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ARDMS (RVT) ULTRASOUND VASCULAR REGISTRY
EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK|
COMPLETE 450 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
What does the number 2000 represent in the formula for Reynolds
number?
a) turbulent flow
b) forward flow
c) retrograde flow
d) monophasic flow - Correct Answer - turbulent flow
In poiseuille's equation, which of the following factors can have a
minimal change in values but results in a large change in flow?
a) length of vessel
b) radius of vessel
c) viscosity
d) resistance - Correct Answer - radius of vessel
Which of the following vessels has the lowest resistance?
a) capillaries
b) iliac veins
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c) venules
d) ivc - Correct Answer - ivc
Hydrostatic pressure in a supine patient is approximately:
a) 15mmHg
b) 52mmHg
c) 75mmHg
d) 102mmHg - Correct Answer - 15mmHg
Which of the following is not considered a component of the calf muscle
pump?
a) venous valves
b) phasic blood flow
c) deep and superficial veins of the lower extremity
d) contracting leg muscles - Correct Answer - phasic blood flow
A critical stenosis is determined by a diameter reduction of 50%. In a
circumferential stenosis this corresponds to a ____ area reduction
a) 100%
b) 75%
c) 60%
d) 25% - Correct Answer - 75%
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Which of the following best describes the effects of exercise on blood
flow in a non-diseased vessel?
a) exercise increases resistance
b) exercise decreases capacitance of the vessel
c) exercise decreases blood flow
d) exercise causes arterial vasodilatation - Correct Answer - exercise
causes arteriole vasodilatation
Which of the following is the least likely cause of edema in the lower
extremity
a) arterial occlusion
b) venous insufficiency
c) cellulitis
d) deep vein thrombosis - Correct Answer - arterial occlusion
Which of the following is not characteristic of a venous Doppler flow
profile?
a) phasicity
b) continuous
c) pulsatile
d) respiration - Correct Answer – pulsatile
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Power is expressed in units termed Watts, what are the units for
intensity?
a) decibels
b) W/cm2
c) m/s
d) joules - Correct Answer - W/cm2
A recording device that converts sonographic images to digital format
for network review and storage is:
a) strip chart recorder
b) fast fourier transform
c) PACS
d) VHS - Correct Answer - PACS
what is the relationship between power and the cross-sectional area of
the sound beam?
a) they are not related
b) they are directly
c) they are inversely proportional
d) power= intensity/area - Correct Answer - they are inversely
proportional
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ARDMS (RVT) ULTRASOUND VASCULAR REGISTRY
EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK|
COMPLETE 450 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
What does the number 2000 represent in the formula for Reynolds
number?
a) turbulent flow
b) forward flow
c) retrograde flow
d) monophasic flow - Correct Answer - turbulent flow
In poiseuille's equation, which of the following factors can have a
minimal change in values but results in a large change in flow?
a) length of vessel
b) radius of vessel
c) viscosity
d) resistance - Correct Answer - radius of vessel
Which of the following vessels has the lowest resistance?
a) capillaries
b) iliac veins
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c) venules
d) ivc - Correct Answer - ivc
Hydrostatic pressure in a supine patient is approximately:
a) 15mmHg
b) 52mmHg
c) 75mmHg
d) 102mmHg - Correct Answer - 15mmHg
Which of the following is not considered a component of the calf muscle
pump?
a) venous valves
b) phasic blood flow
c) deep and superficial veins of the lower extremity
d) contracting leg muscles - Correct Answer - phasic blood flow
A critical stenosis is determined by a diameter reduction of 50%. In a
circumferential stenosis this corresponds to a ____ area reduction
a) 100%
b) 75%
c) 60%
d) 25% - Correct Answer - 75%
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Which of the following best describes the effects of exercise on blood
flow in a non-diseased vessel?
a) exercise increases resistance
b) exercise decreases capacitance of the vessel
c) exercise decreases blood flow
d) exercise causes arterial vasodilatation - Correct Answer - exercise
causes arteriole vasodilatation
Which of the following is the least likely cause of edema in the lower
extremity
a) arterial occlusion
b) venous insufficiency
c) cellulitis
d) deep vein thrombosis - Correct Answer - arterial occlusion
Which of the following is not characteristic of a venous Doppler flow
profile?
a) phasicity
b) continuous
c) pulsatile
d) respiration - Correct Answer – pulsatile
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Power is expressed in units termed Watts, what are the units for
intensity?
a) decibels
b) W/cm2
c) m/s
d) joules - Correct Answer - W/cm2
A recording device that converts sonographic images to digital format
for network review and storage is:
a) strip chart recorder
b) fast fourier transform
c) PACS
d) VHS - Correct Answer - PACS
what is the relationship between power and the cross-sectional area of
the sound beam?
a) they are not related
b) they are directly
c) they are inversely proportional
d) power= intensity/area - Correct Answer - they are inversely
proportional
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