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THE CT EXAM POST-TEST #6: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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THE CT EXAM POST-TEST #6:QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1, 2 & 3 - Answer-Which of the following is a necessary part of the screening process?
1. determination of whether the patient may be pregnant
2. questioning regarding medical history
3. questioning regarding allergies
a. 1 & 3
b. 1 & 2
c. 1, 2 & 3
d. 2 & 3
more than once - Answer-How many times should a patient be screened before having
a CT exam?
a. screening is optional
b. once
c. more than once
d. never
creatinine - Answer-Which of the following is a lab test to determine if the kidneys are
properly removing impurities from the blood?
a. creatinine
b. PT
c. platelet count
d. PTT
2 & 3 - Answer-Which of the following is a lab test to determine if the blood will properly
coagulate?
1. BUN
2. platelet count
3. PTT
a. 2 only
b. 2 & 3
c. 1, 2 & 3
d. 1 only
1, 2 & 3 - Answer-Which of the following is NOT a contraindication for a CT exam?
1. aneurysm clips
2. cardiac pacemakers
, 3. allergy to shellfish
a. 1, 2 & 3
b. 2 & 3
c. 1 & 3
d. 1 & 2
on her back - Answer-If a patient is positioned supine for a CT scan, she is:
a. on her left side
b. on her back
c. feet first into the gantry
d. bending her neck back
2 only - Answer-In preparation for a CT exam of the brain, patients must:
1. remove trousers and belts
2. remove eyeglasses and dentures
3. drink oral contrast media
a. 2 only
b. 1 & 3
c. 1 only
d. 1 & 2
lateral - Answer-Which of the following is the best orientation for a localizer image from
which to set up direct coronal slices for a sinus study?
a. lateral
b. AP
c. oblique
d. transverse
1 only - Answer-Which of the following is a typical reason for using thinner slices in the
posterior fossa compared with the more superior regions of the brain?
1. to reduce streak artifacts
2. to minimize tube heating problems
3. to reduce the appearance of noise
a. 3 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 only
d. 1 & 3
routine brain - Answer-In which of the following studies would the occipital bone be
visualized?
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