DMS 100 Final Exam Practice 2026 – Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Sonography Study
Questions and Review Guide
Final report of ultrasound findings - correct answer ✔✔ Interpretive report
Issues standards to protect workers from being infected with bloodborne diseases - correct
answer ✔✔ OSHA
Implies immediate action to do an exam - correct answer ✔✔ STAT
Technical observation includes what? - correct answer ✔✔ Description of findings using
sonographic terminology
What is a differential diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔ Possible pathological condition
The depth control on the ultrasound machine adjusts what? - correct answer ✔✔ The image
size
PAC system is used to what? - correct answer ✔✔ Store digital images electronically
What image control function is used when imaging a moving child that results in an unblurred
image? - correct answer ✔✔ Cine loop
When asking patient questions about their medical history which type of questions are the
best? - correct answer ✔✔ Open-ended questions
The ___ system is responsible for secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream - correct
answer ✔✔ Endocrine
,The dorsal cavity contains what? - correct answer ✔✔ Spinal and cranial cavity
What is the portion of the peritoneum which covers the organs? - correct answer ✔✔ Visceral
peritoneum
Muscle layer most posterior and adjacent to illiac crest but posterior to psoas muscle - correct
answer ✔✔ Quadratus limborum
Kidneys have a -- orientation - correct answer ✔✔ Vertical oblique
What causes burnout? - correct answer ✔✔ Chronic stress over time
Work related musculoskeletal disorders are defined as injuries that remain for how long? -
correct answer ✔✔ 7 Days+
More than 80% of sonographers in the work force scan in pain: T/F? - correct answer ✔✔ T
Stress relief requires complex strategies that are not easy to implement in the workplace: T/F? -
correct answer ✔✔ F
Muscular partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities? - correct answer ✔✔
Diaphragm
What is the best way to verify if you have the correct patient? - correct answer ✔✔ Check the
patient's ID or DOB
Process of inserting something into the body through a needle puncture is a(n) - correct answer
✔✔ Invasive procedure
, If a patient is unable to give permission for the study to be performed, what should be done? -
correct answer ✔✔ Ask patient's family member
When should aseptic technique be used? - correct answer ✔✔ When doing an invasive
procedure
De Quervain's disease affects the ____ - correct answer ✔✔ Thumb
What is abduction? - correct answer ✔✔ Moving a part away from the midline of the body or
from another limb
What does the frequency button do? - correct answer ✔✔ Select imaging frequency based on
type of examination and the patient's anatomy. Higher frequency for superficial structures
obtains a better resolution. Lower frequency is used for deeper structures but obtains a lower
resolution.
What does Time-Gain Compensation (TGC) do? - correct answer ✔✔ control that alters the
brightness of an image by equalizing differences in echoes from a specific depth; altered by the
TGC curve
What does the Focal Zone Position and Focal Number do? - correct answer ✔✔ Position the
focal zone to the desired scan depth
What does the Dual Image and/or Left/Right key do? - correct answer ✔✔ Position two images
size by side so that image measurements can be taken.
What does the Image Direction do? - correct answer ✔✔ Reverse the scan direction of the
displayed image from right to left or up to down.
Questions and Review Guide
Final report of ultrasound findings - correct answer ✔✔ Interpretive report
Issues standards to protect workers from being infected with bloodborne diseases - correct
answer ✔✔ OSHA
Implies immediate action to do an exam - correct answer ✔✔ STAT
Technical observation includes what? - correct answer ✔✔ Description of findings using
sonographic terminology
What is a differential diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔ Possible pathological condition
The depth control on the ultrasound machine adjusts what? - correct answer ✔✔ The image
size
PAC system is used to what? - correct answer ✔✔ Store digital images electronically
What image control function is used when imaging a moving child that results in an unblurred
image? - correct answer ✔✔ Cine loop
When asking patient questions about their medical history which type of questions are the
best? - correct answer ✔✔ Open-ended questions
The ___ system is responsible for secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream - correct
answer ✔✔ Endocrine
,The dorsal cavity contains what? - correct answer ✔✔ Spinal and cranial cavity
What is the portion of the peritoneum which covers the organs? - correct answer ✔✔ Visceral
peritoneum
Muscle layer most posterior and adjacent to illiac crest but posterior to psoas muscle - correct
answer ✔✔ Quadratus limborum
Kidneys have a -- orientation - correct answer ✔✔ Vertical oblique
What causes burnout? - correct answer ✔✔ Chronic stress over time
Work related musculoskeletal disorders are defined as injuries that remain for how long? -
correct answer ✔✔ 7 Days+
More than 80% of sonographers in the work force scan in pain: T/F? - correct answer ✔✔ T
Stress relief requires complex strategies that are not easy to implement in the workplace: T/F? -
correct answer ✔✔ F
Muscular partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities? - correct answer ✔✔
Diaphragm
What is the best way to verify if you have the correct patient? - correct answer ✔✔ Check the
patient's ID or DOB
Process of inserting something into the body through a needle puncture is a(n) - correct answer
✔✔ Invasive procedure
, If a patient is unable to give permission for the study to be performed, what should be done? -
correct answer ✔✔ Ask patient's family member
When should aseptic technique be used? - correct answer ✔✔ When doing an invasive
procedure
De Quervain's disease affects the ____ - correct answer ✔✔ Thumb
What is abduction? - correct answer ✔✔ Moving a part away from the midline of the body or
from another limb
What does the frequency button do? - correct answer ✔✔ Select imaging frequency based on
type of examination and the patient's anatomy. Higher frequency for superficial structures
obtains a better resolution. Lower frequency is used for deeper structures but obtains a lower
resolution.
What does Time-Gain Compensation (TGC) do? - correct answer ✔✔ control that alters the
brightness of an image by equalizing differences in echoes from a specific depth; altered by the
TGC curve
What does the Focal Zone Position and Focal Number do? - correct answer ✔✔ Position the
focal zone to the desired scan depth
What does the Dual Image and/or Left/Right key do? - correct answer ✔✔ Position two images
size by side so that image measurements can be taken.
What does the Image Direction do? - correct answer ✔✔ Reverse the scan direction of the
displayed image from right to left or up to down.
