NMTCB BOARD EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● CBV
Answer: cerebral blood volume
4-5 mL / 100 g
●● platelet count
Answer: 140k-440k per uL of blood
●● INR
Answer: International Normalized Ratio
0.8-1.2
●● PTT
Answer: partial thromboplastin time
25-35 seconds
●● BUN
Answer: 7-25 mg / dL
●● creatinine
,Answer: 0.5-1.5 mg / dL
●● GFR (men)
Answer: 70 +/- 14
●● GFR (women)
Answer: 60 +/- 10
●● PT
Answer: prothrombin time
12-15 seconds
●● max IV contrast for a child shouldn't exceed
Answer: 3 mL / kg of body weight
●● excretion half-life of IV contrast
Answer: 1-2 hours
●● barium sulfate concentration
Answer: 1-3%
, ●● water-soluble oral contrast for abdomen/pelvis should contain
________% iodine
Answer: 2-5
●● high-osmolar contrast = _________ mOsm / kg of water
Answer: 1000-2400
●● risk factors for contrast-induced nephrotoxicity (CIN)
Answer: diabetes
myoloma
cardiac disease
advanced age
●● hepatic contrast enhancement phases
Answer: arterial phase
portal/hepatic venous phase
equilibrium phase
delayed phase
●● arterial phase of hepatic contrast enhancement
Answer: 25-35 seconds
hypervascular tumors
TEST PAPER WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● CBV
Answer: cerebral blood volume
4-5 mL / 100 g
●● platelet count
Answer: 140k-440k per uL of blood
●● INR
Answer: International Normalized Ratio
0.8-1.2
●● PTT
Answer: partial thromboplastin time
25-35 seconds
●● BUN
Answer: 7-25 mg / dL
●● creatinine
,Answer: 0.5-1.5 mg / dL
●● GFR (men)
Answer: 70 +/- 14
●● GFR (women)
Answer: 60 +/- 10
●● PT
Answer: prothrombin time
12-15 seconds
●● max IV contrast for a child shouldn't exceed
Answer: 3 mL / kg of body weight
●● excretion half-life of IV contrast
Answer: 1-2 hours
●● barium sulfate concentration
Answer: 1-3%
, ●● water-soluble oral contrast for abdomen/pelvis should contain
________% iodine
Answer: 2-5
●● high-osmolar contrast = _________ mOsm / kg of water
Answer: 1000-2400
●● risk factors for contrast-induced nephrotoxicity (CIN)
Answer: diabetes
myoloma
cardiac disease
advanced age
●● hepatic contrast enhancement phases
Answer: arterial phase
portal/hepatic venous phase
equilibrium phase
delayed phase
●● arterial phase of hepatic contrast enhancement
Answer: 25-35 seconds
hypervascular tumors