,Adler:IntroductiontoRadiologicandImagingSciencesandPatientCare,8thEdition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Theuseofx-raystocreatea medicalimage on patientsisreferredto9 b 9 b as
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a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:9 b B
Radiographyis themakingofrecordsofinternalstructuresofthebodybypassageofx-
l
raysorgammaraysthrough the body.9bTheserecords orimagesare typicallyreferredto as9bradiogra9b
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phs.
REF: p.9b4
2. Particularcaremustbe taken when using radiationformedicalimaging.Thisistheresult of radiat9 b 9
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b ion’s abilityto create
l l inhuman tissueand possiblebiochemicalchanges.
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a. ionizations
b. radiowaves
c. soundwaves
d. thermalchanges
ANS:9 b A
Someforms ofelectromagneticenergy,including x-
l l
rays,havetheabilitytoionizeatomsinmatter.9bTheseionizationshavetheabilitytodisrupttheco9 b mpos
ition of matterandare capableofdisruptinglifeprocesses.9bSpecialprotectionshouldbepro9bvidedto pre
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vent excessiveexposureto ionizingradiation.
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REF: p.9b3
3. In thediagnosis of9bpatient diseasestates,9bphysicians9bcan select9bfrom an9barrayofmedicaldiagno
l l l l l
sti9bcmodalities.Afewof theseinvolve theuseofionizingenergytocreatea medicalimage.9bIfaphy
l l l
s9bicianisconcernedabout theuseofionizing radiation,heorshemaychoosetoorderanyofthefoll9bo
l l
wing diagnosticmodalities9bEXCEPT
l
a. thermograms.
b. medicalsonography.
c. radiography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:9 b C
Radiographyinvolvestheuseofx-
rays9bfortheproductionofmedicalimages.9bMedicalproceduressuchas thermograms,sonograms, l
9bandmagnetic resonancescansusenonionizing energyformsandconsequentlydonotproduceion9bi
l l
zationsin humantissue.9bTheyareregardedasnonionizingmodalitiesforimagingandofferexcell9b
l
entalternativesto physiciansconcerned about radiationexposure topatients.
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, REF:9 b pp.9b3-4
4. TheGreekphysicianHippocratesisregarded asthefatherof Westernmedicine.Allofthefollo9 b 9 l l
b wing choices representhismedicalbeliefs9bEXCEPTthe
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a. useofhigh ethicalstandardsofconduct.
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b. importantmedicalvalueofsorceryand witchcraft. l
c. importanceofcloselymonitoringapatient’scondition andrecovery. l
d. valueofdietand exerciseandallowingnatureto take itscourseinrecovery.
l l l
ANS:9 b B
TheHippocraticCorpusiswritings thattheyemphasize rationalandnaturalexplanationsforthetr9beat
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ment ofdiseaseandreject sorceryand magic.The9bHippocraticoathstillgovernstheethicalcon9bdu
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ctofphysicianstoday.
REF: p.9b5
5. Throughoutthe historyof medicine,remarkableachievementshavebeenrecorded.Theseeve9bnt
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s haveledtoourcurrent understandingofthehuman organismand disease.As thisresearchc9bonti
l l l l l
nues,9bmuchofitwillmostlikelyfocus on l
a. propersanitationand publichealth. l
b. immunologyandthedevelopmentofvaccines.
c. germtheoryandinfection.
d. humangenesand geneticengineering. l
ANS:9 b D
Althoughthe Human9bGenome9bProjectisfinished,9banalyses of the data willcontinueformanyyear9bs.T
l l l l l
hereplacementoffaultygenesthroughgenetherapyoffers promisesofcuresfora varietyofh9 b 9 b eredita l l
rydiseases,9bandthroughgeneticengineering,9bimportantpharmaceuticalscontinuetobed9beveloped.9b
Medicalresearchwillcontinuetofocusonthegenetic codeinallcells. l
REF: p.9b6
6. Wilhelm9bC.9bRoentgen’s9bdiscoveryof―thex-
ray‖isregarded9bas9boneofmedicine’s most9bsignificantachievements.Althoughhisdiscoveryl
w9bas accidental,hisearlyresearchwasso9bthoroughthatnosignificantfindingshave beenaddedt
l l
o9bhis originaltheories.This initselfisa truetribute tothebrillianceof9bRoentgen9bas ascientist.9b
l l l l l
One 9 b ofthemost famousearlyimageshe created was9ban9bx-rayimageof his
l l l l l
a. colon.
b. laboratoryassistant’s foot. l
c. wife’s hand. l
d. kidneys.
ANS:9 b C
November8,1895,isbelievedbyhistorianstobethedaythatRoentgencreatedthefamousimage9boft
hehandofhiswife.9bThroughhisinvestigativemethods,9bRoentgenidentifiedthepropertiesof9 b x
-rays.
REF: p.9b6
, 7. Avaluablex-rayprocedureusedtodiagnoseamyocardialinfarctionis
a. mammography.
b. myelography.
c. arthrography.
d. coronaryarteriography.
