Davies Ultrasound Physics Review Exam A And B All 600+ Questions And Well Elaborated Answers Latest Updated This Year

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DAVIES ULTRASOUND PHYSICS REVIEW EXAM A
AND B ALL 600+ QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED THIS YEAR

DAVIES ULTRASOUND PHYSICS REVIEW EXAM A




Question: Which of the following actions is NOT compliant with HIPAA?

A: Cropping all patient identifiers from images used for teaching purposes.

B: Refraining from disclosing patient health information without proper authorization.

C: Reviewing your neighbors medical studies on your hospital PACS system so you can give her
your opinion of her condition.

D: Covering your daily requisition list so that the names are not visible to patients and visitors.

E: All of these actions are compliant with HIPAA. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C: Reviewing your
neighbors medical studies on your hospital PACS system so you can give her your opinion of her
condition.




Question: What does mechanical index indicate on an ultrasound system?

A: The maximum temperature increase in tissue

B: The minimum temperature increase in tissue

C: Acoustic power in milliwatts

D: The likelihood of cavitation during an ultrasound exam

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E: Minutes of exposure time before tissue heating is too great - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D: The
likelihood of cavitation during an ultrasound exam




Question: In medicine what do the initials "PHI" indicate?

A: Private health indicator

B: Personal heart index

C: Personal health information

D: Private health institute

E: Protected health information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔E: Protected health information




Question: A study designed to determine if there is an association between an adverse effect in
a population and exposure to a particular agent is a(n):

A: Case report

B: Epidemiological study

C: In vitro study

D: In vivo study

E: Single-incident investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B: Epidemiological study




Question: What should you limit when the thermal index exceeds 1?

A: Overall gain

B: TGC

C: Exposure time

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D: Scanning depth

E: All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C: Exposure time




Question: To practice the ALARA principle which of the following techniques should you
employ?

A: Always use the least amount of Reciever gain that allows adequate tissue visualization.

B: Adjust the controls so that the MI and TI read outs exceed 1.

C: Use the lowest transmit power that allows adequate tissue visualization.

D: Use the highest frame averaging setting.

E: Maximize exposure time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C: Use the lowest transmit power that
allows adequate tissue visualization.



Question: The thermal index indicates:

A: Estimated maximum temperature increase in tissue

B: Minutes of exposure time before heating is too great

C: Seconds of exposure time before heating is too great

D: Acoustic power in milliwatts

E: Liklihood of cavitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A: Estimated maximum temperature increase
in tissue.




Question: Which operator control most directly adjusts the intensity of the transmitted pulse?

A: Receiver gain

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B: Depth of scanning

C: Acoustic output (transmit) power

D: Time gain compensation (TGC)

E: Pulse repetition frequency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C: Acoustic output (transmit) power




Question: Which of the following would show the highest intensity value?

A: SATP

B: SATA

C: Im

D: SPPA

E: SPTP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔E: SPTP




Question: Which intensity parameter is not applicable for continuous-wave ultrasound?

A: SATA

B: SPTA

C: SPPA

D: SAPA

E: C and D - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔E: C and D




Question: Which of the following would most likely have the highest SPTA value?

A: CW Doppler