which of the following is not a quality of well cultivated critical thinker

A

Thinks with a closed mind

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6
Q

All of the following are suggested daily task for sonography student and clinical except

A

Completes preliminary reports unassisted

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7
Q

What is the normal range of human hearing

A

Between two and 20,000 Hz

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8
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Which term is described as reasoning or answers based on gained factual knowledge using critical thinking

A

Inferences

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9
Q

Which of the following would be a contrast agent used in MRI

A

Gadolinium

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10
Q

Which of the following is not provided by the sonographer or a sonographer report?

A

Diagnosis

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11
Q

Which of the following would be best described as a symptom

A

Nausea

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12
Q

Which of the following best describes the pulse echo technique

A

The ultrasound transducer sends an ultrasound wave into the body and then listens for the returning echo

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13
Q

What term may be used to describe the optimal location on the body for placement of the ultrasound transducer to demonstrate both normal anatomy and pathology

A

Acoustic window

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14
Q

Which of the following would not be a valid time management tool for the sonography student?

A

Check during class of any assignments are due for the day

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15
Q

Which imaging modality utilizes radioactive material in order to acquire images

A

Nuclear medicine

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16
Q

Which of the following should not be included in a personal clinical journal?

A

Medical record numbers

17
Q

Which of the following would not be considered sonographic findings?

A

A palpable breast mass noted during an examination

18
Q

Which of the following techniques does not employ ionizing radiation to require images?

A

MRI

19
Q

What are the typical ranges of diagnostic ultrasound?

A

Above 20,000 Hz

20
Q

Sonographer

A

Uses ultrasound to create diagnostic images of the human body

21
Q

Sound waves

A

Posted into the body using a transducer pulse echo technique

22
Q

Infrasound

A

Greater than 2 Hz

23
Q

Audible sound

A

Between two and 20,000 Hz

24
Q

Diagnostic ultrasound

A

Between 2 and 15 M hertz or higher