,Adler:IntroductiontoRadiologicandImagingSciencesandPatientCare,8thEdition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Theuseofx-raystocreatea medicalimage on patientsisreferredto8 f 8 f as l l l
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:8 f B
Radiographyis themakingofrecordsofinternalstructuresofthebodybypassageofx-
l
raysorgammaraysthrough the body.8fTheserecords orimagesare typicallyreferredto as8fradiogra8f
l l l l l
phs.
REF: p.8f4
2. Particularcaremustbe taken when using radiationformedicalimaging.Thisistheresult of radiat8 f 8
l l l l l l
f ion’s abilityto create
l inhuman tissueand possiblebiochemicalchanges.
l l l l
a. ionizations
b. radiowaves
c. soundwaves
d. thermalchanges
ANS:8 f A
Someforms ofelectromagneticenergy,including x-
l l
rays,havetheabilitytoionizeatomsinmatter.8Tf heseionizationshavetheabilitytodisrupttheco8 f mposi
tion of matterandare capableofdisruptinglifeprocesses.8fSpecialprotectionshouldbepro8fvidedto prev
l l l l
ent excessiveexposureto ionizingradiation.
l l
REF: p.8f3
3. In thediagnosis of8fpatient diseasestates,8fphysicians8fcan select8ffrom an8farrayofmedicaldiagnos
l l l l l
ti8fcmodalities.Afewof theseinvolve theuseofionizingenergytocreatea medicalimage.8fIfaphys8
l l l
ficianisconcernedabout theuseofionizing radiation,heorshemaychoosetoorderanyofthefoll8fowi
l l
ng diagnosticmodalities8E
l f XCEPT
a. thermograms.
b. medicalsonography.
c. radiography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:8 f C
Radiographyinvolvestheuseofx-
rays8ffortheproductionofmedicalimages.8fMedicalproceduressuchas thermograms,sonograms, l
8fandmagnetic resonancescansusenonionizing energyformsandconsequentlydonotproduceion8fiz
l l
ationsin humantissue.8fTheyareregardedasnonionizingmodalitiesforimagingandofferexcell8fen
l
talternativesto physiciansconcerned about radiationexposure topatients.
l l l l
, REF:8 f pp.83f -4
4. TheGreekphysicianHippocratesisregarded asthefatherof Westernmedicine.Allofthefollo8 f 8 f
l l
wing choices representhismedicalbeliefs8fEXCEPTthe
l l
a. useofhigh ethicalstandardsofconduct.
l
b. importantmedicalvalueofsorceryand witchcraft. l
c. importanceofcloselymonitoringapatient’scondition andrecovery. l
d. valueofdietand exerciseandallowingnatureto take itscourseinrecovery.
l l l
ANS:8 f B
TheHippocraticCorpusiswritings thattheyemphasize rationalandnaturalexplanationsforthetr8feat
l l
ment ofdiseaseandreject sorceryand magic.The8fHippocraticoathstillgovernstheethicalcon8fduc
l l l
tofphysicianstoday.
REF: p.8f5
5. Throughoutthe historyof medicine,remarkableachievementshavebeenrecorded.Theseeve8fnt
l l
s haveledtoourcurrent understandingofthehuman organismand disease.As thisresearchc8fontin
l l l l l
ues,8fmuchofitwillmostlikelyfocus on l
a. propersanitationand publichealth. l
b. immunologyandthedevelopmentofvaccines.
c. germtheoryandinfection.
d. humangenesand geneticengineering. l
ANS:8 f D
Althoughthe Human8fGenome8fProjectisfinished,8fanalyses of the data willcontinueformanyyear8fs.T
l l l l l
hereplacementoffaultygenesthroughgenetherapyoffers promisesofcuresfora varietyofh8 f 8 f ereditar l l
ydiseases,8fandthroughgeneticengineering,8fimportantpharmaceuticalscontinuetobed8feveloped.8fM
edicalresearchwillcontinuetofocusonthegenetic codeinallcells. l
REF: p.8f6
6. Wilhelm8fC.8fRoentgen’s8fdiscoveryof―thex-
ray‖isregarded8fas8foneofmedicine’s most8fsignificantachievements.Althoughhisdiscoveryw
l
8fas accidental,hisearlyresearchwasso8fthoroughthatnosignificantfindingshave beenaddedto8f
l l
his originaltheories.This initselfisa truetribute tothebrillianceof8fRoentgen8fas ascientist.8fOn
l l l l l
e 8 f ofthemost famousearlyimageshe created was8fan8fx-rayimageof his
l l l l l
a. colon.
b. laboratoryassistant’s foot. l
c. wife’s hand.
l
d. kidneys.
ANS:8 f C
November8,1895,isbelievedbyhistorianstobethedaythatRoentgencreatedthefamousimage8foft
hehandofhiswife.8fThroughhisinvestigativemethods,8fRoentgenidentifiedthepropertiesof8 f x-
rays.
