Vascular Review Ch. 1-5 Flashcards
Which of the following describes the standard anatomic position found in diagrams and references?
a. erect with arms extended to 90 degrees away from the side of the body
b. supine with arms at the side
c. erect with arms at the side and palms facing forward
d. supine with arms extended to 90 degrees away from the side of the body
c
Which of the following is not a scanning plane of the body?
a. transverse
b. decubitus
c. sagittal
d. coronal
b
The horizontal view is another name for which of the following scanning planes?
a. frontal
b. parasagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
d
Which of the following patient’s positions facilitates venous filling in the lower extremities?
a. trendelenburg
b. reverse trendelenburg
c. right or left posterior oblique
d. right or left lateral decubitus
b
Which scanning plane separates the body into right and left sections?
sagittal
A transverse view of the main renal artery is obtained using which scanning plane?
sagittal
When scanning in a transverse plane, the ultrasound image should be oriented so that the left side of the ultrasound image (screen) corresponds to:
the right side of the patient
While a patient is supine, a transducer is placed in a transverse body scanning plane and positioned over the left kidney. With this transducer orientation and patient position, which portion of the left kidney will appear toward/near the left side of the screen?
medial
While the patient is supine, a transducer is placed in a coronal body scanning plane and positioned over the left kidney. With this transducer orientation and patient position which portion of the kidney will appear near the top of the image (screen)?
lateral
A structure or region where the returning echoes are not as bright as the surrounding tissue is termed:
hypoechoic
When performing an ultrasound, a mass is observed which displays echoes that are bright in some areas and dark in others. These echoes can be described as:
heterogeneous
What is the correct term for the anatomic plane that courses vertically exactly through the midline of the body?
median sagittal plane
An ultrasound image displays two structures on directly over another. The structure which appears beneath or lower than the other structure is said to be:
inferior
A patient presents with right lower extremity swelling. You begin scanning their right leg. Which of the following terms best describes the location of the swelling as compared to the side of the body being examined:
a. contralateral
b. anterolateral
c. posteriolateral
d. ipsilateral
d
When examining a small mass in the region of the naval, what term best describes the location being scanned?
ventral
When performing PW spectral Doppler, which of the following is true?
a. always use a 60 degree angle
b. 90 degree is the highest Doppler shift
c. higher doppler shifts have less chance of aliasing
d. zero degrees is the most accurate angle
d
What material is commonly used in today’s ultrasound transducers?
lead zirconate titanate
“Sound is transmitted constantly with no pause in transmission” describes which of the following ultrasound techniques?
a. M-mode
b. Color Doppler mode
c. Pulsed wave mode
d. Continuous wave mode
d
Which of the following describes the percentage of time sound is being transmitted by a transducer?
a. period
b. pulse repetition factor
c. duty factor
d. pulse duration
c
Sound energy that is lost with depth is referred to as:
attenuation
Which of the following measures potential detrimental effects to the tissue as a result of heat?
a. bioeffect index
b. mechanical index
c. thermal index
d. spatial peak index
c
If a higher frame rate is desired, which of the following would be the best option?
a. increase the sector angle
b. increase the number of focal zones
c. increase the pulse repetition period
d. decrease the depth
d
The difference between the transmitted frequency and the reflected frequency describes:
the Doppler shift
The Nyquist limit is equal to:
one-half the PRF
Which of the following techniques is used for spectral Doppler?
a. Poiseuille conversion
b. Fast Fourier transform
c. Cooper transformation
d. autocorrelation
b
Which of the following will help eliminate aliasing artifact?
a. increase the PRP
b. Increase the transducer frequency
c. Increasing the Doppler angle
d. Increasing the Doppler shift
c
Which of the following Doppler techniques relies on the amplitude of the Doppler shift?
a. CW Doppler
b. Spectral Doppler
c. Power Doppler
d. Color Doppler
c
Which of the following grayscale controls is responsible for optimizing the image brightness at different depths?
a. spatial compounding
b. overall gain
c. time gain compensation
d. depth control
c
Which color Doppler control would eliminate the “bleeding” of color pixels outside of the vessel walls?
a. increase transducer frequency
b. decrease wall filter
c. decrease color scale
d. decrease color gain
d
What artifact can be described as “parallel lines in an image caused by strong specular reflectors?”
reverberation
What spectral Doppler artifact is eliminated by the use of wall filters?
clutter
What is the biggest advantage of PW Doppler over CW Doppler/
PW Doppler has a selectable sample volume
Neutral postures result in all of the following except:
a. increased endurance
b. quicker onset of fatigue
c. decreased muscle firing
d. reduced muscular load
b
Optimal scanning workstation setup includes all of the following except:
a. abduction of the scanning arm limited to 30 degrees or less
b. positioning the system monitor, so the patient can see it
c. adjusting the chair height to reduce arm abduction
d. lowering the exam table to reduce abduction and reach of the scanning arm
b
These conditions result from an accumulation of repeated exposure to risk factors.
WRMSDs