CNMT Exam #5 Questions With Correct Answers
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2. /
/For //
a/
/patient /
/undergoing /
/bone /
/imaging, /
/all /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/information /
/from //the //medical //history //is //relevant //to //the //interpretation //of //the //bone //images //except:
a. //gallbladder //surgery //a //year //ago
b. //abdominal //surgery //10 //days //ago
c. //radiation //therapy //to //the //breast //6 //months //ago
d. /
/results /
/of /
/previous /
/bone //imaging //procedure //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //gallbladder //surgery //a //year //ago
3. //If //a //patient //is //injected //with //99mTc-
MAA /
/while /
/in /
/the /
/upright /
/position, /
/which //of //the //following //is //most //likely //to //be //seen //on //the //perfusion //lung //images?
,a. //increased //tracer //activity //in //the //lung //apices
b. //decreased //tracer //activity //in //the //lung //apices
c. //decreased //tracer //activity //in //the //lung //bases
d. /
/decreased //tracer //activity //throughout //both //lungs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //decreased
//tracer //activity //in //the //lung //apices
4. //If //the //usual //adult //dose //of //99mTc-
MAA /
/is //4 //mCi, //a //patient //who //has //had //a //right //pneumonectomy //should //receive //what //dosage?
a. //1 //mCi
b. //2 //mCi
c. //3 //mCi
d. //4 //mCi //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //2 //mCi
5. //Which //one //of //the //following //steps //would //be //appropriate //during //standby-
assist //wheelchair //transfer?
a. //the //wheelchair //should //be //perpendicular //to //the //imaging //table
b. //the //wheelchair //footrest //should //be //out //of //the //way
c. //the //wheelchair //should //be //placed //parallel //to //the //imaging //table
d. /
/the /
/wheelchair /
/should /
/be /
/unlocked //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //the //wheelchair //footrest //should //be //out //of //the //way
,6. //Patient //preparation //for //the //infection //imaging //using //tagged //WBCs //include:
a. //fasting //for //at //least //4 //hr //with //a //blood //glucose //level //below //120 //mg/dL
b. //amoking //cessation //for //at //least //24 //hr
c. //discontinuation //of //certain //medication
d. /
/lab /
/work /
/and /
/information /
/concerning /
/recent /
/blood /
/transfusion //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //lab //work //and //information //concerning //recent //blood //transfusion
7. //Thyroid //imaging //may //be //performed //with //wich //of //the //following //collimators?
a. //flat //field
b. //pinhole
c. //parallel //hole
d. //pinhole //or //parallel //hole //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //pinhole //or //parallel //hole
8. /
/In /
/performing //
a/
/thyroid /
/uptake, //
, a/
/technologist /
/collects /
/thyroid /
/counts //
5/
/cm /
/from /
/the /
/surface /
/of /
/the /
/patient's /
/neck /
/and /
/the /
/standard /
/counts /
/20 /
/cm /
/from /
/the /
/surface /
/of /
/the /
/neck /
/phantom. //What //is //the //effect //on //the //thyroid //uptake //value //calculated //from //this //data?
a. //the //uptake //value //will //be //accurate
b. //the //uptake //value //will //be //falsely //decreased
c. //the //uptake //value //will //be //falsely //increased
d. /
/the /
/results /
/are /
/unpredictable //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //the //uptake //value //will //be //falsely //increased
// // // // // // //
2. /
/For //
a/
/patient /
/undergoing /
/bone /
/imaging, /
/all /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/information /
/from //the //medical //history //is //relevant //to //the //interpretation //of //the //bone //images //except:
a. //gallbladder //surgery //a //year //ago
b. //abdominal //surgery //10 //days //ago
c. //radiation //therapy //to //the //breast //6 //months //ago
d. /
/results /
/of /
/previous /
/bone //imaging //procedure //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //gallbladder //surgery //a //year //ago
3. //If //a //patient //is //injected //with //99mTc-
MAA /
/while /
/in /
/the /
/upright /
/position, /
/which //of //the //following //is //most //likely //to //be //seen //on //the //perfusion //lung //images?
,a. //increased //tracer //activity //in //the //lung //apices
b. //decreased //tracer //activity //in //the //lung //apices
c. //decreased //tracer //activity //in //the //lung //bases
d. /
/decreased //tracer //activity //throughout //both //lungs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //decreased
//tracer //activity //in //the //lung //apices
4. //If //the //usual //adult //dose //of //99mTc-
MAA /
/is //4 //mCi, //a //patient //who //has //had //a //right //pneumonectomy //should //receive //what //dosage?
a. //1 //mCi
b. //2 //mCi
c. //3 //mCi
d. //4 //mCi //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //2 //mCi
5. //Which //one //of //the //following //steps //would //be //appropriate //during //standby-
assist //wheelchair //transfer?
a. //the //wheelchair //should //be //perpendicular //to //the //imaging //table
b. //the //wheelchair //footrest //should //be //out //of //the //way
c. //the //wheelchair //should //be //placed //parallel //to //the //imaging //table
d. /
/the /
/wheelchair /
/should /
/be /
/unlocked //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //the //wheelchair //footrest //should //be //out //of //the //way
,6. //Patient //preparation //for //the //infection //imaging //using //tagged //WBCs //include:
a. //fasting //for //at //least //4 //hr //with //a //blood //glucose //level //below //120 //mg/dL
b. //amoking //cessation //for //at //least //24 //hr
c. //discontinuation //of //certain //medication
d. /
/lab /
/work /
/and /
/information /
/concerning /
/recent /
/blood /
/transfusion //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //lab //work //and //information //concerning //recent //blood //transfusion
7. //Thyroid //imaging //may //be //performed //with //wich //of //the //following //collimators?
a. //flat //field
b. //pinhole
c. //parallel //hole
d. //pinhole //or //parallel //hole //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //pinhole //or //parallel //hole
8. /
/In /
/performing //
a/
/thyroid /
/uptake, //
, a/
/technologist /
/collects /
/thyroid /
/counts //
5/
/cm /
/from /
/the /
/surface /
/of /
/the /
/patient's /
/neck /
/and /
/the /
/standard /
/counts /
/20 /
/cm /
/from /
/the /
/surface /
/of /
/the /
/neck /
/phantom. //What //is //the //effect //on //the //thyroid //uptake //value //calculated //from //this //data?
a. //the //uptake //value //will //be //accurate
b. //the //uptake //value //will //be //falsely //decreased
c. //the //uptake //value //will //be //falsely //increased
d. /
/the /
/results /
/are /
/unpredictable //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //the //uptake //value //will //be //falsely //increased
