NMTCB Mock Examinations 1 Multiple Choice Actual Questions and Answers with complete solution

NMTCB Mock Examinations 1 Multiple Choice Actual Questions and Answers with complete solution 1. Before tracer administration, all the following preparations are required for a 27 year old woman referred for total-body bone imaging except: A.) removing attenuation materials from the patient B.) answering the patients questions C.) ruling out pregnancy D.) explaining the procedure to the patient E.) swab the injection site with alcohol - Answer ️️ -A.) removing attenuation materials from the patient pg. 323 2. Which of the following structures normally appear as areas of increase activity on the bone image of children A.) diaphyses of the long bones B.) breast tissue C.) lumbar spine and cranium D.) costochondral junction and epiphyseal plates E.) metatarsals - Answer ️️ -D.) costochondral junction and epiphyseal plates pg. 323 3. If tracer concentration is visualized in the skeleton, stomach, thyroid, and salivary glands on a bone image, the most likely explanation for these findings is that the: A.) patient was imaged too soon after tracer administration B.) patient renal function is compromised C.) radiopharmaceutical contains free (Tc-99m) pertechnetate D.) incorrect radiopharmaceutical was administered E.) radiopharmaceutical contained excess free (F-18) sodium - Answer ️️ -C.) radiopharmaceutical contains free (Tc-99m) pertechnetate pg. 323 4. For interpretation of nuclear medicine lung images, a chest X ray is required to: A.) rule out possible causes of the patients symptoms B.) determine cardiac size C.) rule out previous lung surgery D.) rule out a pulmonary embolus E.) rule in a pulmonary embolus - Answer ️️ -A.) rule out possible causes of the patient symptoms pg. 323 5. The image shown here was obtained after the administration of (Tc-99m) MAA. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the quality of this lung perfusion image? A.) the image shows lung pathology B.) There is radioactive contamination on the patients skin or the camera detector. C.) Blood clotted to MAA particles was injected intravenously D.) Too many MAA particles were administered to the patient E.) A left to right shunt control occurred in the heart - Answer ️️ -C.) Blood clotted to MAA particles was injected intravenously pg. 323 6. The purpose of a charcoal filter in a xenon delivery unit is to absorb: A.) bacteria B.) carbon dioxide C.) xenon gas D.) moisture E.) oxygen - Answer ️️ -C.) xenon gas pg. 323 7. Radionuclide venography may be performed with which of the following radiopharmaceuticals? A.) Tc-99m pentetate B.) Tc-99m pertechnetate C.) Tc-99m exametazime D.) Tc-99m mebrofenin E.) Tc-99m MAA - Answer ️️ -E.) Tc-99m MAA pg. 323 8. If the ectopic thyroid tissue is suspected, the technologist can expect to find it most commonly in which of the following areas? A.) in the brain B.) in the skull C.) in the nasopharynx D.) in the mediastinum E.) behind the optic nerve - Answer ️️ -D.) in the mediastinum pg. 323 9. During parathyroid imaging, images of the chest as