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Patient Care And Tecnique Reivew Flashcards

1
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An advance directive communicates to all health-care providers the:
a. medical history of the patient
b. health-care wishes of the patient
c. emergency contacts of the patient
d. food and drug allergies of the patient

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B. Health-care wishes of the patient

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Explaining the ultrasound examination is accomplished:
a. during the examination
b. when the patient inquires
c. before an invasive procedure
d. before beginning the examination

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D. Before the beginning of the examination

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Maintaining privacy of patient medical information is a primary goal of the:
a. Patient-Care Partnership
b. Joint Review Committee
c. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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D. HIPPA

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Which of the following is not a responsibility of the sonographer?
a. keep conversations low and private
b. give technical report to the patient
c. set screensavers to the lowest setting
d. keep patient records out of public view

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B. Give technical report to the patient

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Which of the following is not a patient health-care right?
a. high-quality medical care
b. clean and safe environment
c. subjugation of self-sufficiency
d. involvement in his or her own medical care

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C. Subjugation of self- sufficiency

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On completion of the examination, the sonographer should:
a. introduce himself or herself to the patient
b. explain the examination to the patient
c. obtain clinical information from the patient
d. inform patient of expected time frame for examination results

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D. Informed patient of expected time frame for examination results

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Medical imaging transducers are cleaned and sterilized according to the:
a. manufacturer’s recommendations
b. supervising sonographer’s preference
c. institution’s infection control department
d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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A. Manufacturer’s recommendations

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Genetic testing by amniocentesis is typically performed between:
a. 8 and 12 gestational weeks
b. 10 and 12 gestational weeks
c. 15 and 18 gestational weeks
d. 18 and 20 gestational weeks

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C. 15 and 18 gestational weeks

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9
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Which of the following procedures may use a Trocar technique?
a. embryoscopy
b. abscess drainage
c. follicular aspiration
d. chorionic villi sampling

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B. Abscess drainage

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Adherence to moral and ethical principles describes: a. ethics
b. integrity
c. morality
d. beneficence

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B. Integrity

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Which of the following is required of a medical facility to promote respiratory hygiene?
a. availability of surgical face masks
b. spatial spacing of patients a minimum of 2 feet apart
c. availability of nonlatex gloves
d. spatial spacing of patients a minimum of 4 feet apart.

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A. Availability of surgical face masks

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Which of the following illnesses may be transmitted through the air?
a. lice
b. scabies
c. hepatitis A
d. tuberculosis

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D. Tuberculosis

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Which of the following require a patient to be placed in a private room with the door closed?
a. contact pathogens
b. droplet pathogens
c. airborne pathogens
d. airborne and contact pathogens

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C. Airborne pathogens

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When using the hand washing technique, hands should be scrubbed for a minimum of:
a. 10 seconds
b. 20 seconds
c. 40 seconds
d. 60 seconds

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B. 20 seconds

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What is considered the best protection to stop the spread of disease?
a. spatial separation
b. wearing gloves
c. wearing a surgical mask
d. proper hand washing

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D. Proper hand washing

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Gloves should be worn with:
a. all patients
b. patients with pneumonia
c. auto-immune suppressed patients
d. patients with multidrug-resistant infections

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A. All patients

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Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome may occur through:
a. airborne exposure
b. airborne and contact exposure
c. contact and droplet exposure
d. droplet, contact and airborne exposure

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D. droplet, contact, and airborne exposure

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18
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Follicular aspiration occurs:
a. on day 10 of the menstrual cycle
b. 24 to 30 hours after administration of hCG
c. on day 14 of the menstrual cycle
d. 30 to 34 hours after administration of hCG

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D. 30 to 34 hours after administration of hCG

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19
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Chorionic villi sampling is typically performed between:
a. 6 and 8 gestational weeks
b. 8 and 10 gestational weeks
c. 10 and 12 gestational weeks
d. 12 and 14 gestational weeks

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C. 10 and 12 gestational weeks

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20
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The goal of intrauterine transfusion is:
a. to correct fetal anemia
b. for rapid karyotyping
c. to diagnose fetal infection
d. to correct fetal hydrops

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A. To correct fetal anemia

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21
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Which of the following is commonly used for high disinfection of ultrasound transducers?
a. acetone
b. Tegaderm
c. glutaraldehyde
d. hydrogen peroxide

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C. Glutaraldehyde

22
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Maximizing benefits and minimizing possible harm describes:
a. ethics
b. autonomy
c. accountability
d. beneficence

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D. Beneficence

23
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Contaminated linens are always:
a. discarded only into the blue linen bins
b. discarded only into the regular linen bins
c. discarded only into the red linen bins
d. placed into a leak proof bag and placed in appropriate linen bins

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D. Placed into a leak proof bag and placed in appropriate linen bins

24
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Coughing etiquette is mainly targeted at:
a. visitors
b. patients
c. health-care workers
d. patients and visitors

