Exam 1 DMS 100 2026 – Introduction to Diagnostic Medical
Sonography Fundamentals Study Guide
SDMS stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
What are intentional torts? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Assault
2. Battery
3. Deceit and misrepresentation
4. Defamation
5. Invasion of property (patients BODY is the property)
What does not count as intentional torts? - correct answer ✔✔ Negligence
If you see a kidney in a transverse plane than it will look like what in the scan? - correct answer
✔✔ it will be a circle shape
If you see a kidney in a sagittal plane than it will look like what in the scan? - correct answer ✔✔
it will be tilted and oval shaped
Hyperechoic means - correct answer ✔✔ Brighter shades of gray
What are ethical dilemmas In ultrasound? - correct answer ✔✔ videotaping, selective
termination and abortion
Is it ethically ok to print images for Patients if the ask? - correct answer ✔✔ yes it is ok to print
pictures but not ok to videotape
, If the patient is laying on their back than what position are they in? - correct answer ✔✔ supine
Who discovered the Piezoelectric effect - correct answer ✔✔ Curie Brothers
Ipsilateral means what - correct answer ✔✔ it means the same side
WRMSD - correct answer ✔✔ work related musculoskeletal disorder
If a patient refuses an exam are you allowed to proceed because the doctore really needs it -
correct answer ✔✔ no. no matter what, when a patient says no to a scan you have to respect
their decision and you have to stop the scan
When a patient signs consent do you have to explain the risks and benefits - correct answer ✔✔
Yes, even when consent is signed, you still have to explain the risks and benefits to the patients
due to them changing their mind
heterogeneous on a scan means - correct answer ✔✔ there are different shades go greys and
doesn't look like one shade
homogeneous - correct answer ✔✔ the same shade of gray
What is an implied consent - correct answer ✔✔ it is neither written or spoken, it is understood
What indicates as a simple cyst? - correct answer ✔✔ smooth borders, anechoic, acoustic
enhancement
If a cyst has internal debris than is it simple? - correct answer ✔✔ no it is not simple it will be a
complicated cyst
Sonography Fundamentals Study Guide
SDMS stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
What are intentional torts? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Assault
2. Battery
3. Deceit and misrepresentation
4. Defamation
5. Invasion of property (patients BODY is the property)
What does not count as intentional torts? - correct answer ✔✔ Negligence
If you see a kidney in a transverse plane than it will look like what in the scan? - correct answer
✔✔ it will be a circle shape
If you see a kidney in a sagittal plane than it will look like what in the scan? - correct answer ✔✔
it will be tilted and oval shaped
Hyperechoic means - correct answer ✔✔ Brighter shades of gray
What are ethical dilemmas In ultrasound? - correct answer ✔✔ videotaping, selective
termination and abortion
Is it ethically ok to print images for Patients if the ask? - correct answer ✔✔ yes it is ok to print
pictures but not ok to videotape
, If the patient is laying on their back than what position are they in? - correct answer ✔✔ supine
Who discovered the Piezoelectric effect - correct answer ✔✔ Curie Brothers
Ipsilateral means what - correct answer ✔✔ it means the same side
WRMSD - correct answer ✔✔ work related musculoskeletal disorder
If a patient refuses an exam are you allowed to proceed because the doctore really needs it -
correct answer ✔✔ no. no matter what, when a patient says no to a scan you have to respect
their decision and you have to stop the scan
When a patient signs consent do you have to explain the risks and benefits - correct answer ✔✔
Yes, even when consent is signed, you still have to explain the risks and benefits to the patients
due to them changing their mind
heterogeneous on a scan means - correct answer ✔✔ there are different shades go greys and
doesn't look like one shade
homogeneous - correct answer ✔✔ the same shade of gray
What is an implied consent - correct answer ✔✔ it is neither written or spoken, it is understood
What indicates as a simple cyst? - correct answer ✔✔ smooth borders, anechoic, acoustic
enhancement
If a cyst has internal debris than is it simple? - correct answer ✔✔ no it is not simple it will be a
complicated cyst
