Chapter 1 Foundations for the Sonography Student

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Critical thinking skills

Question 2

What is the body’s typical reaction to challenging situations that are perceived as demands on time, energy, or resources?

Answer 2

Stress

Question 3

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

Answer 3

anxiety

Question 4

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

Answer 4

PET

Question 5

What is not a quality of a well-cultivated critical thinker?

Answer 5

Thinks with a closed mind

Question 6

What is not a suggested daily task for the sonography student in clinical

Answer 6

completes preliminary reports unasisisted

Question 7

What is the normal range of human hearing?

Answer 7

between 2 and 20,000Hz

Question 8

What term is described as reasoning or answers based on gained factual knowledge using critical thinking?

Answer 8

inferences

Question 9

A contrast agent used in MRI?

Answer 9

Gadolinium

Question 10

What is not provided by the sonographer on a songrapher report?

Answer 10

Diagnosis

Question 11

An example of a symptom

Answer 11

Nausea

Question 12

What is the pulse-echo technique?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Term used to describe the optimal location on the body for placement of the ultrasound transducer to demonstrate both normal anatomy and pathology?

Answer 13

acoustic window

Question 14

What is not a valid time management tool for the sonography student?

Answer 14

check during class if any assignments are due for the day

Question 15

What imaging modality utilizes radioactive material in order to acquire images?

Answer 15

Nuclear medicine

Question 16

What is not included in personal clinical journal?

Answer 16

Medical record numbers

Question 17

What is not considered clinical history information?

Answer 17

Gallbladder wall thickening demonstrated during the sonogram

Question 18

What is not considered a sonographic finding?

Answer 18

A palpable breast mass noted during an examination

Question 19

What technique does not employ ionizing radiation to acquire images?

Answer 19

MRI

Question 20

What are the typical ranges of diagnostic ultrasound?

Answer 20

Between 2 and 15 MHz

Question 21

The general state of feeling worry and fear before confronting something emotionally or physically challenging

Answer 21

anxiety

Question 22

reasoning based on guesses or opinion

Answer 22

assumptions

Question 23

sound range that can be detected by the human ear

Answer 23

audible sound

Question 24

a pharmaceutical agent used in nuclear medicine imaging to examine the blood flow of the heart

Answer 24

cardiolite

Question 25

unassisted sonographic examinations that are graded to determine fundamental proficiency

Answer 25

clinical competencies

Question 26

the information gathered by obtaining a clinical history

Answer 26

clinical findings

Question 27

Ways to deal with stress and anxiety

Answer 27

anticipate stress, and be prepared. recognize the symptoms. use positive language. practice stress reducing activities

Question 28

The act of intentionally focusing one's complete attention the present experience on a moment to moment basis by using medication techniques

Answer 28

mindfulness

Question 29

Time management tips

Answer 29

use watching tv as a reward, not as a time-waster. put the device down. plan your day and week. create your own academic calendar. set your own deadlines for assignments early.

Question 30

3 fundamental steps in time management

Answer 30

allow time for planning and establish priorities. complete the highest priority task whenever possible and finish one task before beginning another. reprioritize based on the remaining tasks and on new information that may have been received

Question 31

Subjectively meaningful aspirations that individuals pursue as they go through life

Answer 31

personal goals

Question 32

5 basic steps of goal setting

Answer 32

make a list of priorities and rank them. set measurable and realistic long term goals. set short term goals for classroom and clinical. make social and personal goals. strive to meet those goals

Question 33

two-dimensional imaging of various organs in nuclear medicine

Answer 33

scintigraphy

Question 34

physician who specializes in reading diagnostic imaging exams

Answer 34

radiologist

Question 35

the imaging specialty that utilizes x-rays to obtain images of the body

Answer 35

radiography

Question 36

what are the 3 learning styles?

Answer 36

1) kinesthetic. 2) auditory 3) visual

Question 37

a highly skilled medical professional who utilizes special equipment that emits ultrasound waves to create a diagnostic image of the human body

Answer 37

sonographer

Question 38

pulse strikes an object within the body and returns again to the transducer

Answer 38

pulse-echo technique

Question 39

act of performing the sonographic examination

Answer 39

scanning

Question 40

the optimal location on the body for placement of the ultrasound transducer to demonstrate both norm anatomy and pathology

Answer 40

acoustic window

Question 41

digital technology to store and view images on a computer

Answer 41

PACS (picture archiving and communication system

Question 42

Uses x-ray to obtain images of the body. often utilized in trauma during invasive procedures

Answer 42

computed tomography

Question 43

uses radioactive material for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases

Answer 43

nuclear medicine

Question 44

technique that utilizes both the radionuclide imaging principles of nuclear medicine and the imaging techniques of CT

Answer 44

PET(positron emission tomography)

Question 45

employs x-rays to obtain an image of the breast

Answer 45

mammography

Question 46

uses powerful magnetic field, radio waves, and a devoted computer system to create sectional images of the human body

Answer 46

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

Question 47

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

Answer 47

critical thinking skills

Question 48

the subjective physical manifestation of a disease that a patient experiences

Answer 48

symptom

Question 49

objective evidence of a disease

Answer 49

sign