ANS:9 b D
Coronaryarteriographyis an9bextremelyvaluabletoolindiagnosingatherosclerosis,9bwhich9bcan
l l
bl9bockthe coronaryarteriesandcausea heart attack(myocardialinfarction).9bBywayofaspecialca
l l l
th9beterwithaballoontip,9beffectivetreatmentofatherosclerosisispossible.9bThistreatmentofablo
ck9bed9bbloodvesselistermed9bangioplasty.Angioplastyisusedto treatpatientswithouthavingto u l l
se i9bnvasiveopen-heart surgery.
l l
REF: p.9b8
8. Allofthefollowingaretrueofthe diagnosticprocedureofmammographyEXCEPT
l
a. itisveryvaluableforthedetection ofearlybreastcancers. l
b. theproceduresmaybeperformedusingageneralradiographicmachine.
c. radiographersneedtobespeciallytrainedinordertoperform mammography. l
d. radiographersmust becertified bythe ARRTtoqualifyforthemammographyexa9 b
l l l
mination.
ANS:9 b B
Specialbreast imagingcentershavebeen builttoaccommodatethedemandformammographypr9
l l b
9 b ocedures.Equipment andsupplies,suchasaspeciallydesignedx-raytube9band high-
l l
9bresolution digitalimaging detectors,9bareusedtocreatehigh-
l l
qualitybreast images.9bMammographycannotbeperformed using generalx-
l l l
rayequipment.9bREF: p.9b8
9. Tostudythebloodvesselsofthebrain,kidneys,liver,andotherorgans,contrastmaterialis9badmi9 b
nistered intothesevesselsbyusing
l
a. catheters.
b. stents.
c. balloons.
d. none oftheabove.
l
ANS:9 b A
Angiographyisthetermforradiologicexaminationof thebloodvesselsafterinjectionofacontr9bast l
medium.Mostoften,thecontrastmaterialis injectedthroughacatheter,whichcan9bbedirecte9bd to
l l
avarietyofmajorarteries orveinsforvisualization of thesestructures.
l l l
REF: p.9b8
10. Radiologicsciencecontinuesto beoneofthemostexciting professionsinmedicine.An9bimag9
l l
bingmodalitythat usesno ionizingradiationandtheenergyofradio waves andmagneticfield9 b
l l l l
9 b sis
a. nuclearimaging.
b. thermography.
c. CVIT.
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Theuseofx-raystocreatea medicalimage on patientsisreferredto9 b 9 b as
l l l
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:9 b B
Radiographyis themakingofrecordsofinternalstructuresofthebodybypassageofx-
l
raysorgammaraysthrough the body.9bTheserecords orimagesare typicallyreferredto as9bradiogra9b
l l l l l
phs.
REF: p.9b4
2. Particularcaremustbe taken when using radiationformedicalimaging.Thisistheresult of radiat9 b 9
l l l l l l
b ion’s abilityto create
l l inhuman tissueand possiblebiochemicalchanges.
l l l
a. ionizations
b. radiowaves
c. soundwaves
d. thermalchanges
ANS:9 b A
Someforms ofelectromagneticenergy,including x-
l l
rays,havetheabilitytoionizeatomsinmatter.9bTheseionizationshavetheabilitytodisrupttheco9 b mpos
ition of matterandare capableofdisruptinglifeprocesses.9bSpecialprotectionshouldbepro9bvidedto pre
l l l l
vent excessiveexposureto ionizingradiation.
l l
REF: p.9b3
3. In thediagnosis of9bpatient diseasestates,9bphysicians9bcan select9bfrom an9barrayofmedicaldiagno
l l l l l
sti9bcmodalities.Afewof theseinvolve theuseofionizingenergytocreatea medicalimage.9bIfaphy
l l l
s9bicianisconcernedabout theuseofionizing radiation,heorshemaychoosetoorderanyofthefoll9bo
l l
wing diagnosticmodalities9bEXCEPT
l
a. thermograms.
b. medicalsonography.
c. radiography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:9 b C
Radiographyinvolvestheuseofx-
rays9bfortheproductionofmedicalimages.9bMedicalproceduressuchas thermograms,sonograms, l
9bandmagnetic resonancescansusenonionizing energyformsandconsequentlydonotproduceion9bi
l l
zationsin humantissue.9bTheyareregardedasnonionizingmodalitiesforimagingandofferexcell9b
l
entalternativesto physiciansconcerned about radiationexposure topatients.
l l l l
, REF:9 b pp.9b3-4
4. TheGreekphysicianHippocratesisregarded asthefatherof Westernmedicine.Allofthefollo9 b 9 l l
b wing choices representhismedicalbeliefs9bEXCEPTthe
l l
a. useofhigh ethicalstandardsofconduct.
l
b. importantmedicalvalueofsorceryand witchcraft. l
c. importanceofcloselymonitoringapatient’scondition andrecovery. l
d. valueofdietand exerciseandallowingnatureto take itscourseinrecovery.
l l l
ANS:9 b B
TheHippocraticCorpusiswritings thattheyemphasize rationalandnaturalexplanationsforthetr9beat
l l
ment ofdiseaseandreject sorceryand magic.The9bHippocraticoathstillgovernstheethicalcon9bdu
l l l
ctofphysicianstoday.
