My CAMRT Practice Questions With Correct Answers!!
What is an Adrenergic drug? - Answer Drug that stimulates the nervous system, and causes the relaxation of smooth muscles of the bronchi.
What is a common example of an adrenergic drug? - Answer Epinephrine
What is an example of a local anesthetic? - Answer Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
What are some common side effects of anticoagulants? - Answer - Bruising - Spontaneous bleeding
What is an anticholinergic drug? - Answer A drug that depresses the parasympathetic nervous system and act as antispasmodics of smooth muscle. They
decrease contractions, saliva, bronchial mucus etc.
What are some common examples of anticholinergic drugs? - Answer - Buscopan - Glucagon - Atropine
What is a cathartic drug? - Answer Drug that stimulates peristalsis and promotes deification. (Treats constipation)
What type of drug is Lasix, and what does it do? - Answer It is a diuretic that stimulates the flow of urine.
What type of drug are NSAID's? - Answer Anti-inflammatory that is used to treat pain
associated with mild pain.
What are a few common examples of NSAID's? - Answer - Aspirin
- Advil - Celebrex - Aleve
What is the annual dose limit for the whole body of radiation workers? - Answer 20 mSv
What is the annual dose limit for the lens of the eye for radiation workers? - Answer 150 mSv
What is the annual dose limit for skin, hands, and all other organs for radiation workers? - Answer 500 mSv
What is the dose that can result in permanent sterility in men? - Answer 5 Gy
What is the CT number for Air? - Answer -1000
What is the CT number for brain? - Answer +20 - +40 My CAMRT Practice Questions With Correct Answers!!
If a pediatric patient comes into the emergency department with a cough that is described as a "barking cough", what hallmark sign would you expect to see on their resultant soft tissue neck? - Answer An hourglass or steeple sign
What respiratory pathology is associated with the "bat wing or butterfly sign"? - Answer Pulmonary Edema
In a tension pneumothorax, what way will the mediastinal structures deviate, and what way will the trachea deviate? - Answer The mediastinal structures will deviate away from the side of the pneumothorax and the trachea will deviate away as well.
What contrast phase is used for a routine chest CT? - Answer Late arterial / bolus
What is the average window width/window level for the brain? - Answer 190/50
What is the average window width/ window level for mediastinal structures? - Answer
325/50
In CT, what does your window width control? - Answer Number of shades of grey (CONTRAST)
In CT, what does the window level control? - Answer The center of the grey scale (BRIGHTNESS / DARKNESS)
What is the average timing for a delayed (equilibrium) scan? - Answer 300s
What is the average timing for a Portal Venous (Equilibrium) scan? - Answer 65-85s
What is the average timing for a Early Arterial (bolus) scan? - Answer 15-25s
What is the average timing for a Late Arterial scan? - Answer 35-45s
Which pathology would you see an air bronchogram on a plain film CXR? - Answer Alveolar pneumonia
Which respiratory pathology would represent with the "tree-in-bud" appearance on a CT scan of the chest? - Answer Bronchopnemonia
What are some of the signs and symptoms of Epiglottitis? - Answer - Stridor
- Cyanosis - Fever - Drooling - Difficulty swallowing and breathing
What are some of the hallmark symptoms of a patient with cystic fibrosis? - Answer -
Sinusitis with polyps - Weightloss and large foul stool - Mucous in intestines My CAMRT Practice Questions With Correct Answers!!
- Excessive sweating
What is one of the ways that they can test for cystic fibrosis? - Answer The sweat test
How would you position a patient for a decubitus chest when the doctor is querying a
pleural effusion in the right lung? - Answer Right lateral decubitus (affected side down)
What is one of the hallmark signs of achlasia of the GI system? - Answer "Rat tail" or
"Beak" sign
What is the radiographic appearance of esophageal varices? - Answer - Worm tracings - rosary beads
How will the radial tuberosity appear on a lateral elbow projection if the hand is externally rotated? - Answer The tuberosity will appear anterior
How will the radial tuberosity appear on a lateral elbow projection if the hand is internally rotated? - Answer The tuberosity will appear posterior
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients proximal humerus is elevated, what will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head will be posterior on the coranoid - The distal capitulum surface is too distal to the distal surface of the medial trochlea
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients proximal humerus is depresses, what
will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head will be anterior to the coranoid - The distal capitulum surface is demonstrated too far proximal to the medial trochlear surface
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients distal forearm is elevated, what will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head will be proximal to the coronoid
- The capitulum is too far posterior to the medial trochlea
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients distal forearm is depressed, what will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head is distal to the coronoid - The capitulum is too anterior to the medial trochlea
What angle should be used for an axiolateral oblique of the elbow? - Answer 45 degrees up the arm
How would you describe the organs of a patient that is considered Asthenic? - Answer - Low stomach - Long Lungs
- Low hanging transverse colon
What is an Adrenergic drug? - Answer Drug that stimulates the nervous system, and causes the relaxation of smooth muscles of the bronchi.
