ARRT CT REGISTRY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1
The snormal srange sof srespiration sof san sadult sis
A. s5- s10 sbreaths sper sminute s
B. s12-20 sbreaths sper sminute
c. s20-30 sbreaths sper sminute
D. s35-50 sbreaths sper sminute s- sANS--B. s12-20
2
which sof sthe sfollowing sis sa sparenteral sroute sof smedication sadministration
A. ssublingual
B. sIntramuscular
C. stransdermal
D. sOral s- sANS--B. sIntramuscular
3
The spreperation sfor sa scontrast- senhanced sCT sexam sof sa spatient swith sprior sallergic
sreaction sto siodinated scontrast smedia smay sinclude
A. spre smedication swith ssteroids sand santihistamines
B. sadministration sof sa snegative scontrast sagent
C. sincrease sin sfluids sfor s24 shours sbefore sthe sexam
D. srefraining sfrom surination sfor s2 shours sbefore sthe sexam s- sANS--A. spremedication
swith sSteroids sand santihistamines
4
A spatient sin sshock smay sexhibit swhich sof sthe sfollowing ssymptoms:
A. stachycardia
B. srapid, sshallow sbreathing
C. scyanosis
D. sall sthe sabove s- sANS--D. sall sthe sabove
5
which sof sthe sfollowing sinfection scontrol stechniques sis srequired sat sthe ssite sof san
sintravenous sinjection sof siodinated scontrast smedia?
A. scontact sIsolation
B. ssurgical sasepsis
C. smedical sasepsis
D. senteric sprecautions s- sANS--B. ssurgical sasepsis
6
A scommon ssite sfor sthe sintravenous sinjection sof siodinated scontrast smedia sis sthe
,A. scephalic svein
B. santecubitlal svein
C. sbasilic svein
D. sall sthe sabove s- sANS--D. sall sthe sabove
7
which sof sthe sfollowing stechnical sfactors sexhibits sa sdirect seffect son spatient sdose?
a. smatrix ssize
b. salgorithm s
c. smilliampere-seconds s(mAs)
d swindow slevel s- sANS--c. smilliampere-seconds s(mAs)
8
prior sto san sintravenous sinjection sof siodinated scontrast smaterial, sthe spatient sshould
sbe squestioned sregarding s
1. srenal sfunction
2. sallergic shistory
3. scardiac shistory
sa. s1 sonly
sb. s2 sonly
sc. s3 sonly
sd. s1, s2, sand s3 s- sANS--d. s1, s2, sand s3
9
used sin sdetermining sthe sbiologic seffect sof siodinated scontrast smedia, sthe sterm
s___________refers sto sthe snumber sof sions sformed swhen sa ssubstance sdissociates
sin ssolution.
a. ssolubility s
b. sosmolality s
c. sconcentration
d. siodination s- sANS--b. sosmolality
10
which sof sthe sfollowing slaboratory svalues scan sbe sused sto sevaluate sthe srenal
sfunction sof sa spatient.
a. sblood surea snitrogen s(BUN)
b. spartial sthromboplastin stime
c. screatinine
d. sboth sa sand sc s- sANS--d. sboth sa sand sc
11
a(n) s________________ sinfection sis sone sthat spatients sacquire sduring stheir sstay sin
sa shealth scare sinstitution. s
a. sblood-borne
b. snosocomial
c. siatrogenic
,d. sstaphylococcal s- sANS--b. snosocomial
12
during sCT sexaminations, spatients sshould sbe sshielded sabove sand sbelow sbecause sof
s
a. sthe srotational snature sof sthe sxray stube
b. sextremely shigh skilo svolt speak s(kVp) stechniques
c. slack sof sfiltration sof sthe sCT sbeam
d. sreduced scollimation sof sthe sCT sbeam s- sANS--a. sthe srotational snature sof sthe sxray
stube
13
which sof sthe sfollowing swould sbe sbest ssuited sfor sintravenous sinjection sof scontrast
smaterial swith sa spower sinjector?
a. sa sbutterfly sneedle
b. sa scentral svenous sline
c. sa s23-gauge sspinal sneedle
d. san sangiocatheter s- sANS--d. sangiocatheter
14
a(n) s__________________ scontrast smaterial smay sbe sdescribed sas sone sthat sdoes
snot sdissociate sinto scharged sparticles sin ssolution.
a. sneutral
b. snon-ionic s
c. sosmolar s
d. sionic s- sANS--b. snon-ionic
15
thorough sexplanation sof sthe sCT sprocedure sand sproper scommunication swith sthe
spatient sis svital sin sensuring sthat
1. sbreathing sinstructions sare sproperly sfollowed
2. smisregistration sdoes snot soccur
3. spatient sanxiety sis skept sat sa sminimum
sa. s1 sand s2 sonly
sb. s1 sand s3 sonly
sc. s2 sand s3 sonly
sd. s1, s2, sand s3 s- sANS--d. s1, s2, sand s3
16
the slumen sof sneedles sused sfor sthe sinjection sof scontrast smedia svaries sin sdiameter.
