Chapter 01
1. An assessment/treatment plan (patient care plan) is listed on the ultrasound request form. [Multiple Choice]
a. True
b. False ✔
ANS: B
The assessment/treatment plan (patient care plan) is found in the patient’s chart.
2. Fever and chills × 3 days ____
Fever and chills × 3 days describes clinical symptoms (clinical history).
3. A living will can be found in the patient’s chart. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
If the patient has a living will, it is kept in the patient’s chart.
4. Sources of infection for HBV/HIV include pericardial fluid. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
HBV and HIV can be transmitted in body fluids, such as blood, saliva, semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid,
cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, and pericardial fluid.
5. The ultrasound request form indicates whether the examination is a regularly scheduled exam or a “stat” exam.
[Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Generally, the ordering physician checks a box on the ultrasound request for stat or portable sonograms.
6. A crisis medical form may be part of the psychiatry assembly order. [Multiple Choice]
,a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
A crisis medical form may be part of the psychiatry assembly order.
7. Right lower quadrant pain ____
Right lower quadrant pain is a clinical symptom and part of the patient's clinical history.
8. The ultrasound request form contains the patient’s identification number. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
The ultrasound request form should include the patient’s identification data, the clinical symptoms, the type of
examination requested, and the reason for the examination.
9. Laboratory values are part of the patient’s clinical history. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Laboratory values are part of the patient’s clinical history and usually are found in the patient’s chart.
10. The ultrasound request form contains the patient history. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
The ultrasound request form should include the patient’s identification data, the clinical symptoms, the type of
examination requested, and the reason for the examination.
11. The sonographer should write technical observations of the ultrasound examination in the patients chart.
[Multiple Choice]
a. True
b. False ✔
,ANS: B
The sonographers technical observations serve as a reference for the interpreting physician. Written
documentation of any type almost always becomes part of the patients medical record. Final interpretation of
the ultrasound images and technical observations is always the responsibility of the interpreting physician.
12. A person can become infected with HBV or HIV by touching and transferring contaminants to the , and/or .
Touching contaminated surfaces and transferring the infectious material to the mouth, nose, or eyes is a more
indirect means of transmission.
13. The sonographer should always review the ultrasound request form. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
The process of reviewing available patient information begins with the sonographer reviewing the ultrasound
request form.
14. Wearing gloves when handling body fluids is a strategy for reducing exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
[Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Strategies for reducing exposure to blood-borne pathogens include using sterilization techniques, self-sheathing
needles, bio-cabinets, and proper disposal methods; wearing protective gear (e.g., gloves, face shields, and
gowns); and frequent hand washing.
15. Test results are found in the patient’s chart. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Test results are found in the patient’s chart.
16. Sources of infection for HBV and HIV include blood. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
, ANS: A
HBV and HIV can be transmitted in body fluids, such as blood, saliva, semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid,
cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, and pericardial fluid.
17. The sonographer should always provide the interpretive report. [Multiple Choice]
a. True
b. False ✔
ANS: B
An interpretive report is a formal, legal report of the ultrasound findings by a sonologist, radiologist, or other
interpreting physician. A sonographer should never provide diagnoses, because this would be unjustified and
potentially legally compromising.
18. The sonographer should always review available patient information. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
A sonographer is responsible for acquiring patient information pertinent to the ultrasound study before the
examination procedure.
19. Procedural consent forms are found in the patient’s chart. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Consent forms for routine examinations, treatment, surgical procedures, medical procedures, and anesthesia are
found in the patient’s chart.
20. Chronic pancreatitis ____
An interpretive report (final report) includes a detailed description of the ultrasound findings and a diagnosis (or
diagnoses) derived from them.
21. The ultrasound request form contains the type of examination. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
1. An assessment/treatment plan (patient care plan) is listed on the ultrasound request form. [Multiple Choice]
a. True
b. False ✔
ANS: B
The assessment/treatment plan (patient care plan) is found in the patient’s chart.
2. Fever and chills × 3 days ____
Fever and chills × 3 days describes clinical symptoms (clinical history).
3. A living will can be found in the patient’s chart. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
If the patient has a living will, it is kept in the patient’s chart.
4. Sources of infection for HBV/HIV include pericardial fluid. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
HBV and HIV can be transmitted in body fluids, such as blood, saliva, semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid,
cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, and pericardial fluid.
5. The ultrasound request form indicates whether the examination is a regularly scheduled exam or a “stat” exam.
[Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Generally, the ordering physician checks a box on the ultrasound request for stat or portable sonograms.
6. A crisis medical form may be part of the psychiatry assembly order. [Multiple Choice]
,a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
A crisis medical form may be part of the psychiatry assembly order.
7. Right lower quadrant pain ____
Right lower quadrant pain is a clinical symptom and part of the patient's clinical history.
8. The ultrasound request form contains the patient’s identification number. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
The ultrasound request form should include the patient’s identification data, the clinical symptoms, the type of
examination requested, and the reason for the examination.
9. Laboratory values are part of the patient’s clinical history. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Laboratory values are part of the patient’s clinical history and usually are found in the patient’s chart.
10. The ultrasound request form contains the patient history. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
The ultrasound request form should include the patient’s identification data, the clinical symptoms, the type of
examination requested, and the reason for the examination.
11. The sonographer should write technical observations of the ultrasound examination in the patients chart.
[Multiple Choice]
a. True
b. False ✔
,ANS: B
The sonographers technical observations serve as a reference for the interpreting physician. Written
documentation of any type almost always becomes part of the patients medical record. Final interpretation of
the ultrasound images and technical observations is always the responsibility of the interpreting physician.
12. A person can become infected with HBV or HIV by touching and transferring contaminants to the , and/or .
Touching contaminated surfaces and transferring the infectious material to the mouth, nose, or eyes is a more
indirect means of transmission.
13. The sonographer should always review the ultrasound request form. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
The process of reviewing available patient information begins with the sonographer reviewing the ultrasound
request form.
14. Wearing gloves when handling body fluids is a strategy for reducing exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
[Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Strategies for reducing exposure to blood-borne pathogens include using sterilization techniques, self-sheathing
needles, bio-cabinets, and proper disposal methods; wearing protective gear (e.g., gloves, face shields, and
gowns); and frequent hand washing.
15. Test results are found in the patient’s chart. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Test results are found in the patient’s chart.
16. Sources of infection for HBV and HIV include blood. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
, ANS: A
HBV and HIV can be transmitted in body fluids, such as blood, saliva, semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid,
cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, and pericardial fluid.
17. The sonographer should always provide the interpretive report. [Multiple Choice]
a. True
b. False ✔
ANS: B
An interpretive report is a formal, legal report of the ultrasound findings by a sonologist, radiologist, or other
interpreting physician. A sonographer should never provide diagnoses, because this would be unjustified and
potentially legally compromising.
18. The sonographer should always review available patient information. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
A sonographer is responsible for acquiring patient information pertinent to the ultrasound study before the
examination procedure.
19. Procedural consent forms are found in the patient’s chart. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
ANS: A
Consent forms for routine examinations, treatment, surgical procedures, medical procedures, and anesthesia are
found in the patient’s chart.
20. Chronic pancreatitis ____
An interpretive report (final report) includes a detailed description of the ultrasound findings and a diagnosis (or
diagnoses) derived from them.
21. The ultrasound request form contains the type of examination. [Multiple Choice]
a. True ✔
b. False
