DMSU 220 Exam 1 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+
Which one of the following patient positions is best for imaging the spleen? - Right Lateral Decubitus
Which of the following transducer movements is the best for a majority of breast ultrasound examinations? - Fan
Identify...
Which one of the following patient positions is best for imaging the spleen? - ✔✔Right Lateral Decubitus
Which of the following transducer movements is the best for a majority of breast ultrasound
examinations? - ✔✔Fan
Identify the shape of a curved array transducer image. - ✔✔Pie
The texture of the spleen should be compared with that of the _____________. - ✔✔Left kidney
Flow in the inferior vena cava ___________ in the presence of thrombus. - ✔✔Increases
Which of the following terms describes a simple cyst? - ✔✔Anechoic
Identify the sonographic characteristic of a cystic mass. - ✔✔Smooth, well-defined borders, anechoic,
increased through-transmission
Select the vessel that should be included in a transverse view of the liver. - ✔✔Portal Vein
Which of the following vessels lies posterior and inferior to the pancreas? - ✔✔
Increased brightness posterior to an anechoic structure is termed: - ✔✔Enhancement
In a transverse image of the lower pole of the kidney, the psoas muscle lies: - ✔✔Medial
, Specific indications for an abdominal ultrasound examination include all of the following except: -
✔✔Nephrolithiasis
A dirty shadow is likely the result of: - ✔✔Air in the duodenum
Select the Doppler method most commonly used in the abdomen. - ✔✔Pulsed wave
Choose the term that describes a structure with a uniform texture or composition. - ✔✔Homogenous
Another term for sonolucent is: - ✔✔Anechoic
An echo-free structure is described as: - ✔✔Sonolucent
How is the liver oriented on the monitor when scanning on the transverse plane? - ✔✔Left
Select the term that describes a diffuse disease process or metastatic disease. - ✔✔Infiltrating
Which of the following is the opposite of echogenic? - ✔✔Sonolucent
Heterogeneous describes this type of mass. - ✔✔Complex
Doppler imaging demonstrates flow toward and away from the transducer. Identify the direction the
spectral tracing displays with flow toward the transducer. - ✔✔Positive Doppler shift
Which artery courses along the anterolateral border of the head of the pancreas? - ✔✔Gastroduodenal
artery
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