PAT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | RATED A+
The main reason for long term absences among healthcare workers - CORRECT ANSWER -
occupational injuries
On average how many years does it take for a sonographer to start experiencing pain associated
with the job - CORRECT ANSWER -5 years
What percentage of sonographers scan in pain - CORRECT ANSWER -80-90%
Occupationally acquired or aggravated injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, or cartilage
resulting from repetitive use - CORRECT ANSWER -WRMSD's
What does ALARA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER -As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Which of the following is the most common test performed by an echocardiographer - CORRECT
ANSWER -TTE
What type of person is described as a person who talks first and thinks later - CORRECT ANSWER
-Extrovert
Which of the following is not a component of emotional intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER -self-
confidence
Under what act could there be a serious legal repercussions that result from violation of
patients right to privacy - CORRECT ANSWER -HIPPA
Failure of the sound beam to pass through an object - CORRECT ANSWER -shadowing
,The simultaneous viewing of a structure in B- Mode while sampling the vessel with Pulsed-
Waved Doppler - CORRECT ANSWER -Duplex imaging
Range of Diagnostic Ultrasound - CORRECT ANSWER -Between 2 and 15 MHz
Ultrasound is considered to be: - CORRECT ANSWER -greater than 20,000 Hz
The ability to influence others to accomplish a specific goal - CORRECT ANSWER -leadership
What type of leader exhibits charism and offers inspiration for followers - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transformational leader
What does HIPPA mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996
Which of the following can sound not propagate through - CORRECT ANSWER -Vacuum
Which of the following was the earliest method of displaying returning echos - CORRECT
ANSWER -A- Mode
Which of the filling specializes A-Mode routinely - CORRECT ANSWER -Ophthalmic
Higher frequency transducers are best used to evaluate what type of structures - CORRECT
ANSWER -Superficial
What non-imaging mode would be used to demonstrate the movement of the fetal heart and
the myocardial wall thickness during both systole and diastole? - CORRECT ANSWER -M-mode
, How many elements does a continuous wave transducer utilize - CORRECT ANSWER -Two
What type of Doppler submits sound waves into the body and then pauses as it waits for the
sound waves to return to the transducer - CORRECT ANSWER -Pulse wave
Color Doppler provides all except - CORRECT ANSWER -Numbers of pixels maximized
Which of the following is another name for power Doppler - CORRECT ANSWER -Color Doppler
energy
What is an advantage of power Doppler - CORRECT ANSWER -Highly sensitive for slow flow
What is not true of leadership - CORRECT ANSWER -It is the same as management
Which leadership style tends to dampen creativity in the workplace - CORRECT ANSWER -
autocratic
Which of the following would assist organizations during the process of lab accreditation -
CORRECT ANSWER -consultant
This term describes a structure that produces echoes - CORRECT ANSWER -Hyperechoic
Term meaning having the same echogenicity - CORRECT ANSWER -Isoechoic
Term meaning having few echoes within a structure - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypoechoic
ANSWERS | RATED A+
The main reason for long term absences among healthcare workers - CORRECT ANSWER -
occupational injuries
On average how many years does it take for a sonographer to start experiencing pain associated
with the job - CORRECT ANSWER -5 years
What percentage of sonographers scan in pain - CORRECT ANSWER -80-90%
Occupationally acquired or aggravated injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, or cartilage
resulting from repetitive use - CORRECT ANSWER -WRMSD's
What does ALARA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER -As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Which of the following is the most common test performed by an echocardiographer - CORRECT
ANSWER -TTE
What type of person is described as a person who talks first and thinks later - CORRECT ANSWER
-Extrovert
Which of the following is not a component of emotional intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER -self-
confidence
Under what act could there be a serious legal repercussions that result from violation of
patients right to privacy - CORRECT ANSWER -HIPPA
Failure of the sound beam to pass through an object - CORRECT ANSWER -shadowing
,The simultaneous viewing of a structure in B- Mode while sampling the vessel with Pulsed-
Waved Doppler - CORRECT ANSWER -Duplex imaging
Range of Diagnostic Ultrasound - CORRECT ANSWER -Between 2 and 15 MHz
Ultrasound is considered to be: - CORRECT ANSWER -greater than 20,000 Hz
The ability to influence others to accomplish a specific goal - CORRECT ANSWER -leadership
What type of leader exhibits charism and offers inspiration for followers - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transformational leader
What does HIPPA mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996
Which of the following can sound not propagate through - CORRECT ANSWER -Vacuum
Which of the following was the earliest method of displaying returning echos - CORRECT
ANSWER -A- Mode
Which of the filling specializes A-Mode routinely - CORRECT ANSWER -Ophthalmic
Higher frequency transducers are best used to evaluate what type of structures - CORRECT
ANSWER -Superficial
What non-imaging mode would be used to demonstrate the movement of the fetal heart and
the myocardial wall thickness during both systole and diastole? - CORRECT ANSWER -M-mode
, How many elements does a continuous wave transducer utilize - CORRECT ANSWER -Two
What type of Doppler submits sound waves into the body and then pauses as it waits for the
sound waves to return to the transducer - CORRECT ANSWER -Pulse wave
Color Doppler provides all except - CORRECT ANSWER -Numbers of pixels maximized
Which of the following is another name for power Doppler - CORRECT ANSWER -Color Doppler
energy
What is an advantage of power Doppler - CORRECT ANSWER -Highly sensitive for slow flow
What is not true of leadership - CORRECT ANSWER -It is the same as management
Which leadership style tends to dampen creativity in the workplace - CORRECT ANSWER -
autocratic
Which of the following would assist organizations during the process of lab accreditation -
CORRECT ANSWER -consultant
This term describes a structure that produces echoes - CORRECT ANSWER -Hyperechoic
Term meaning having the same echogenicity - CORRECT ANSWER -Isoechoic
Term meaning having few echoes within a structure - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypoechoic
