ARDMS Breast Registry Review Ch. 5 Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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ARDMS Breast Registry Review Ch. 5 Exam
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Patient history for breast sonography should include what 9 things? - answerAge
Breast dz hx
Person hx cancer
Family hx cancer/breast dz
Medications - esp. hormones
Breast surgeries and findings
Breast pain and location...
ARDMS Breast Registry Review Ch. 5 Exam Questions With Verified Answers Patient history for breast sonography should include what 9 things? - answer✔✔Age Breast dz hx Person hx cancer Family hx cancer/breast dz Medications - esp. hormones Breast surgeries and findings Breast pain and location Findings from self exam (BSE) Findings rom clinical exam (CBE) What things should the sonographer document with a palpable lump? (7) - answer✔✔1. Location 2. Size 3. Shape 4. Consistency 5. Mobility 6. Distance from nipple 7. Date when discovered - has it changed over time Right breast eval position - answer✔✔Left Posterior Oblique Left breast eval position - answer✔✔Right posterior oblique Medial aspect breast eval position - answer✔✔supin e What position may be used to simulate the CC mammo view? - answer✔✔Upright AIUM recommends which scan plane for breast imaging? - answer✔✔Radial If a solid lesion is found, the sonographer should scan in what planes? Why? - answer✔✔Radial and antiradial - to allow visulaization of tumor or ductal extensions branching outward or toward the nipple 123, ABC method indicates what - answer✔✔123 - distance from nipple in levels, 1 being the closes to the nipple and 4 being the periphery ABC - Depth of lesion - A being superficial and C being near the chest wall. A standoff pad moves the ___________ _________ __________ more superficial. - answer✔✔elevation plane focus This ultrasound device allows for improved focusing and greater detail in the superficial layer s of the breast. - answer✔✔stand -off pad Other than skin and superficial "things", what can a standoff pad be useful for? - answer✔✔Scanning surgical specimens What is the ideal stand -off pad thickness for breast imaging? - answer✔✔1 cm Review the gray lev els on page 60 - answer✔✔Do it now! Due to the overlap in echogenicities between benign and malignant tissues, BUS is not capable of distinguishing benign from malignant. Accurate diagnosis can only be determined by __________. - answer✔✔Biopsy In general __________ disease will not cross fibrous planes. - answer✔✔Benign _________ diseases may cross fibrous planes and have a tendency to grow toward the skin. - answer✔✔Malignant What information can be gained from using transducer compression to evaluate a c yst or mass? (5) - answer✔✔-Cysts will change shape -Soft, benign lesions tend to change shape (eg lipoma) -Hard, malignant lesions will not change shape -Internal echoes within a benign lesion may become more uniform -Debris within cysts or ducts may be b etter visualized Technique used to isolate a palpable mass - answer✔✔Echo -palpation or sono -palpation see graphic p.62 Techinque where the sonographer immobilizes a mass between two fingers while scanning with the opposite hand to ensure visualization of t he correct structure. - answer✔✔Echo -palpation or sono -palpation
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