sthe sunit sused sto sdescribe sthis sdiameter sis scalled
a. slength
b. scubic scentimeter s(cc)
c. sgauge
d. spounds sper ssquare sinch s(psi) s- sANS--c. sgauge
17
, direct scontraindications sto siodinated scontrast smaterial sadministration sinclude
1. sprior slife sthreatening sreaction sto siodinated scontrast smaterial
2. smultiple smyeloma
3. sallergies sto spenicillin
sa. s1 sonly
sb. s1 sand s2 sonly
sc. s1 sand s3 sonly
sd. s1,, s2, sand s3 s- sANS--b. s1 sonly
18.
which sof sthe sfollowing sis san saccurate smethod sof sverifying spatient sidentity?
a. scalling spatients sby stheir sfull sname
b. schecking sthe sname slisted son sthe smedical srecord
c. sexamining sthe spatient's swrist sidentification sband
d. sall sof sthe sabove s- sANS--c. sexamining sthe spatient's swrist sidentification sband
19.
advantages sof sautomatic spower sinjectors sover sthe smanual sbolus smethod sof
sintravenous scontrast sadministration sinclude
1. sincreased stissue senhancement sdue sto sfaster sinjection stimes
2. suniform scontrast sadministration sover sthe sentire slength sof sthe sstudy
3 sdecreased svolume sof scontrast sadministered
sa. s1 sonly
sb. s3 sonly
sc. s1 sand s2 sonly
sd. s2 sand s3 sonly s- sANS--C. sl sand s2 sonly
20
the saverage srange sfor snormal sadult sblood surea snitrogen s(BUN) slevels sis
sapproximately s
a. s1-4 smg/dL
b. s5-20 smg/dL
c. s23-30 smg/dL s
d. s45-60 smg/dL s- sANS--B. s5-20 smg/dL
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which sof sthe sfollowing sterms sdescribes sa scondition sin swhich scerebral sischemia sis
scaused sby ssystemic shypotension?
a. svasovagal sreaction s
b. smyocardial sinfarction
c. stransient sischemic sattack
d. shydrocephalus s- sANS--a. svasovagal sreaction
22
which sof sthe sfollowing sinteractions sbetween sx-ray sbeam sand smatter sresults sin sthe
slargest samount sof spatient sdose?
CORRECT ANSWERS
1
The snormal srange sof srespiration sof san sadult sis
A. s5- s10 sbreaths sper sminute s
B. s12-20 sbreaths sper sminute
c. s20-30 sbreaths sper sminute
D. s35-50 sbreaths sper sminute s- sANS--B. s12-20
2
which sof sthe sfollowing sis sa sparenteral sroute sof smedication sadministration
A. ssublingual
B. sIntramuscular
C. stransdermal
D. sOral s- sANS--B. sIntramuscular
3
The spreperation sfor sa scontrast- senhanced sCT sexam sof sa spatient swith sprior sallergic
sreaction sto siodinated scontrast smedia smay sinclude
A. spre smedication swith ssteroids sand santihistamines
B. sadministration sof sa snegative scontrast sagent
C. sincrease sin sfluids sfor s24 shours sbefore sthe sexam
D. srefraining sfrom surination sfor s2 shours sbefore sthe sexam s- sANS--A. spremedication
swith sSteroids sand santihistamines
4
A spatient sin sshock smay sexhibit swhich sof sthe sfollowing ssymptoms:
A. stachycardia
B. srapid, sshallow sbreathing
C. scyanosis
D. sall sthe sabove s- sANS--D. sall sthe sabove
5
which sof sthe sfollowing sinfection scontrol stechniques sis srequired sat sthe ssite sof san
sintravenous sinjection sof siodinated scontrast smedia?
A. scontact sIsolation
B. ssurgical sasepsis
C. smedical sasepsis
D. senteric sprecautions s- sANS--B. ssurgical sasepsis
6
A scommon ssite sfor sthe sintravenous sinjection sof siodinated scontrast smedia sis sthe
,A. scephalic svein
B. santecubitlal svein
C. sbasilic svein
D. sall sthe sabove s- sANS--D. sall sthe sabove
7
which sof sthe sfollowing stechnical sfactors sexhibits sa sdirect seffect son spatient sdose?
a. smatrix ssize
b. salgorithm s
c. smilliampere-seconds s(mAs)
d swindow slevel s- sANS--c. smilliampere-seconds s(mAs)
8
prior sto san sintravenous sinjection sof siodinated scontrast smaterial, sthe spatient sshould
sbe squestioned sregarding s
1. srenal sfunction
2. sallergic shistory
3. scardiac shistory
sa. s1 sonly
sb. s2 sonly
sc. s3 sonly
sd. s1, s2, sand s3 s- sANS--d. s1, s2, sand s3
9
used sin sdetermining sthe sbiologic seffect sof siodinated scontrast smedia, sthe sterm
s___________refers sto sthe snumber sof sions sformed swhen sa ssubstance sdissociates
sin ssolution.
