Chapter 1 Foundations Flashcards
What is considered the gold standard of breast imaging
Mammo
What modality uses fluoro to analyze the GI system
Radiography
Which of the following is the 4th step in successful critical thinking?
1) Observation
2) Data Analysis
3) Data collection
4) Conclusion
2) Data Analysis
What is a technique used by sonographers wherby he or she obtains sonographic protocol images while simultaneously searching for and identifying abnormalities
Investigative imaging
Audible sound range is
Between 2 and 20,000 Hz
The basis for an examination or a valid reason to perform a certain test describes
Indication
The body’s physiologic reaction to real or imagined threats that arise from situations caused by fear or anger describes
Fight or Flight response
Megahertz denotes
Sound greater than 1,000,000 Hz
Diagnostic ultrasound is
Between 2 and 15 MHz
Which of the following would not be an example of clinical findings
1) Elevated white blood cell count
2) Abdominal pain
3) Nausea and vomitting
4) Enlarged common bile duct noted during the sonogram
4) Enlarged common bile duct noted during the sonogram
Anxiety is fueled by all of the following mechanism except?
1) Cognitive
2) Mental
3) Physical
4) Behavioral
2) Mental
What is defined as resourceful actions, judgments, and decisions based on the combo of professional knowledge, experience, integrity, and ethical standards
Critical thinking
The general state of feeling worried and fear before confronting something emotionally or physically challenging describes
Anxiety
What is an objective evidence of disease
Sign
The optimal location on the body for placement of the ultrasound transducer to demonstrate both normal and anatomy and pathology describes
Acoustic Windowing
