CAMRT Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers

CAMRT Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers What is an Adrenergic drug? - Answer-Drug that stimulates the nervous system, and causes the relaxation of smooth muscles of the bronchi. What is a common example of an adrenergic drug? - Answer-Epinephrine What is an example of a local anesthetic? - Answer-Lidocaine (Xylocaine) What are some common side effects of anticoagulants? - Answer-- Bruising - Spontaneous bleeding What is an anticholinergic drug? - Answer-A drug that depresses the parasympathetic nervous system and act as antispasmodics of smooth muscle. They decrease contractions, saliva, bronchial mucus etc. What are some common examples of anticholinergic drugs? - Answer-- Buscopan - Glucagon - Atropine What is a cathartic drug? - Answer-Drug that stimulates peristalsis and promotes deification. (Treats constipation) What type of drug is Lasix, and what does it do? - Answer-It is a diuretic that stimulates the flow of urine. What type of drug are NSAID's? - Answer-Anti-inflammatory that is used to treat pain associated with mild pain. What are a few common examples of NSAID's? - Answer-- Aspirin - Advil - Celebrex - Aleve What is the annual dose limit for the whole body of radiation workers? - Answer-20 mSv What is the annual dose limit for the lens of the eye for radiation workers? - Answer-150 mSv What is the annual dose limit for skin, hands, and all other organs for radiation workers? - Answer-500 mSv What is the dose that can result in permanent sterility in men? - Answer-5 Gy What is the CT number for Air? - Answer--1000 What is the CT number for brain? - Answer-+20 - +40 If a pediatric patient comes into the emergency department with a cough that is described as a "barking cough", what hallmark sign would you expect to see on their resultant soft tissue neck? - Answer-An hourglass or steeple sign What respiratory pathology is associated with the "bat wing or butterfly sign"? - Answer- Pulmonary Edema In a tension pneumothorax, what way will the mediastinal structures deviate, and what way will the trachea deviate? - Answer-The mediastinal structures will deviate away from the side of the pneumothorax and the trachea will deviate away as well. What contrast phase is used for a routine chest CT? - Answer-Late arterial / bolus What is the average window width/window level for the brain? - Answer-190/50 What is the average window width/ window level for mediastinal structures? - Answer- 325/50 In CT, what does your window width control? - Answer-Number of shades of grey (CONTRAST)