Patient Care Final Exam 1 Questions
And Answers
/. 1. The use of x-rays to create a medical image on patients is referred to as:
a. Electrocardiography
b. Radiography
c. Sonography
d. magnetic resonance imaging - Answer-✅B. Radiogaphy
/.2. Particular care must be taken when using radiation for medical imaging. This is the
result of radiation's ability to create __________ in human tissue and possible
biochemical changes.
a. ionizations
b. radio waves
c. sound waves
d. thermal changes - Answer-✅A. Ionizations
/.3. In the diagnosis of patient disease states, physicians can select from an array of
medical diagnostic modalities. A few of these involve the use of ionizing energy to
create a medical image. If a physician is concerned about the use of ionizing radiation,
he or she may choose to order any of the following diagnostic modalities EXCEPT:
a. Thermograms
b. medical sonography
c. Radiography
d. magnetic resonance imaging - Answer-✅C. Radiography
/.4. Wilhelm C. Roentgen's discovery of "the x-ray" is regarded as one of medicine's
most significant achievements. Although his discovery was accidental, his early
research was so thorough that no significant findings have been added to his original
theories. This in itself is a true tribute to the brilliance of Roentgen as a scientist. One of
the most famous early images he created was an x-ray image of his:
a. Colon
b. laboratory assistant's foot
c. wife's hand
d. Kidneys - Answer-✅C. Wife's Hand
/.5. A physician who specializes in the interpretation of medical images is known as a:
, a. radiographer
b. radiologist
c. radiologic technologist
d. radiologist assistant - Answer-✅B. Radiologist
/.6. The medical imaging specialty of _______ uses radiopharmaceuticals and gamma
radiation in the production of medical images for patient diagnosis.
a. radiation oncology
b. MRI
c. Sonography
d. nuclear medicine - Answer-✅D. Nuclear medicine
/.7. Many medical professions have developed "Practice Standards" to ensure optimum
performance of their members. The radiography "Practice Standards" are developed
and maintained by the:
a. American Medical Association (AMA)
b. American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
c. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Answer-✅B. American Society of Radiologic
Technologists (ASRT)
/.8. The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is
a. ionization
b. physiology
c. radiation
d. therapy - Answer-✅C. Radiation
/.9. Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to
a. energy
b. electromagnetic energy
c. ionizing radiation
d. radio waves - Answer-✅C. Ionizing radiation
/.10. The discovery of x-rays occurred in
a. 1858
b. 1876
c. 1895
d. 1898 - Answer-✅C. 1895
And Answers
/. 1. The use of x-rays to create a medical image on patients is referred to as:
a. Electrocardiography
b. Radiography
c. Sonography
d. magnetic resonance imaging - Answer-✅B. Radiogaphy
/.2. Particular care must be taken when using radiation for medical imaging. This is the
result of radiation's ability to create __________ in human tissue and possible
biochemical changes.
a. ionizations
b. radio waves
c. sound waves
d. thermal changes - Answer-✅A. Ionizations
/.3. In the diagnosis of patient disease states, physicians can select from an array of
medical diagnostic modalities. A few of these involve the use of ionizing energy to
create a medical image. If a physician is concerned about the use of ionizing radiation,
he or she may choose to order any of the following diagnostic modalities EXCEPT:
a. Thermograms
b. medical sonography
c. Radiography
d. magnetic resonance imaging - Answer-✅C. Radiography
/.4. Wilhelm C. Roentgen's discovery of "the x-ray" is regarded as one of medicine's
most significant achievements. Although his discovery was accidental, his early
research was so thorough that no significant findings have been added to his original
theories. This in itself is a true tribute to the brilliance of Roentgen as a scientist. One of
the most famous early images he created was an x-ray image of his:
a. Colon
b. laboratory assistant's foot
c. wife's hand
d. Kidneys - Answer-✅C. Wife's Hand
/.5. A physician who specializes in the interpretation of medical images is known as a:
, a. radiographer
b. radiologist
c. radiologic technologist
d. radiologist assistant - Answer-✅B. Radiologist
/.6. The medical imaging specialty of _______ uses radiopharmaceuticals and gamma
radiation in the production of medical images for patient diagnosis.
a. radiation oncology
b. MRI
c. Sonography
d. nuclear medicine - Answer-✅D. Nuclear medicine
/.7. Many medical professions have developed "Practice Standards" to ensure optimum
performance of their members. The radiography "Practice Standards" are developed
and maintained by the:
a. American Medical Association (AMA)
b. American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
c. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Answer-✅B. American Society of Radiologic
Technologists (ASRT)
/.8. The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is
a. ionization
b. physiology
c. radiation
d. therapy - Answer-✅C. Radiation
/.9. Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to
a. energy
b. electromagnetic energy
c. ionizing radiation
d. radio waves - Answer-✅C. Ionizing radiation
/.10. The discovery of x-rays occurred in
a. 1858
b. 1876
c. 1895
d. 1898 - Answer-✅C. 1895