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D. Patients and visitors

25
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Which of the following characterizes veracity?
a. honesty
b. the right to make personal decisions
c. minimizing possible harm to patients
d. moral and ethical principles

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A. Honesty

26
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General measures taken to keep health-care workers, patients, and the surrounding environment clean are commonly known as:
a. patient care
b. standard precautions
c. universal precautions
d. body substance isolation

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B. Standard precautions

27
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A standard used to describe patient health-care rights is termed:
a. universal precautions
b. advanced directive
c. health-care partnership
d. patient-care partnership

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D. Patient-care partnership

28
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Which of the following accurately describes transmission-based precautions (TBP)?
a. TBP used to be termed universal precautions
b. TBP must be implemented based on clinical presentation
c. TBP must be implemented before standard precautions.
d. TBP does not have to be implemented until test results are positive.

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B. TBP must be implemented based on clinical presentation

29
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If a person faints, the sonographer should:
a. lay the person supine and call 911
b. lay the person down and elevate their head
c. lay the person down with their head extended back d. lay the person down and elevate their legs

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D. Lay the person down and elevate their legs

30
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Which of the following is a responsibility of the sonographer?
a. keep the patient relaxed
b. keep the patient safe
c. keep the patient comfortable
d. all of the above

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D. All of the above

31
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Ultrasound examinations should only be performed with an order and proper indication EXCEPT in cases of:
a. fetal viability
b. gender determination
c. educational purposes
d. infertility monitoring

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C. Educational purposes

32
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Being accountable for professional judgments and decisions is an example of:
a. standard precautions
b. sonographer ethics
c. patient-care partnership
d. patient-sonographer interaction

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B. Sonographer ethics

33
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Which of the following governs proper conduct?
a. ethics
b. justice
c. autonomy
d. accountability

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A. Ethics

34
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What refers to a person’s capacity to formulate, express, and carry out value-based preferences?
a. ethics
b. autonomy
c. beneficence
d. nonmaleficence

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B. Autonomy

35
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Clinical Standards and Code of Ethics specific for diagnostic medical sonographers has been developed and adopted by the:
a. Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
b. American Registry in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
c. Joint Review Committee for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
d. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs

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A. Society of diagnostic medical sonographer’s

36
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Washing hands before and after an examination are examples of:
a. OSHA standards
b. isolation techniques
c. respiratory isolation
d. standard precautions

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D. Standard precautions

37
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Which of the following pathogens is spread through droplet exposure?
a. lice
b. scabies
c. rubella
d. hepatitis A

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D. Hepatitis A

38
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How do automated disinfectant systems decontaminate ultrasound transducers?
a. steam with water
b. vaporize with Tegaderm
c. vaporize with acetone
d. vaporize with hydrogen peroxide

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D. Vaporize with hydrogen peroxide

39
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Which of the following is a common cause of cardiac distress?
a. seizures
b. fainting
c. vasovagal reaction
d. medication interaction

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D. Medication interaction

40
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Reviewing pertinent diagnostic studies should be completed:
a. prior to beginning the examination
b. at the conclusion of the examination
c. during the examination when an abnormality is visualized
d. during the examination when an abnormality is not visualized

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A. Prior to beginning the examination

41
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Hysterosalpingogram is a(n):
a. radiological procedure to evaluate the cervix
b. ultrasound procedure to evaluate the endometrium
c. radiological procedure to evaluate for fallopian tube patency
d. computed tomography procedure to evaluate the myometrium

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C. Radiological procedure to evaluate for fallopian tube latency

42
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A health-care professional’s duty to protect the privacy of patient information is termed:
a. ethics
b. integrity
c. beneficence
d. confidentiality

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D. Confidentiality

43
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Which of the following is a therapeutic indication for cordocentesis?
a. transfusion
b. fetal infection
c. fetal hematocrit
d. rapid karyotype

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A. Transfusion

44
Q

The initials CDC stand for:
a. Country Disease Control
b. Center for Disease Control
c. Chronic Diseases in the Country
d. Center of Disease Consensus

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B. Center for disease control

45
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Which of the following is NOT considered personal protective equipment?
a. gloves
b. gowns
c. hair net
d. face shields

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C. Hairnets

46
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Gloves should be long enough to cover the:
a. hand
b. wrist
c. mid portion of the forearm
d. lower third of the forearm

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B. Wrist

47
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What is the proper method to remove gloves?
a. inside portion is on the inside
b. wash hands before removing gloves
c. inside portion is on the outside
d. there is no method to remove gloves

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C. Inside portion is on the outside

48
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Which federal agency looks to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of American health care?
a. CDC
b. OSHA
c. HIPPA
d. AHRQ

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D. AHRQ

49
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HIPAA stands for
a. Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act
b. Health Institution Portability and Accountability Act c. Health Institution Privacy and Accountability Act
d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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D. Heath insurance portability and accountability act

50
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Hepatitis A is an example which of the following exposures?
a. droplet
b. contact
c. airborne
d. airborne and contact

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B. Contact

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