a. ssolubility s
b. sosmolality s
c. sconcentration
d. siodination s- sANS--b. sosmolality
10
which sof sthe sfollowing slaboratory svalues scan sbe sused sto sevaluate sthe srenal
sfunction sof sa spatient.
a. sblood surea snitrogen s(BUN)
b. spartial sthromboplastin stime
c. screatinine
d. sboth sa sand sc s- sANS--d. sboth sa sand sc
11
a(n) s________________ sinfection sis sone sthat spatients sacquire sduring stheir sstay sin
sa shealth scare sinstitution. s
a. sblood-borne
b. snosocomial
c. siatrogenic
,d. sstaphylococcal s- sANS--b. snosocomial
12
during sCT sexaminations, spatients sshould sbe sshielded sabove sand sbelow sbecause sof
s
a. sthe srotational snature sof sthe sxray stube
b. sextremely shigh skilo svolt speak s(kVp) stechniques
c. slack sof sfiltration sof sthe sCT sbeam
d. sreduced scollimation sof sthe sCT sbeam s- sANS--a. sthe srotational snature sof sthe sxray
stube
13
which sof sthe sfollowing swould sbe sbest ssuited sfor sintravenous sinjection sof scontrast
smaterial swith sa spower sinjector?
a. sa sbutterfly sneedle
b. sa scentral svenous sline
c. sa s23-gauge sspinal sneedle
d. san sangiocatheter s- sANS--d. sangiocatheter
14
a(n) s__________________ scontrast smaterial smay sbe sdescribed sas sone sthat sdoes
snot sdissociate sinto scharged sparticles sin ssolution.
a. sneutral
b. snon-ionic s
c. sosmolar s
d. sionic s- sANS--b. snon-ionic
15
thorough sexplanation sof sthe sCT sprocedure sand sproper scommunication swith sthe
spatient sis svital sin sensuring sthat
1. sbreathing sinstructions sare sproperly sfollowed
2. smisregistration sdoes snot soccur
3. spatient sanxiety sis skept sat sa sminimum
sa. s1 sand s2 sonly
sb. s1 sand s3 sonly
sc. s2 sand s3 sonly
sd. s1, s2, sand s3 s- sANS--d. s1, s2, sand s3
16
the slumen sof sneedles sused sfor sthe sinjection sof scontrast smedia svaries sin sdiameter.
sthe sunit sused sto sdescribe sthis sdiameter sis scalled
a. slength
b. scubic scentimeter s(cc)
c. sgauge
d. spounds sper ssquare sinch s(psi) s- sANS--c. sgauge
17
, direct scontraindications sto siodinated scontrast smaterial sadministration sinclude
1. sprior slife sthreatening sreaction sto siodinated scontrast smaterial
2. smultiple smyeloma
3. sallergies sto spenicillin
sa. s1 sonly
sb. s1 sand s2 sonly
sc. s1 sand s3 sonly
sd. s1,, s2, sand s3 s- sANS--b. s1 sonly
18.
which sof sthe sfollowing sis san saccurate smethod sof sverifying spatient sidentity?
a. scalling spatients sby stheir sfull sname
b. schecking sthe sname slisted son sthe smedical srecord
c. sexamining sthe spatient's swrist sidentification sband
d. sall sof sthe sabove s- sANS--c. sexamining sthe spatient's swrist sidentification sband
19.
advantages sof sautomatic spower sinjectors sover sthe smanual sbolus smethod sof
sintravenous scontrast sadministration sinclude
1. sincreased stissue senhancement sdue sto sfaster sinjection stimes
2. suniform scontrast sadministration sover sthe sentire slength sof sthe sstudy
3 sdecreased svolume sof scontrast sadministered
sa. s1 sonly
sb. s3 sonly
sc. s1 sand s2 sonly
sd. s2 sand s3 sonly s- sANS--C. sl sand s2 sonly
20
the saverage srange sfor snormal sadult sblood surea snitrogen s(BUN) slevels sis
sapproximately s
a. s1-4 smg/dL
b. s5-20 smg/dL
c. s23-30 smg/dL s
d. s45-60 smg/dL s- sANS--B. s5-20 smg/dL
21
which sof sthe sfollowing sterms sdescribes sa scondition sin swhich scerebral sischemia sis
scaused sby ssystemic shypotension?
a. svasovagal sreaction s
b. smyocardial sinfarction
c. stransient sischemic sattack
d. shydrocephalus s- sANS--a. svasovagal sreaction
22
which sof sthe sfollowing sinteractions sbetween sx-ray sbeam sand smatter sresults sin sthe
slargest samount sof spatient sdose?
