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Nuclear Medicine Board Review Exam
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One advantage of the in vivo method of Tc99m red cell tagging is that: - Answer✔no
manipulation of blood samples outside the body is required
boiling a Tc99m sulfur colloid preparation for too long will result in colloidal particles that are: -
Answer✔too large
Which of the following components in a Tc99m medronate prep is a radiochemical impurity?
a. aluminum
b. Mo99
c. 0.9% NaCl
d. Tc99m pertechnetate
e. ascrobic acid - Answer✔Tc99m pertechnetate
which of the following image findings is most consistent with chromatography results of a
tc99m oxidronate sample demonstrating 65% radiochemical purity?
a. well-defined bone uptake
b. stomach and thyroid uptake
c. lung uptake
d. gi activity
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e. heart uptake - Answer✔b. stomach and thyroid uptake
In what way does the modified in vivo method of labeling RBCs with Tc99m pertechnetate
differ from the in vivo method? - Answer✔the modified method mixes Tc99m pertechnetate
with only a small volume of the patient's blood
What is true about the modified in vivo method for labeling red blood cells with Tc99m
pertechnetate? - Answer✔a sample of the patien'ts "pretinned" blood is incubaed with Tc99m
pertechnetate outside of the patient
If a Mo99/Tc99m generator is eluted at 0700 and again at 1300, the next day's Tc99m yield at
0700: - Answer✔will be decreased
127 millicuries is equivalent to how many gigabecquerels? - Answer✔4.70 GBq
if a new generator is eluted several times and each time the amount of alumnum in the eluate
exceeds the USP limit, the tech should: - Answer✔contact the generator manufacturer
the shelf life of most tc99m labeled RP's is: - Answer✔6-8 hours
Which of the following medical history is relevant to In111 capromab pendetide imaging?
a. breast feeding schedule
b. mammogram result
c. last menstrual cycle
d. pregnancy status
e. PSA level - Answer✔PSA level
Which of the following is not recommended during HMPAO/ECD administration?
a. dim the lights
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b. inject using an IV line
c. talk calmingly to the patient during injection
d. ask them to keep eyes and ears open - Answer✔talk calmingly to the patient during injection
pentagastrin is commonly used in which of the following scans? - Answer✔Meckel's
diverticulum
If an anticoagulant is added to a blood sample, the fluid portion of the blood sample is known
as: - Answer✔plasma
Contraindication for performing MPI resting study is: - Answer✔having a nitroglycerin drip
to help clear the thyroid, liver, and bowel when performing a cardiac perfusion study with
sestamibi, a tech should give what before imaging? - Answer✔a glass of cold water
where is the x-ray generator located in a CT scanner? - Answer✔inside the gantry
In performing a GET, imaging should begin: - Answer✔immediately after meal consumption,
then every 15 minutes for at least 2 hours
every hour for 2 minutes at ku
administration technique for Tc99m bicisate includes which of the following?
a. direct venous stick
b. infusion at peak cardiac stress
c. bolus injection technique
d. infusion over 3 hours
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e. minimize environmental stimuli - Answer✔e. minimize environmental stimuli
patient prep for instilling colloidal P32 chromic phosphate into the peritoneal cavity includes: -
Answer✔introducing tc99m sulfur colloid into the cavity to confirm that the P32 will disperse
evenly
SPECT brain imaging may begin how soon after the administration of tc99m exametazime? -
Answer✔1-2 hours
What dont you have to do when a tech cares for a patient who is not known to have a
communicable disease and following infection control measures are still implemented? -
Answer✔do not need to decontaminate imaging equipment with an antiseptic
Normal sinus rhythm is characterized by: - Answer✔60-100 beats/min
R wave occuring at constant intervals
PR interval 0.12-0.20 sec long
After stress myocardial imaging with Tl201 thallous chloride, 1-1.5 mCi of Tl201 thallous
chloride may be given before rest imaging to: - Answer✔demonstrate reversible ischemia more
readily
prep for the patient for Meckel's diverticulum localization includes: - Answer✔fasting for at
least 2 hour before imaging
which of the following Tc99m labeled agents is the preferred tracer for demonstrating
intermittent GI bleeding? - Answer✔RBC's
furosemide is sometimes administered during renal imaging to: - Answer✔rule out uteropelvic
obstruction
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Nuclear Medicine Board Review Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
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One advantage of the in vivo method of Tc99m red cell tagging is that: - Answer✔no
manipulation of blood samples outside the body is required
boiling a Tc99m sulfur colloid preparation for too long will result in colloidal particles that are: -
Answer✔too large
Which of the following components in a Tc99m medronate prep is a radiochemical impurity?
