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Nuclear Medicine Practice Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
99mTc MAA or 99mTc Labeled RBC - ANSWER✔✔-Radionuclide venography may be
performed with...
Dipyridamole - ANSWER✔✔-Stress testing agent that stays in the plasma for the
greatest length of time.
10-15 after tracer admin - ANSWER✔✔-When is SPECT liver imaging with 99mTc
sulfur colloid is performed
Kidneys - ANSWER✔✔-Significantly increased serum bilirubin levels will most likely
cause which of the following to be visualized on hepatobiliary images?
99mTc-pertechnetate - ANSWER✔✔-Localization of a Meckels diverticulum can be
accomplished with which of the following radiopharmaceuticals.
Lung Fields - ANSWER✔✔-In infants, 24 hr images are sometimes performed over
what area to demonstrate gastroesophageal reflux?
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Generating a time-activity curve for the superior vena cava. - ANSWER✔✔-Evaluating
the quality of a bolus injection is best accomplished by which of the following
techniques?
Kidneys - ANSWER✔✔-Not normally visualized on a Ga 67 imaging acquired 72 hour
after tracer admin.
Evaluate cerebrovascular ischemia - ANSWER✔✔-The purpose of using acetazolamide
in conjunction with a brain agent is to
Ensuring that personnel and the surroundings are not contaminated with radioactivity.
- ANSWER✔✔-The technologists responsibilities during tracer administration for a
cisternogram includes.
Polycythemia Vera - ANSWER✔✔-Sodium phosphate P32 may be used to treat what
condition?
I-131 Tositumomab - ANSWER✔✔-Supersaturated potassium iodide solution may be
administered to the patient for therapy with what radiopharmaceutical?
A total parenteral nutrition mix - ANSWER✔✔-In 111 Pentetreotide should not be
administered through an intravenous line containing.
99mTc pentetate - ANSWER✔✔-The radiopharmaceutical used to assess vesicoureteral
reflux by the indirect method.
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Hemolytic Anemia - ANSWER✔✔-the red cell survival test is most often performed on
a patient with suspected______
Flat Field - ANSWER✔✔-Which type of collimator should be used for organ counting
during a red cell sequestration study?
Infiltration of the tracer - ANSWER✔✔-If plasma volume has been deter,ind to be 15 L,
which of the following events has most likely occurred?
a. completion of a satisfactory study
b. over hydration of the patient
c. dehydration of the patient
d. patient did not fast for the study
e. infiltration of the tracer
Unit of blood released for clinical use. - ANSWER✔✔-A bioharzard warning label
would be found on all of the following except a:
a. contaminated sharps container
b. refrigerator containing potentially infectious material
c. receptacle for contaminated laundry
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d. unit of blood released for clinical use
e. uncontaminated sharps container.
CORRECTED PLASMACRIT - ANSWER✔✔-The total blood volume may be calculated
by dividing the plasma volume measured with labeled albumin by the.
a. hematocrit
b. plasmacrit
c. corrected hematocrit
d. corrected plasmacrit
e. hemoglobin
Falsely decreased - ANSWER✔✔-If radioactivity in the circulation from a previous
nuclear medicine test is unaccounted for results of a plasma volume determination will
be:
a. Falsely decreased
b. falsely elevated
c. positive
d. impossible to predict
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Nuclear Medicine Practice Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
99mTc MAA or 99mTc Labeled RBC - ANSWER✔✔-Radionuclide venography may be
performed with...
Dipyridamole - ANSWER✔✔-Stress testing agent that stays in the plasma for the
greatest length of time.
10-15 after tracer admin - ANSWER✔✔-When is SPECT liver imaging with 99mTc
sulfur colloid is performed
Kidneys - ANSWER✔✔-Significantly increased serum bilirubin levels will most likely
cause which of the following to be visualized on hepatobiliary images?
99mTc-pertechnetate - ANSWER✔✔-Localization of a Meckels diverticulum can be
accomplished with which of the following radiopharmaceuticals.
Lung Fields - ANSWER✔✔-In infants, 24 hr images are sometimes performed over
what area to demonstrate gastroesophageal reflux?
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Generating a time-activity curve for the superior vena cava. - ANSWER✔✔-Evaluating
the quality of a bolus injection is best accomplished by which of the following
techniques?
Kidneys - ANSWER✔✔-Not normally visualized on a Ga 67 imaging acquired 72 hour
after tracer admin.
Evaluate cerebrovascular ischemia - ANSWER✔✔-The purpose of using acetazolamide
in conjunction with a brain agent is to
Ensuring that personnel and the surroundings are not contaminated with radioactivity.
- ANSWER✔✔-The technologists responsibilities during tracer administration for a
cisternogram includes.
Polycythemia Vera - ANSWER✔✔-Sodium phosphate P32 may be used to treat what
condition?
I-131 Tositumomab - ANSWER✔✔-Supersaturated potassium iodide solution may be
administered to the patient for therapy with what radiopharmaceutical?
A total parenteral nutrition mix - ANSWER✔✔-In 111 Pentetreotide should not be
administered through an intravenous line containing.
99mTc pentetate - ANSWER✔✔-The radiopharmaceutical used to assess vesicoureteral
reflux by the indirect method.
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Hemolytic Anemia - ANSWER✔✔-the red cell survival test is most often performed on
a patient with suspected______
Flat Field - ANSWER✔✔-Which type of collimator should be used for organ counting
during a red cell sequestration study?
Infiltration of the tracer - ANSWER✔✔-If plasma volume has been deter,ind to be 15 L,
which of the following events has most likely occurred?
a. completion of a satisfactory study
b. over hydration of the patient
c. dehydration of the patient
d. patient did not fast for the study
e. infiltration of the tracer
Unit of blood released for clinical use. - ANSWER✔✔-A bioharzard warning label
would be found on all of the following except a:
a. contaminated sharps container
b. refrigerator containing potentially infectious material
c. receptacle for contaminated laundry
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d. unit of blood released for clinical use
e. uncontaminated sharps container.
CORRECTED PLASMACRIT - ANSWER✔✔-The total blood volume may be calculated
by dividing the plasma volume measured with labeled albumin by the.
a. hematocrit
b. plasmacrit
c. corrected hematocrit
d. corrected plasmacrit
e. hemoglobin
Falsely decreased - ANSWER✔✔-If radioactivity in the circulation from a previous
nuclear medicine test is unaccounted for results of a plasma volume determination will
be:
a. Falsely decreased
b. falsely elevated
c. positive
d. impossible to predict
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