REF: p.9b5
5. Throughoutthe historyof medicine,remarkableachievementshavebeenrecorded.Theseeve9bnt
l l
s haveledtoourcurrent understandingofthehuman organismand disease.As thisresearchc9bonti
l l l l l
nues,9bmuchofitwillmostlikelyfocus on l
a. propersanitationand publichealth. l
b. immunologyandthedevelopmentofvaccines.
c. germtheoryandinfection.
d. humangenesand geneticengineering. l
ANS:9 b D
Althoughthe Human9bGenome9bProjectisfinished,9banalyses of the data willcontinueformanyyear9bs.T
l l l l l
hereplacementoffaultygenesthroughgenetherapyoffers promisesofcuresfora varietyofh9 b 9 b eredita l l
rydiseases,9bandthroughgeneticengineering,9bimportantpharmaceuticalscontinuetobed9beveloped.9b
Medicalresearchwillcontinuetofocusonthegenetic codeinallcells. l
REF: p.9b6
6. Wilhelm9bC.9bRoentgen’s9bdiscoveryof―thex-
ray‖isregarded9bas9boneofmedicine’s most9bsignificantachievements.Althoughhisdiscoveryl
w9bas accidental,hisearlyresearchwasso9bthoroughthatnosignificantfindingshave beenaddedt
l l
o9bhis originaltheories.This initselfisa truetribute tothebrillianceof9bRoentgen9bas ascientist.9b
l l l l l
One 9 b ofthemost famousearlyimageshe created was9ban9bx-rayimageof his
l l l l l
a. colon.
b. laboratoryassistant’s foot. l
c. wife’s hand. l
d. kidneys.
ANS:9 b C
November8,1895,isbelievedbyhistorianstobethedaythatRoentgencreatedthefamousimage9boft
hehandofhiswife.9bThroughhisinvestigativemethods,9bRoentgenidentifiedthepropertiesof9 b x
-rays.
REF: p.9b6
, 7. Avaluablex-rayprocedureusedtodiagnoseamyocardialinfarctionis
a. mammography.
b. myelography.
c. arthrography.
d. coronaryarteriography.
ANS:9 b D
Coronaryarteriographyis an9bextremelyvaluabletoolindiagnosingatherosclerosis,9bwhich9bcan
l l
bl9bockthe coronaryarteriesandcausea heart attack(myocardialinfarction).9bBywayofaspecialca
l l l
th9beterwithaballoontip,9beffectivetreatmentofatherosclerosisispossible.9bThistreatmentofablo
ck9bed9bbloodvesselistermed9bangioplasty.Angioplastyisusedto treatpatientswithouthavingto u l l
se i9bnvasiveopen-heart surgery.
l l
REF: p.9b8
8. Allofthefollowingaretrueofthe diagnosticprocedureofmammographyEXCEPT
l
a. itisveryvaluableforthedetection ofearlybreastcancers. l
b. theproceduresmaybeperformedusingageneralradiographicmachine.
c. radiographersneedtobespeciallytrainedinordertoperform mammography. l
d. radiographersmust becertified bythe ARRTtoqualifyforthemammographyexa9 b
l l l
mination.
ANS:9 b B
Specialbreast imagingcentershavebeen builttoaccommodatethedemandformammographypr9
l l b
9 b ocedures.Equipment andsupplies,suchasaspeciallydesignedx-raytube9band high-
l l
9bresolution digitalimaging detectors,9bareusedtocreatehigh-
l l
qualitybreast images.9bMammographycannotbeperformed using generalx-
l l l
rayequipment.9bREF: p.9b8
9. Tostudythebloodvesselsofthebrain,kidneys,liver,andotherorgans,contrastmaterialis9badmi9 b
nistered intothesevesselsbyusing
l
a. catheters.
b. stents.
c. balloons.
d. none oftheabove.
l
ANS:9 b A
Angiographyisthetermforradiologicexaminationof thebloodvesselsafterinjectionofacontr9bast l
medium.Mostoften,thecontrastmaterialis injectedthroughacatheter,whichcan9bbedirecte9bd to
l l
avarietyofmajorarteries orveinsforvisualization of thesestructures.
l l l
REF: p.9b8
10. Radiologicsciencecontinuesto beoneofthemostexciting professionsinmedicine.An9bimag9
l l
bingmodalitythat usesno ionizingradiationandtheenergyofradio waves andmagneticfield9 b
l l l l
9 b sis
a. nuclearimaging.
b. thermography.
c. CVIT.