REF: p.8f6
, 7. Avaluablex-rayprocedureusedtodiagnoseamyocardialinfarctionis
a. mammography.
b. myelography.
c. arthrography.
d. coronaryarteriography.
ANS:8 f D
Coronaryarteriographyis an8fextremelyvaluabletoolindiagnosingatherosclerosis,8fwhich8fcan
l l
bl8fockthe coronaryarteriesandcausea heart attack(myocardialinfarction).8fBywayofaspecialcat
l l l
h8feterwithaballoontip,8feffectivetreatmentofatherosclerosisispossible.8fThistreatmentofabloc
k8fed8fbloodvesselistermed8fangioplasty.Angioplastyisusedto treatpatientswithouthavingto us l l
e i8fnvasiveopen-heart surgery.
l l
REF: p.8f8
8. Allofthefollowingaretrueofthe diagnosticprocedureofmammographyEXCEPT
l
a. itisveryvaluableforthedetection ofearlybreastcancers. l
b. theproceduresmaybeperformedusingageneralradiographicmachine.
c. radiographersneedtobespeciallytrainedinordertoperform mammography. l
d. radiographersmust becertified bythe ARRTtoqualifyforthemammographyexa8 f
l l l
mination.
ANS:8 f B
Specialbreast imagingcentershavebeen builttoaccommodatethedemandformammographypr8
l l f 8
f ocedures.Equipment andsupplies,suchasaspeciallydesignedx-raytube8fand high-
l l
8fresolution digitalimaging detectors,8fareusedtocreatehigh-
l l
qualitybreast images.8fMammographycannotbeperformed using generalx-
l l l
rayequipment.8fREF: p.88f
9. Tostudythebloodvesselsofthebrain,kidneys,liver,andotherorgans,contrastmaterialis8fadmi8 f
nistered intothesevesselsbyusing
l
a. catheters.
b. stents.
c. balloons.
d. none oftheabove.
l
ANS:8 f A
Angiographyisthetermforradiologicexaminationof thebloodvesselsafterinjectionofacontr8fast l
medium.Mostoften,thecontrastmaterialis injectedthroughacatheter,whichcan8fbedirecte8fd to
l l
avarietyofmajorarteries orveinsforvisualization of thesestructures.
l l l
REF: p.8f8
10. Radiologicsciencecontinuesto beoneofthemostexciting professionsinmedicine.An8fimag8f
l l
ingmodalitythat usesno ionizingradiationandtheenergyofradio waves andmagneticfield8 f 8
l l l l
f sis
a. nuclearimaging.
b. thermography.
c. CVIT.
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Theuseofx-raystocreatea medicalimage on patientsisreferredto8 f 8 f as l l l
a. electrocardiography.
b. radiography.
c. sonography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:8 f B
Radiographyis themakingofrecordsofinternalstructuresofthebodybypassageofx-
l
raysorgammaraysthrough the body.8fTheserecords orimagesare typicallyreferredto as8fradiogra8f
l l l l l
phs.
REF: p.8f4
2. Particularcaremustbe taken when using radiationformedicalimaging.Thisistheresult of radiat8 f 8
l l l l l l
f ion’s abilityto create
l inhuman tissueand possiblebiochemicalchanges.
l l l l
a. ionizations
b. radiowaves
c. soundwaves
d. thermalchanges
ANS:8 f A
Someforms ofelectromagneticenergy,including x-
l l
rays,havetheabilitytoionizeatomsinmatter.8Tf heseionizationshavetheabilitytodisrupttheco8 f mposi
tion of matterandare capableofdisruptinglifeprocesses.8fSpecialprotectionshouldbepro8fvidedto prev
l l l l
ent excessiveexposureto ionizingradiation.
l l
REF: p.8f3
3. In thediagnosis of8fpatient diseasestates,8fphysicians8fcan select8ffrom an8farrayofmedicaldiagnos
l l l l l
ti8fcmodalities.Afewof theseinvolve theuseofionizingenergytocreatea medicalimage.8fIfaphys8
l l l
ficianisconcernedabout theuseofionizing radiation,heorshemaychoosetoorderanyofthefoll8fowi
l l
ng diagnosticmodalities8E
l f XCEPT
a. thermograms.
b. medicalsonography.
c. radiography.
d. magneticresonanceimaging.
ANS:8 f C
Radiographyinvolvestheuseofx-
rays8ffortheproductionofmedicalimages.8fMedicalproceduressuchas thermograms,sonograms, l
8fandmagnetic resonancescansusenonionizing energyformsandconsequentlydonotproduceion8fiz
l l
ationsin humantissue.8fTheyareregardedasnonionizingmodalitiesforimagingandofferexcell8fen
l
talternativesto physiciansconcerned about radiationexposure topatients.
l l l l
, REF:8 f pp.83f -4
4. TheGreekphysicianHippocratesisregarded asthefatherof Westernmedicine.Allofthefollo8 f 8 f
l l
wing choices representhismedicalbeliefs8fEXCEPTthe
l l
a. useofhigh ethicalstandardsofconduct.
l
b. importantmedicalvalueofsorceryand witchcraft. l
c. importanceofcloselymonitoringapatient’scondition andrecovery. l
d. valueofdietand exerciseandallowingnatureto take itscourseinrecovery.
l l l
ANS:8 f B
TheHippocraticCorpusiswritings thattheyemphasize rationalandnaturalexplanationsforthetr8feat
l l
ment ofdiseaseandreject sorceryand magic.The8fHippocraticoathstillgovernstheethicalcon8fduc
l l l
tofphysicianstoday.
REF: p.8f5
5. Throughoutthe historyof medicine,remarkableachievementshavebeenrecorded.Theseeve8fnt
l l
s haveledtoourcurrent understandingofthehuman organismand disease.As thisresearchc8fontin
l l l l l
ues,8fmuchofitwillmostlikelyfocus on l
a. propersanitationand publichealth. l
b. immunologyandthedevelopmentofvaccines.
c. germtheoryandinfection.
d. humangenesand geneticengineering. l
ANS:8 f D
Althoughthe Human8fGenome8fProjectisfinished,8fanalyses of the data willcontinueformanyyear8fs.T
l l l l l
hereplacementoffaultygenesthroughgenetherapyoffers promisesofcuresfora varietyofh8 f 8 f ereditar l l
ydiseases,8fandthroughgeneticengineering,8fimportantpharmaceuticalscontinuetobed8feveloped.8fM
edicalresearchwillcontinuetofocusonthegenetic codeinallcells. l
REF: p.8f6
6. Wilhelm8fC.8fRoentgen’s8fdiscoveryof―thex-
ray‖isregarded8fas8foneofmedicine’s most8fsignificantachievements.Althoughhisdiscoveryw
l
8fas accidental,hisearlyresearchwasso8fthoroughthatnosignificantfindingshave beenaddedto8f
l l
his originaltheories.This initselfisa truetribute tothebrillianceof8fRoentgen8fas ascientist.8fOn
l l l l l
e 8 f ofthemost famousearlyimageshe created was8fan8fx-rayimageof his
l l l l l
a. colon.
b. laboratoryassistant’s foot. l
c. wife’s hand.
l
d. kidneys.
ANS:8 f C
November8,1895,isbelievedbyhistorianstobethedaythatRoentgencreatedthefamousimage8foft
hehandofhiswife.8fThroughhisinvestigativemethods,8fRoentgenidentifiedthepropertiesof8 f x-
rays.
REF: p.8f6
, 7. Avaluablex-rayprocedureusedtodiagnoseamyocardialinfarctionis
a. mammography.
b. myelography.
c. arthrography.
d. coronaryarteriography.
ANS:8 f D
Coronaryarteriographyis an8fextremelyvaluabletoolindiagnosingatherosclerosis,8fwhich8fcan
l l
bl8fockthe coronaryarteriesandcausea heart attack(myocardialinfarction).8fBywayofaspecialcat
l l l
h8feterwithaballoontip,8feffectivetreatmentofatherosclerosisispossible.8fThistreatmentofabloc
k8fed8fbloodvesselistermed8fangioplasty.Angioplastyisusedto treatpatientswithouthavingto us l l
e i8fnvasiveopen-heart surgery.
l l
REF: p.8f8
8. Allofthefollowingaretrueofthe diagnosticprocedureofmammographyEXCEPT
l
a. itisveryvaluableforthedetection ofearlybreastcancers. l
b. theproceduresmaybeperformedusingageneralradiographicmachine.
c. radiographersneedtobespeciallytrainedinordertoperform mammography. l
d. radiographersmust becertified bythe ARRTtoqualifyforthemammographyexa8 f
l l l
mination.
ANS:8 f B
Specialbreast imagingcentershavebeen builttoaccommodatethedemandformammographypr8
l l f 8
f ocedures.Equipment andsupplies,suchasaspeciallydesignedx-raytube8fand high-
l l
8fresolution digitalimaging detectors,8fareusedtocreatehigh-
l l
qualitybreast images.8fMammographycannotbeperformed using generalx-
l l l
rayequipment.8fREF: p.88f
9. Tostudythebloodvesselsofthebrain,kidneys,liver,andotherorgans,contrastmaterialis8fadmi8 f
nistered intothesevesselsbyusing
l
a. catheters.
b. stents.
c. balloons.
d. none oftheabove.
l
ANS:8 f A
Angiographyisthetermforradiologicexaminationof thebloodvesselsafterinjectionofacontr8fast l
medium.Mostoften,thecontrastmaterialis injectedthroughacatheter,whichcan8fbedirecte8fd to
l l
avarietyofmajorarteries orveinsforvisualization of thesestructures.
l l l
REF: p.8f8
10. Radiologicsciencecontinuesto beoneofthemostexciting professionsinmedicine.An8fimag8f
l l
ingmodalitythat usesno ionizingradiationandtheenergyofradio waves andmagneticfield8 f 8
l l l l
f sis
a. nuclearimaging.
b. thermography.
c. CVIT.
