DMS-100 Ch 1 Test: Before the Exam Questions With
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Assessment notes include... Correct Answers -patient history
and physical exam
-symptoms
-any other notable findings
Dirty probes should initially be cleaned with? And then what?
Correct Answers - Enzymatic cleanser
- High-level disinfectant (required for endocavity probes and
contaminated probes)
Expectations of a sonographer include? (9) Correct Answers 1)
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
2) Good computer skills
3) Ability to obtain and record patient data
4) proper use of ultrasound equipment
5) quality patient care
6) Acquire, analyze, modify, and select images
7) Use ultrasound terminology in documentation
8) assist with ultrasound-guided invasive procedures
9) Knowledge of standard precautions
How can bloodborne pathogens be transmitted? (bodily fluids)
Correct Answers saliva, blood, semen, vaginal secretions,
amniotic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, pericardial fluid
How to reduce risk of exposure? Correct Answers -proper
cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound console and probe
-wearing PPE
, -handwashing
List some certifications of sonography specialties. Correct
Answers -Abdominal sonography
-Breast sonography
-Echocardiography
-Obstetric sonography
-Gynecologic sonography
-Vascular sonography
Most common bloodborne disease(s) healthcare workers
encounter? Correct Answers HBV- Hepatitis B Virus
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Responsibilities/tasks of a sonographer include? Correct
Answers -collect clinical information before the examination
-documenting representative images of the ultrasound findings
to later present to sonologist
-describing ultrasound findings
-use sonographic terminology
Sonographers' primary work involves Correct Answers using
ultrasound imaging equipment to produce cross-section images
of anatomy and diagnostic data
Standard precautions require... Correct Answers treating all
patients as if they were known to be infected with HIV/HBV or
any other bloodborne disease
The HBV vaccine requires... Correct Answers three shots over
6 months
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Assessment notes include... Correct Answers -patient history
and physical exam
-symptoms
-any other notable findings
Dirty probes should initially be cleaned with? And then what?
Correct Answers - Enzymatic cleanser
- High-level disinfectant (required for endocavity probes and
contaminated probes)
Expectations of a sonographer include? (9) Correct Answers 1)
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
2) Good computer skills
3) Ability to obtain and record patient data
4) proper use of ultrasound equipment
5) quality patient care
6) Acquire, analyze, modify, and select images
7) Use ultrasound terminology in documentation
8) assist with ultrasound-guided invasive procedures
9) Knowledge of standard precautions
How can bloodborne pathogens be transmitted? (bodily fluids)
Correct Answers saliva, blood, semen, vaginal secretions,
amniotic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, pericardial fluid
How to reduce risk of exposure? Correct Answers -proper
cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound console and probe
-wearing PPE
, -handwashing
List some certifications of sonography specialties. Correct
Answers -Abdominal sonography
-Breast sonography
-Echocardiography
-Obstetric sonography
-Gynecologic sonography
-Vascular sonography
Most common bloodborne disease(s) healthcare workers
encounter? Correct Answers HBV- Hepatitis B Virus
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Responsibilities/tasks of a sonographer include? Correct
Answers -collect clinical information before the examination
-documenting representative images of the ultrasound findings
to later present to sonologist
-describing ultrasound findings
-use sonographic terminology
Sonographers' primary work involves Correct Answers using
ultrasound imaging equipment to produce cross-section images
of anatomy and diagnostic data
Standard precautions require... Correct Answers treating all
patients as if they were known to be infected with HIV/HBV or
any other bloodborne disease
The HBV vaccine requires... Correct Answers three shots over
6 months
