ARRT PRACTICE TEST Questions and Answers|Latest Update

ARRT PRACTICE TEST Questions and
Answers|Latest Update

what aspects of patient care and safety should be concern to the ultrasound technologist?




a. identify the patient by name and offer privacy

b. address the patient by name, explain the procedure, and offer privacy

c. address the patient by name, explain the procedure clearly, offer privacy, select proper

equipment, and follow the ALARA principles


d. explain the procedure, offer privacy, and minimize conversation Correct Answ_c. address

the patient by name, explain the procedure clearly, offer privacy, select proper equipment, and

follow the ALARA principles




what physical abnormalities or illnesses may distort the results of an ultrasound of the

gallbladder and may alter the interpretation of the images?




a. the patient's history of chemotherapy, AIDS, a recent meal, or hepatitis

b. gallbladder stones

c. an empty stomach

, d. ascites Correct Answ_a. the patient's history of chemotherapy, AIDS, a recent meal, or

hepatitis




the ultrasound for an abscess can be difficult to image due to which of these pitfalls?




a. a full stomach

b. a full bladder

c. an empty stomach


d. confusing the bowel with a possible abscess Correct Answ_d. confusing the bowel with a

possible abscess




which statement explains the pitfalls of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for scanning the

abdomen?




a. there are no pitfalls. it is the best available test for abdominal pathology

b. the right kidney axis is unpredictable and often can shadow or imitate pathology when

scanning the abdomen

c. air, fluid, and tissue density will not affect the absorption and scatter in abdominal scans