Professional Organizations and Standards
The organization that offers certification examinations for all sonography specialties.
What is the ARDMS?
The ethical principle that states "do no harm."
What is nonmaleficence?
A person with an impaired immune system is said to be _______.
Ultrasound is greater than _________ Hz.
What is 20,000 Hz?
The overwhelming majority of communication is ________.
What is nonverbal?
What is the AIUM?
______ result in actions that are done in order to cause harm to another person.
What are intentional torts?
This type of shock results in the inability of the heart to pump an adequate amount of blood to the vital organs.
What is cardiogenic shock?
The "Father of Ultrasound" is:
Who is Spallanzani?
What is proxemics?
The organization that recommends sonography program accreditation to CAAHEP.
_______ requires standardization of electronic medical records, administrative data, and financial data; the establishment of unique health identifiers; and security standards to protect patient confidentiality.
The sonographic descriptive term referring to mixed echogenicities, or differing compositions.
What is heterogeneous?
The number one area of pain for sonographers is the shoulder. This is exacerbated by abducting the arm greater than ________.
What is 30 degrees?
"Can you hear me?" is an example of a ________ question.
The number of CME credits that sonographers need to obtain in a 3-year period.
What is 30 credits?
Laws that protect healthcare workers who provide emergency care to a stranger from civil or criminal liability.
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
_________ is always in writing and is thus obtained by having the patient sign a document after the procedure or treatment is explained thoroughly.
What is informed consent?
A tool used in sonography that assesses tissue stiffness to evaluate for malignancies.
What is elastography?
Being reliable and accountable can prove to be invaluable components of ___________.
What is work ethic?
The number of days prior to graduation that you can attempt a specialty certification.
What is 60 days?
The four D's of negligence.
What is duty, derelict, direct cause, and damages (injury)?
The 5 steps in the sonographic reasoning method.
With __________ a physician may superimpose images to allow for more accurate sampling of the tissue and reduce the risk of complications.
The term used in sonography for obtaining images while simultaneously searching for and identifying abnormalities.