Oops, I left my scalpel
in your abdomen
in your abdomen
Surgical asepsis, or sterile technique, is used when?
A. Only in the operating room
B. During all invasive procedures
C. When the surgeon feels like it
B. During all invasive procedures
The patient's right side is considered which side to the sonographer?
A. Right
B. Left
C. Don't know, I pick one and hope for the best
A. Right
What error could a sonographer make that could lead to a medical mistake?
A. Wearing the wrong scrubs
B. Bringing back the wrong patient
C. Spilling coffee all over the ultrasound machine
B. Bringing back the wrong patient
T or F: The images a sonographer takes are legal documents that become part of the patient's medical history?
True
T or F: The surgical tech counts and documents the number of sponges used before and after a surgery?
T
T or F: The shoulder is proximal to the elbow?
T
What do you do if a question on a ultrasound worksheet doesn't apply to the patient?
A. Leave it blank
B. Put a question mark
C. Put "N/A"
C. Write "N/A"
Which of these are not within a sonographers scope of practice?
A. Performing a patient assessment
B. Acquire and analyze information using ultrasound
C. Act as a diagnostician
D. Go to Starbucks before every shift
C. Act as a diagnostician
What is the primary goal when opening a sterile pack?
A. Open the pack without contaminating the sterile field
B. Show the pack to the physician first so they know it is the correct pack
C. Open as quickly as possible to save time
D. Pre-open every pack to avoid the awkward silence that comes when everyone is waiting on you to open a sterile pack with slippery gloves
A. Open the pack without contaminating the sterile field
When imaging in a sagittal (long) plane on a patient who is supine, the top of the ultrasound image corresponds with?
A. Anterior
B. Superior
C. Cephalic
D. The logo part of the ultrasound thingy
A. Anterior
What is the correct order if the doctor only wanted to look at the organs on the patient's right side?
A. Abdomen Complete
B. Abdomen Limited
C. Right Side Specific Focus
D. Superficial Structure
B. Abdomen Limited
Negligence is defined as?
A. Results from intentionally causing emotional or mental suffering
B. any attempt to deceive someone deliberately in order to secure unjust or unlawful gain
C. Pushing too hard with the ultrasound transducer
D. Occurs when someone has a duty to provide reasonable care and fails to do so regardless of intentions
D. Occurs when someone has a duty to provide reasonable care and fails to do so regardless of intentions
When imaging the thyroid, which frequency transducer would be best?
A. 5 MHz
B. 60 MHz
C. 12 MHz
C. 12 MHz
Medical negligence is based on which concept?
A. Master-servant doctrine
B. Respondeat superior
C. Scope of practice
A and B
What are the first 6 words of the original Hippocratic oath?
A. I swear by Apollo the physician...
B. I swear to fulfill, to the best...
C. I solemnly declare, no harm shall...
D. I'm gonna try like really hard...
A. I swear by Apollo the physician...