Quiz One

Question 1

FHT

Answer 1

Fetal Heart Tone

Question 2

FAST (POC US)

Answer 2

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (point of care for ultrasound)

Question 3

BPM

Answer 3

Beats per minute
Fetal- 131 beats per minute at full term
180 @ 12 weeks

Question 4

Bx

Answer 4

Biopsy

Question 5

DM

Answer 5

Diabetes mellitus

Question 6

Htn

Answer 6

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

120/80 (border line)

Question 7

EDC

Answer 7

Estimated date of confinement

Question 8

EDD

Answer 8

Estimated date of delivery/due date

Question 9

PROM

Answer 9

Premature rupture of membrane (water breaks too soon)

Question 10

LMP

Answer 10

Last Menstrual Period

Question 11

r/o

Answer 11

Rule Out

Question 12

LFT’s

Answer 12

Liver function test (ex, liver labs; bilirubin, ggt, epiline phosphatase. most common indications is wonky labs for liver scan not pain)

Question 13

S/P

Answer 13

Status Post (ex. status post cholecystectomy)

Question 14

WBC

Answer 14

White Blood Count

Question 15

RLQ

Answer 15

Right lower quadrant (ex. pain: ovarian cyst, appendicitis if wbc count high, urethral stone pain if blood in urine)

Question 16

c/o

Answer 16

Complains of

Question 17

Hx

Answer 17

History of

Question 18

LLD

Answer 18

Left Lateral Decubitus

Question 19

Dx

Answer 19

Diagnosis

Question 20

F/U

Answer 20

follow up

Question 21

ALARA

Answer 21

As low as reasonably achievable

don’t keep probe on one spot for too long

Question 22

Sonographic window

Answer 22

The best place to put your probe to get the best image

Question 23

Differential diagnoses

Answer 23

List of possible diagnoses, radiologist does this

Question 24

Gold Standard

Answer 24

Best imaging modality to find an image. All others are compared to the ultrasound. Ex. stroke: CT; Gallstones: ultrasound

Question 25

Indication

Answer 25

Reason for exam; have to have one or it’s fraud

Question 26

ICD-10 code

Answer 26

Billing code for diagnosis

Question 27

Protocol (Sonographic)

Answer 27

Images that must be taken every time you do an exam. Protocol means to find the pathology; not the purpose of exam.

Question 28

Real -time Imaging

Answer 28

Being able to see what things look like in real life; Sonography only one.

Question 29

Sonographer

Answer 29

A highly educated individual that has boards takes images for the sonologist.

Question 30

Work Ethic

Answer 30

Worth Ethic