Medical Term MR Abbrev/Medicolegal

Question 1

An abbreviation for a Latin word that means nothing by mouth?

Answer 1

NPO

Question 2

Which of the following is short for 3 times/daily?

Answer 2

tid

“tid,” on a medical prescription, means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for “ter in die” which in Latin means three times a day

Question 3

TR is short for:

Answer 3

Repetetion time

Question 4

TE is short for:

Answer 4

Echo Time

Question 5

DSC refers to:

Answer 5

Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast

DSC refers to Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast, or better known as T2* gradient Perfusion imaging

Question 6

DCE refers to:

Answer 6

Dynamic Contrast Enhancement

DCE refers to Dynamic Contrast Enhancement, or Basic T1 perfusion imaging (pituitary dynamic sequences)

Question 7

ADC stands for:

Answer 7

B and/or C

Analog to digital converter or Apparent diffusion coefficient

Question 8

NMV is short for:

Answer 8

Net magnetization vector

Question 9

SSFP is an abbreviation for:

Answer 9

Steady state free precession

Question 10

RBW is an abbreviation for:

Answer 10

Receiver bandwidth

Question 11

FA is short for:

Answer 11

A or C

Fractional anisotropy or Flip angle

Question 12

NSA is an abbreviation for:

Answer 12

Number of signals averaged

Question 13

NEX is short for:

Answer 13

Number of excitations

Question 14

FSE is an abbreviation for:

Answer 14

Fast spin echo

Question 15

LPM stands for:

Answer 15

Liters per minute

Question 16

mmol is short for:

Answer 16

millimol

Question 17

mL is an abbreviation for:

Answer 17

MilliLiter

Question 18

Which of the following is short for 2 times/daily?

Answer 18

Bid

Question 19

ROI is short for:

Answer 19

Region of interest

Question 20

TI is short for:

Answer 20

Inversion Time

Question 21

_____________ is a tort doctrine that states employers are responsible for the actions of their employees.

Answer 21

Respondeat superior

Respondeat Superior (Latin: “let the master answer”) is a legal doctrine which states that, in many circumstances, an employer is responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of their employment

Question 22

__________ is defined as “the thing speaks for itself”, or, a doctrine or legal ruling that permits the presumption that a defendant was negligent even without direct evidence of how any defendant behaved

Answer 22

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Question 23

___________ is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient

Answer 23

Malpractice

Question 24

___________ is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.

Answer 24

Negligence

Question 25

________ may be defined as a personal injury; or as “a civil action other than a breach of contract.”

Answer 25

Tort

Question 26

A _____________ is a medical or psychological treatment guideline, and specifies appropriate treatment based on scientific evidence and collaboration between medical professionals involved in the treatment of a given condition.

Answer 26

Standard of care

Question 27

A _________ can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the chance of something occurring.

Answer 27

Liability

Question 28

________ is defined as a patient’s permission to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.

Answer 28

Informed consent

Question 29

In emergency situations, a physician can order a procedure under ____________ if the benefits outweigh the risks, in reference to an unconscious patient, for example.

Answer 29

Implied consent

Question 30

_____________ requires that a patient’s information be kept confidential and not shared or released unless required by law.

Answer 30

HIPAA

Question 31

Which of the following situations would NOT violate ARRT ethics?

Answer 31

Reaching out to an ordering MD when an incorrect order has been placed

Question 32

Law that pertains to private legal rights and matters is defined as:

Answer 32

Civil law

Question 33

Law that pertains to crimes and their punishment is defined as:

Answer 33

Criminal law

Question 34

A ___________ is a medical or psychological treatment guideline, and can be general or specific.

Answer 34

Standard of care

Question 35

A ___________ is an instrument (or document) that allows a patient to appoint an agent to make health care decisions in the event that the primary individual is incapable of executing such decisions.

Answer 35

Health care proxy