What is a common example of an adrenergic drug? - Answer Epinephrine
What is an example of a local anesthetic? - Answer Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
What are some common side effects of anticoagulants? - Answer - Bruising - Spontaneous bleeding
What is an anticholinergic drug? - Answer A drug that depresses the parasympathetic nervous system and act as antispasmodics of smooth muscle. They
decrease contractions, saliva, bronchial mucus etc.
What are some common examples of anticholinergic drugs? - Answer - Buscopan - Glucagon - Atropine
What is a cathartic drug? - Answer Drug that stimulates peristalsis and promotes deification. (Treats constipation)
What type of drug is Lasix, and what does it do? - Answer It is a diuretic that stimulates the flow of urine.
What type of drug are NSAID's? - Answer Anti-inflammatory that is used to treat pain
associated with mild pain.
What are a few common examples of NSAID's? - Answer - Aspirin
- Advil - Celebrex - Aleve
What is the annual dose limit for the whole body of radiation workers? - Answer 20 mSv
What is the annual dose limit for the lens of the eye for radiation workers? - Answer 150 mSv
What is the annual dose limit for skin, hands, and all other organs for radiation workers? - Answer 500 mSv
What is the dose that can result in permanent sterility in men? - Answer 5 Gy
What is the CT number for Air? - Answer -1000
What is the CT number for brain? - Answer +20 - +40 My CAMRT Practice Questions With Correct Answers!!
If a pediatric patient comes into the emergency department with a cough that is described as a "barking cough", what hallmark sign would you expect to see on their resultant soft tissue neck? - Answer An hourglass or steeple sign
What respiratory pathology is associated with the "bat wing or butterfly sign"? - Answer Pulmonary Edema
In a tension pneumothorax, what way will the mediastinal structures deviate, and what way will the trachea deviate? - Answer The mediastinal structures will deviate away from the side of the pneumothorax and the trachea will deviate away as well.
What contrast phase is used for a routine chest CT? - Answer Late arterial / bolus
What is the average window width/window level for the brain? - Answer 190/50
What is the average window width/ window level for mediastinal structures? - Answer
325/50
In CT, what does your window width control? - Answer Number of shades of grey (CONTRAST)
In CT, what does the window level control? - Answer The center of the grey scale (BRIGHTNESS / DARKNESS)
What is the average timing for a delayed (equilibrium) scan? - Answer 300s
What is the average timing for a Portal Venous (Equilibrium) scan? - Answer 65-85s
What is the average timing for a Early Arterial (bolus) scan? - Answer 15-25s
What is the average timing for a Late Arterial scan? - Answer 35-45s
Which pathology would you see an air bronchogram on a plain film CXR? - Answer Alveolar pneumonia
Which respiratory pathology would represent with the "tree-in-bud" appearance on a CT scan of the chest? - Answer Bronchopnemonia
What are some of the signs and symptoms of Epiglottitis? - Answer - Stridor
- Cyanosis - Fever - Drooling - Difficulty swallowing and breathing
What are some of the hallmark symptoms of a patient with cystic fibrosis? - Answer -
Sinusitis with polyps - Weightloss and large foul stool - Mucous in intestines My CAMRT Practice Questions With Correct Answers!!
- Excessive sweating
What is one of the ways that they can test for cystic fibrosis? - Answer The sweat test
How would you position a patient for a decubitus chest when the doctor is querying a
pleural effusion in the right lung? - Answer Right lateral decubitus (affected side down)
What is one of the hallmark signs of achlasia of the GI system? - Answer "Rat tail" or
"Beak" sign
What is the radiographic appearance of esophageal varices? - Answer - Worm tracings - rosary beads
How will the radial tuberosity appear on a lateral elbow projection if the hand is externally rotated? - Answer The tuberosity will appear anterior
How will the radial tuberosity appear on a lateral elbow projection if the hand is internally rotated? - Answer The tuberosity will appear posterior
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients proximal humerus is elevated, what will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head will be posterior on the coranoid - The distal capitulum surface is too distal to the distal surface of the medial trochlea
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients proximal humerus is depresses, what
will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head will be anterior to the coranoid - The distal capitulum surface is demonstrated too far proximal to the medial trochlear surface
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients distal forearm is elevated, what will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head will be proximal to the coronoid
- The capitulum is too far posterior to the medial trochlea
If during a lateral elbow projection, the patients distal forearm is depressed, what will the resultant x-ray show? - Answer - The radial head is distal to the coronoid - The capitulum is too anterior to the medial trochlea
What angle should be used for an axiolateral oblique of the elbow? - Answer 45 degrees up the arm
How would you describe the organs of a patient that is considered Asthenic? - Answer - Low stomach - Long Lungs
- Low hanging transverse colon
