Quiz 1

Question 1

True/False

Technician, technologist, and sonologist are all the same thing.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is the oldest imaging modality?

A. Nuclear medicine
B. MRI
C. X-ray
D. Ultrasound

Answer 2

X-ray

Question 3

The discovery of the piezoelectric effect gave way to the construction of transducers to generate and receive should waves in water. What year did this happen?

Answer 3

1880

Question 4

Who was the first president of the ASUTS?

Answer 4

Joan Baker

Question 5

The U.S. department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics first classified a diagnostic medical sonographer as a separate occupation in what year?

Answer 5

2003

Question 6

Which organization established a credential in examination for sonographers?

Answer 6

ASUTS

Question 7

True/False:

In the beginning, sonographers gained their credentials by first doing a thorough scanning evaluation then if passed, an oral case study section.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

This person described the changed in the frequency of transmitted waves when relative motion exists between the wave and the observer

Answer 8

Christian Andreas Doppler

Question 9

This person developed the first medical application of ultrasound by detecting gallstones

Answer 9

Dr. George Ludwig

Question 10

This person developed the first Doppler ultrasound device for medical diagnostic purposes

Answer 10

Shigeo Satomura

Question 11

This person developed a new type of scan converter that allowed for different shades of gray giving birth to grayscale imaging.

Answer 11

George Kossoff

Question 12

What year was the first Linear B-mode instrument built?

Answer 12

1952

Question 13

What year did the digital scan converter that allowed for 64 shades of gray become available?

Answer 13

1980

Question 14

What year did color-flow imaging start being utilized in the USA?

Answer 14

1987

Question 15

What year was the first duplex scanner (ATL Mark I) developed?

Answer 15

1974

Question 16

True/False

Leg swelling is considered an objective finding.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True/False

Tingling is considered a symptom

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Give an example of an open ended question and a possible response

Answer 18

“What brings you in today?”

“Blah blah blah tummy hurts”

Question 19

List 3 of the “sacred seven” when pertaining to patient history taking. Give an example of what you would ask for each.

Answer 19

1. Quality - “Can you describe the type of pain you’re having? Is it
   more of a sharp pain or an aching pain?
2. Aggravating factors - “Are your symptoms worse before or after
   you eat?”
3. Localization - “Does it hurt when I apply pressure on this part
   of your abdomen?”

Question 20

Would you consider the following scenario qualitative or quantitative? Explain your reasoning.

“Your patient comes in complaining of abdomen pain. You give them the chart below and ask them to point to the face that is closest to how they are feeling at this time. They point to the orange face that corresponds to the number 6. (Chart is 1-10)

Answer 20

I would consider this qualitative information.
While it is technically a “measurement” of the patients personal level of pain, It does not provide enough specific and factual details to be considered quantitative. This is not enough information to tell me exactly what is causing their pain, the exact area of their pain, the timeline for how long the pain has subsided, etc.

Question 21

List three ways you can let your patient know you are listening to what they are saying

Answer 21

Make eye contact

Answer all of their questions without skipping over any of them

Repeat what they said back to them

Question 22

There are verbal and nonverbal communication barriers. List three verbal barriers that you should avoid.

Answer 22

Speaking in medical terminology to patients

Talking to yourself during an exam

Speaking in an overly direct or unsympathetic tone towards patients that are confused or disoriented

Question 23

Determine the order in which you should do the following exams. Give your reasoning for the placements of the exams.

LEV Map - scheduled for surgery that afternoon
Abd comp - Patient NPO 8 hrs and the nurse just asked when
you’re coming
Thyroid - Nodule seen on CT
LEV Dopp - Patients leg is red and swollen and patient has a history of thrombus on the other leg
Pelvic - Full bladder and ready for exam now
Carotid - must be done Pre-op before their bypass tomorrow

Answer 23

LEV Dopp
Pelvic
Abdomen comp
LEV Map
Carotid Pre - op
Thyroid