a. aluminum
b. Mo99
c. 0.9% NaCl
d. Tc99m pertechnetate
e. ascrobic acid - Answer✔Tc99m pertechnetate
which of the following image findings is most consistent with chromatography results of a
tc99m oxidronate sample demonstrating 65% radiochemical purity?
a. well-defined bone uptake
b. stomach and thyroid uptake
c. lung uptake
d. gi activity
1
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e. heart uptake - Answer✔b. stomach and thyroid uptake
In what way does the modified in vivo method of labeling RBCs with Tc99m pertechnetate
differ from the in vivo method? - Answer✔the modified method mixes Tc99m pertechnetate
with only a small volume of the patient's blood
What is true about the modified in vivo method for labeling red blood cells with Tc99m
pertechnetate? - Answer✔a sample of the patien'ts "pretinned" blood is incubaed with Tc99m
pertechnetate outside of the patient
If a Mo99/Tc99m generator is eluted at 0700 and again at 1300, the next day's Tc99m yield at
0700: - Answer✔will be decreased
127 millicuries is equivalent to how many gigabecquerels? - Answer✔4.70 GBq
if a new generator is eluted several times and each time the amount of alumnum in the eluate
exceeds the USP limit, the tech should: - Answer✔contact the generator manufacturer
the shelf life of most tc99m labeled RP's is: - Answer✔6-8 hours
Which of the following medical history is relevant to In111 capromab pendetide imaging?
a. breast feeding schedule
b. mammogram result
c. last menstrual cycle
d. pregnancy status
e. PSA level - Answer✔PSA level
Which of the following is not recommended during HMPAO/ECD administration?
a. dim the lights
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b. inject using an IV line
c. talk calmingly to the patient during injection
d. ask them to keep eyes and ears open - Answer✔talk calmingly to the patient during injection
pentagastrin is commonly used in which of the following scans? - Answer✔Meckel's
diverticulum
If an anticoagulant is added to a blood sample, the fluid portion of the blood sample is known
as: - Answer✔plasma
Contraindication for performing MPI resting study is: - Answer✔having a nitroglycerin drip
to help clear the thyroid, liver, and bowel when performing a cardiac perfusion study with
sestamibi, a tech should give what before imaging? - Answer✔a glass of cold water
where is the x-ray generator located in a CT scanner? - Answer✔inside the gantry
In performing a GET, imaging should begin: - Answer✔immediately after meal consumption,
then every 15 minutes for at least 2 hours
every hour for 2 minutes at ku
administration technique for Tc99m bicisate includes which of the following?
a. direct venous stick
b. infusion at peak cardiac stress
c. bolus injection technique
d. infusion over 3 hours
3
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e. minimize environmental stimuli - Answer✔e. minimize environmental stimuli
patient prep for instilling colloidal P32 chromic phosphate into the peritoneal cavity includes: -
Answer✔introducing tc99m sulfur colloid into the cavity to confirm that the P32 will disperse
evenly
SPECT brain imaging may begin how soon after the administration of tc99m exametazime? -
Answer✔1-2 hours
What dont you have to do when a tech cares for a patient who is not known to have a
communicable disease and following infection control measures are still implemented? -
Answer✔do not need to decontaminate imaging equipment with an antiseptic
Normal sinus rhythm is characterized by: - Answer✔60-100 beats/min
R wave occuring at constant intervals
PR interval 0.12-0.20 sec long
After stress myocardial imaging with Tl201 thallous chloride, 1-1.5 mCi of Tl201 thallous
chloride may be given before rest imaging to: - Answer✔demonstrate reversible ischemia more
readily
prep for the patient for Meckel's diverticulum localization includes: - Answer✔fasting for at
least 2 hour before imaging
which of the following Tc99m labeled agents is the preferred tracer for demonstrating
intermittent GI bleeding? - Answer✔RBC's
furosemide is sometimes administered during renal imaging to: - Answer✔rule out uteropelvic
obstruction
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