Exam 1Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
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TBscan?BCHOOSEBALLBTHATBAPPLY.B
a.BsoftBtissue
b.Bligament,Btendon,Bmuscle,Bcartilage
c.BcorticalBbone
d.Bchest,Babdomen,Bpelvis
e.BvascularBdemyelinatingBdiseases
f.Bneoplasm,Binfection,Binflammation,Bseizure
g.Bfracture/looseBbodies/bonyBstenosis
h.BinitialBevaluationBCVA,Btrauma,Bhemorrhage
i.Bpost-acuteBCVA,BTIA,BdementiaB-BAnswerBMRI:
a.BsoftBtissue
b.Bligament,Btendon,Bmuscle,Bcartilage
e.BvascularBdemyelinatingBdiseases
f.Bneoplasm,Binfection,Binflammation,Bseizure
i.Bpost-acuteBCVA,BTIA,Bdementia
DescribeBtheBcurrentBstateBofBPTBimagingBpracticeBinBtheBUSBinBbroadBterms.B-
BAnswerBManyBstatesBareBsilentBonBPTBimagingBpractice,BbutBdoBstateBthatBweBneed
BtoBreferBwhenBneeded.BCO,BWI,BMaryland,BDistrictBofBColombiaBhaveBrightsBtoBorde
rBimaging.
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keBthisBdecision.BWhatBareBsomeBexamplesBofBwhenBimagingBresultsBwouldBchangeBt
heBmanagementBofBcare?B-
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uestions,BPredictionBrulesB(OttawaBAnkle,BCanadianBC-spine,Betc).B
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BroutesBdueBtoBprecautions/contraindications.
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WhatBareBtheBcriteriaBforBtheBCanadianBC-SpineBRules?B-
BAnswerB65+By/o,BdangerousBMOIB(MVA,B4-
wheeler,BhighBfall,BaxialBloadBtoBhead),BextremityBparesthesia
rotateBneckB45Bdegrees
WhatBareBtheBcriteriaBforBtheBOttawaBAnkleBRules?B-
BAnswerBPainBinBmalleoliB+BboneBtendernessBatBposteriorBedgeBdistalB6BcmBandBina
bilityBtoBbearBweightBforB4Bsteps
WhatBareBtheBcriteriaBforBtheBOttawaBFootBRules?B-
BAnswerBPainBinBmidfootB+BboneBtendernessB@Bnavicular/fifthBmetatarsalBandBinabili
tyBtoBbearBweightBforB4Bsteps
WhatBareBtheBcriteriaBforBtheBOttawaBKneeBRules?B-
BAnswerB55+By/o,BisolatedBpatellaBtenderness,BtendernessBatBfibularBhead,BinabilityBt
oBflexBkneeBtoB90Bdegrees,BinabilityBtoBweightBbearBforB4Bsteps
WhatBisBtheBcriteriaBforBanBelbowBfracture?B-
BAnswerBifBptBcanBnotBfullyBextendBtheirBelbowBafterBinjury
, WhatBareBtheBcriteriaBforBaBScaphoidBFracture?B-
BAnswerBswellingBatBanatomicBsnuffbox,BpainfulBpalpationBatBanatomicBsnuffbox,Bpain
fulBulnarBdeviation,BpainfulBthumbBcompression
WhatBareBtheBcriteriaBforBaBfirstBtimeBShoulderBdislocation?B-BAnswerB18-
30By/o,BMVC/assault/sportBinjury/fallB-->BX-RayBPre-reductionB
40+By/o,BpresenceBofBhumeralBecchymosisB-->BX-RayBPre-reduction
WhatBareBtheBcriteriaBforBaBcompressionBfracture?B-
BAnswerB52+By/o,BnoBpresenceBofBlegBsymptoms,BBMIB<22,BdoesBnotBexerciseBregula
rly,Bfemale
BasedBonBBoyle'sBarticleBfromBweekB1,BwhatBareBtheBbenefitsBofBhavingBPT'sBorderBi
maging?B-
BAnswerBreducesBtheBhealthBcareBcost,Bdon'tBneedBtoBgoBtoBMDBforBaBreferral,Bmor
eBdirectBandBtimelyBcare
MatchBtheBfollowingBtermsBtoBtheirBdefinitionsB
a.BAttenuation
b.BremnantBradiation
c.BabsorbedBdose
d.BequivalentBdose
e.BeffectiveBdose
f.Bradiodensity
g.BartifactB
1.BtheBphysicalBqualitiesBofBanBobjectBthatBdetermineBhowBmuchBradiationBitBabsorbs
,BtheBgreaterBtheBatomicBnumber,Bvolume,BdensityBand/orBthickness,BtheBgreaterBthis
BisB
2.BequivalentBdoseBthatBisBadjustedBforBtheBharmBthatBitBcausesBtoBdifferentBtissues