ARRT CI REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE FULL
SOLUTION SET
◉ What causes positive contrast material to produce an area of
reduced image density?
A. scatter of primary photons
B. absorption of primary photons
C. scatter of secondary photons
D. absorption of secondary photons. Answer: Answer B
◉ Which of the following documents are part of the patient's
medical record?
1. record of medications given
2. consent forms
3. radiographs
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3. Answer: Answer D
◉ What term describes the resistance of contrast material due to the
attraction of molecules to each other?
,A. persistence
B. toxicity
C. miscibility
D. viscosity. Answer: Answer D
◉ What term describes a solution with an ionic concentration higher
than normal body fluids?
A. isotonic
B. hyperostatic
C. hyperosmolar
D. osmotic. Answer: Answer: C
Hyperosmolar solutions have an ionic concentration higher than
normal body fluids.
◉ Which of the following should be noted in the patient's medical
chart?
1. mild itching following injection of contrast material
2. pain at puncture site
3. flushed feeling following injection of contrast material
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
,D. 1, 2, and 3. Answer: Answer A
◉ Which of the following can be used as a local anesthetic?
A. morphine hydrochloride
B. acetaminophen
C. reserpine
D. lidocaine. Answer: D.
Lidocaine is used as a local anesthetic in cardiovascular studies.
◉ Which of the following drugs would relax vascular walls to permit
greater flow?
A. stimulant
B. Diuretic
C. vasodilator
D. anticoagulant. Answer: C.
A vasodilator will relax vascular walls to permit greater blood flow.
◉ Which of the following are used to reduce patient anxiety?
A. atropine
B. amphetamine
C. diazepam
D. nitroglycerin. Answer: C.
, Diazepam (valium) is commonly used to relieve short term anxiety.
It also used as an anticonvulsant and antispasmodic.
◉ What type of drug should be considered for a patient who
complains of having "tongue thickness"?
A. antihistamine
B. sedative
C. anesthetic
D. anticoagulant. Answer: A.
Antihistamines, which are used to relieve symptoms caused by
nasal, drug, food, and skin allergies. It should be considered for
patient who complains of having "tongue thickness".
◉ Which of the following are characteristics of non-ionic contrast
material?
1. cause fewer adverse reactions
2. do not disrupt homeostasis
3. do not disassociate in solution
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3. Answer: D.
SOLUTION SET
◉ What causes positive contrast material to produce an area of
reduced image density?
A. scatter of primary photons
B. absorption of primary photons
C. scatter of secondary photons
D. absorption of secondary photons. Answer: Answer B
◉ Which of the following documents are part of the patient's
medical record?
1. record of medications given
2. consent forms
3. radiographs
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3. Answer: Answer D
◉ What term describes the resistance of contrast material due to the
attraction of molecules to each other?
,A. persistence
B. toxicity
C. miscibility
D. viscosity. Answer: Answer D
◉ What term describes a solution with an ionic concentration higher
than normal body fluids?
A. isotonic
B. hyperostatic
C. hyperosmolar
D. osmotic. Answer: Answer: C
Hyperosmolar solutions have an ionic concentration higher than
normal body fluids.
◉ Which of the following should be noted in the patient's medical
chart?
1. mild itching following injection of contrast material
2. pain at puncture site
3. flushed feeling following injection of contrast material
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
,D. 1, 2, and 3. Answer: Answer A
◉ Which of the following can be used as a local anesthetic?
A. morphine hydrochloride
B. acetaminophen
C. reserpine
D. lidocaine. Answer: D.
Lidocaine is used as a local anesthetic in cardiovascular studies.
◉ Which of the following drugs would relax vascular walls to permit
greater flow?
A. stimulant
B. Diuretic
C. vasodilator
D. anticoagulant. Answer: C.
A vasodilator will relax vascular walls to permit greater blood flow.
◉ Which of the following are used to reduce patient anxiety?
A. atropine
B. amphetamine
C. diazepam
D. nitroglycerin. Answer: C.
, Diazepam (valium) is commonly used to relieve short term anxiety.
It also used as an anticonvulsant and antispasmodic.
◉ What type of drug should be considered for a patient who
complains of having "tongue thickness"?
A. antihistamine
B. sedative
C. anesthetic
D. anticoagulant. Answer: A.
Antihistamines, which are used to relieve symptoms caused by
nasal, drug, food, and skin allergies. It should be considered for
patient who complains of having "tongue thickness".
◉ Which of the following are characteristics of non-ionic contrast
material?
1. cause fewer adverse reactions
2. do not disrupt homeostasis
3. do not disassociate in solution
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3. Answer: D.
