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100

Which of the following is not always appropriate to include on your resume?

  • High school GPA
  • Clinical internships
  • Specialty training
  • Past jobs

What is high school GPA

100

Which of the following is published by the AIUM?

  • Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Journal of Vascular Ultrasound
  • Journal of American Society of Echocardiography
  • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

The AIUM publishes the JUM.

100

Which of the following is one of the main reasons for long-term absences among healthcare workers?

  • Body habitus
  • Callback pay
  • Occupational injuries
  • Overtime

What are occupational injuries

100
  • Muscle fatigue increases once the shoulder is abducted great than:
  • 2 degrees
  • 10 degrees
  • 20 degrees
  • 30 degrees

30 degrees

100

Which of the following is not a typical clinical symptom of syncope?

  • Pallor
  • Dizziness
  • Hyperpnea
  • Dysphasia

Dysphasia

200

Which of the following is the best way to find a job?

  • Internet search engines
  • Local newspaper advertisements
  • Social media chats
  • Face-to-face conversations

What is a face to face conversation

200

Which of the following does not provide certification for sonography specialties?

  • ARDMS
  • SDMS
  • CCI
  • ARRT

What is the SDMS

200

WRMDs can lead to all of the following except:

  • Spine enlargement
  • Inflammation
  • Swelling
  • Tendon degeneration

What is spine enlargement

200

In what position is the wrist the strongest?

  • Routine handshake position
  • Extension position
  • Flexion position
  • Rearward position

Routine handshake position

200

Which of the following would be most likely to increase the likelihood for a patient to suffer from syncope?

  • Fasting
  • Pregnancy
  • Thirsty
  • Child

Fasting

300

Which of the following should be done before your interview?

  • Research the company to learn more about the position.
  • Call the employer four times to confirm the appointment.
  • Go to bed late the night before.
  • Put on a large amount of perfume.

What is research the company/the position

300

Which of the following is an organization that recommends program accreditation?

  • American Registry of Radiologic Technologist
  • American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs
  • Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Who is the JRCDMS

300

Which of the following statements is true of repetitive strain injury?

  • Repetitive strain injuries do not typically affect sonographers.
  • The damage to the joint or area from repetitive strain injuries is cumulative.
  • Repeating the same procedure decreases the chances of a repetitive strain injury.
  • Pain is always sharp in the area of damage.

The damage to the joint or area from repetitive strain injuries is cumulative.

 

300

What position should the non-scanning elbow be placed in while scanning?

  • 45-degree angle
  • 30-degree angle
  • 90-degree angle
  • 180-degree angle

90-degree angle

300

In response to shock, the patient should be placed in what position?

  • Prone
  • Left lateral decubitus
  • Trendelenburg
  • Semi-Fowlers

Semi-Fowlers

400

Which of the following is typically the first role of the sonography graduate in the clinical setting?

  • Staff sonographer
  • Advanced practice sonographer
  • Sonography manager
  • Department leader

What is staff sonographer

400

Which of the following is published by the SDMS?

  • Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Journal of Vascular Ultrasound
  • Journal of American Society of Echocardiography
  • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

What is the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

400

Maintaining which of the following would lead to the development of a WRMSD?

  • Extreme arm abduction
  • Extreme arm adduction
  • Good posture
  • Neutral arm position

Extreme arm abduction

400

Where is the center of gravity for a person when he or she is standing?

  • Chest level
  • Center of abdomen
  • Center of pelvis
  • Ankle level

Center of pelvis

400

Which of the following would not be an appropriate action to take if a patient is having a seizure?

  • Do not move the patient.
  • Place a tongue depressor in the patient’s mouth.
  • Protect the patient’s head from injury by placing a pillow under it.
  • Call for help.

Place a tongue depressor in the patient's mouth

500

Which of the following statements is true concerning sonography jobs?

  • Sometimes one must simply obtain a job to gain experience in sonography before a better job comes along.
  • Sonography jobs offer equal pay.
  • All sonography jobs require taking call.
  • A job working 9 to 5 in sonography is guaranteed.

What is sometimes one must simply obtain a job to gain experience in sonography before a better job comes along.

500

Which of the following would not be considered a national specialty examination?

  • RDMS OB/GYN examination
  • ARRT sonography examination
  • NTX Nuchal translucency examination
  • CCI vascular specialist examination

What is the NTX (there is no such specialty exam)

500

Which of the following is a helpful tip for physical aches during clinical observations?

  • Stretch between examinations
  • Stand for one day and sit for one day
  • Wear open-toed shoes
  • Sit for every examination

Stretch between examinations

500

Which of the following is not another name for repetitive strain injuries?

  • Overuse syndrome
  • Repetitive motion injuries
  • Cumulative trauma disorder
  • Ergonomic interventions

Ergonomic interventions

500

What type of shock could result from an allergy from intravenous contrast?

  • Neurogenic
  • Anaphylactic
  • Septic
  • Cardiopulmonic

Anaphylactic