ATTR 361 Test #3 (Multiple Choice)
Modalities Study Guide
Which of the following conditions would most likely be treated with phonophoresis?
Select one:
A. Bicipital tendonitis
B. Contused deltoid
C. Ankle sprain
D. Hamstring strain
E. Jammed thumb - ANSWER A. Bicipital tendonitis
Which of the following is not a contraindication for ultrasound use?
Select one:
A. Malignancy
B. Acute conditions
C. Metal implants
D. Eyes
E. Reproductive organs - ANSWER C. Metal implants
Which of the following combinations of ERA and duty cycle would cause the greatest
increase in temperature during an US treatment?
Select one:
A. 6 ERA, 50%
B. 2 ERA, 200%
C. 2 ERA, 50%
D. 4 ERA, 100%
E. 2 ERA, 100% - ANSWER E. 2 ERA, 100%
Therapeutic ultrasound is contraindicated for treatment of the injury described in which
of the following cases:
, Select one:
A. A pregnant woman with epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
B. A professional athlete with a torn medial collateral ligament
C. A teenager with a scar just below the eyebrow
D. A man with a pacemaker and plantar warts - ANSWER C. A teenager with a scar just
below the eyebrow
In order to ensure adequate heating when performing the immersion technique of
ultrasound application, it is necessary to:
Select one:
A. Fill the basin with distilled water.
B. Use a metal basin.
C. Increase ultrasound intensity.
D. Move the soundhead parallel to the treatment surface at a distance of at least 5 cm. -
ANSWER C. Increase ultrasound intensity.
Ultrasound waves travel through solids __________ than through a vacuum.
Select one:
A. better
B. about the same
C. worse
D. depends on whether the vacuum is a Hoover or Electrolux. - ANSWER A. better
One megahertz ultrasound penetrates __________ into the tissue than 3 MHz ultrasound,
and therefore creates __________ deep tissue heating.
Select one:
A. deeper, greater
B. less deeply, greater
C. about the same, about the same
D. deeper, less
E. less deeply, less - ANSWER A. deeper, greater
The clinical effects of thermal ultrasound include:
Modalities Study Guide
Which of the following conditions would most likely be treated with phonophoresis?
Select one:
A. Bicipital tendonitis
B. Contused deltoid
C. Ankle sprain
D. Hamstring strain
E. Jammed thumb - ANSWER A. Bicipital tendonitis
Which of the following is not a contraindication for ultrasound use?
Select one:
A. Malignancy
B. Acute conditions
C. Metal implants
D. Eyes
E. Reproductive organs - ANSWER C. Metal implants
Which of the following combinations of ERA and duty cycle would cause the greatest
increase in temperature during an US treatment?
Select one:
A. 6 ERA, 50%
B. 2 ERA, 200%
C. 2 ERA, 50%
D. 4 ERA, 100%
E. 2 ERA, 100% - ANSWER E. 2 ERA, 100%
Therapeutic ultrasound is contraindicated for treatment of the injury described in which
of the following cases:
, Select one:
A. A pregnant woman with epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
B. A professional athlete with a torn medial collateral ligament
C. A teenager with a scar just below the eyebrow
D. A man with a pacemaker and plantar warts - ANSWER C. A teenager with a scar just
below the eyebrow
In order to ensure adequate heating when performing the immersion technique of
ultrasound application, it is necessary to:
Select one:
A. Fill the basin with distilled water.
B. Use a metal basin.
C. Increase ultrasound intensity.
D. Move the soundhead parallel to the treatment surface at a distance of at least 5 cm. -
ANSWER C. Increase ultrasound intensity.
Ultrasound waves travel through solids __________ than through a vacuum.
Select one:
A. better
B. about the same
C. worse
D. depends on whether the vacuum is a Hoover or Electrolux. - ANSWER A. better
One megahertz ultrasound penetrates __________ into the tissue than 3 MHz ultrasound,
and therefore creates __________ deep tissue heating.
Select one:
A. deeper, greater
B. less deeply, greater
C. about the same, about the same
D. deeper, less
E. less deeply, less - ANSWER A. deeper, greater
The clinical effects of thermal ultrasound include:
