NEW PATIENT CARE EXAM WITH Q&A GRADED
A+ TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
What should a technologist do if a patient reports chest pain in scanner?
(A) Ignore and finish scan
(B) Stop scan, remove patient, and initiate emergency protocol
(C) Increase TR
(D) Call family only -- ANSWER--Stop scan, remove patient, and initiate emergency
protocol
Which vital sign is most critical to monitor during sedation?
(A) Blood pressure only
(B) Respiratory rate and oxygen saturation
(C) Temperature
(D) Pulse only -- ANSWER--Respiratory rate and oxygen saturation
What is the most effective method to prevent motion artifacts from anxious pediatric
patients?
(A) Sedation or anesthesia under supervision
(B) Higher bandwidth
(C) Shorter TE only
(D) Ignore motion -- ANSWER--Sedation or anesthesia under supervision
Which patient condition requires the most caution with gadolinium use?
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,(A) Hypertension only
(B) End-stage renal disease
(C) Mild asthma
(D) Pregnancy -- ANSWER--End-stage renal disease
What should be documented before contrast injection?
(A) Contrast lot number and dose
(B) Patient's family history
(C) Coil used
(D) RF bandwidth -- ANSWER--Contrast lot number and dose
Why must informed consent be obtained before contrast administration?
(A) Legal and ethical requirement, ensures patient understands risks
(B) To speed up scan
(C) To satisfy insurance
(D) To improve SAR -- ANSWER--Legal and ethical requirement, ensures patient
understands risks
Which action should be taken if a patient has a seizure in scanner?
(A) Hold patient down
(B) Stop scan, remove patient, ensure airway safety, call emergency team
(C) Ignore unless prolonged
(D) Give contrast -- ANSWER--Stop scan, remove patient, ensure airway safety, call
emergency team
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,What is the safest method for transferring patients into MRI scanner?
(A) Use non-magnetic transfer devices and staff assistance
(B) Wheelchair only
(C) Dragging patient
(D) Use stretcher with ferromagnetic frame -- ANSWER--Use non-magnetic transfer
devices and staff assistance
Which condition requires pre-MRI renal function test?
(A) Patients under 40 years with no history
(B) Patients with diabetes or renal disease
(C) All pediatric patients
(D) Hypertension alone -- ANSWER--Patients with diabetes or renal disease
What is the primary role of the MRI technologist in patient care?
(A) Screen, educate, monitor patient, and ensure safe imaging
(B) Prescribe medications
(C) Interpret MRI scans
(D) Perform surgery -- ANSWER--Screen, educate, monitor patient, and ensure safe
imaging
Which MRI contrast agent is most commonly used?
(A) Barium sulfate
(B) Gadolinium chelates
(C) Iodine-based agents
(D) CO2 gas -- ANSWER--Gadolinium chelates
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, What is the best method to confirm patient identity before MRI?
(A) Ask referring physician
(B) Use two patient identifiers such as name and date of birth
(C) Visual recognition
(D) Ask family only -- ANSWER--Use two patient identifiers such as name and date of
birth
What is the primary concern when scanning a pregnant patient?
(A) Static field causes burns
(B) Potential unknown effects of MRI on fetus
(C) Contrast always required
(D) MRI is contraindicated absolutely -- ANSWER--Potential unknown effects of MRI on
fetus
What is the normal range for adult blood pressure?
(A) 80/50 mmHg
(B) 120/80 mmHg
(C) 200/150 mmHg
(D) 160/100 mmHg -- ANSWER--120/80 mmHg
What is the most important first step before performing an MRI scan?
(A) Screen the patient for contraindications
(B) Choose FOV
(C) Select TR/TE
(D) Prepare coils -- ANSWER--Screen the patient for contraindications
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A+ TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
What should a technologist do if a patient reports chest pain in scanner?
(A) Ignore and finish scan
(B) Stop scan, remove patient, and initiate emergency protocol
(C) Increase TR
(D) Call family only -- ANSWER--Stop scan, remove patient, and initiate emergency
protocol
Which vital sign is most critical to monitor during sedation?
(A) Blood pressure only
(B) Respiratory rate and oxygen saturation
(C) Temperature
(D) Pulse only -- ANSWER--Respiratory rate and oxygen saturation
What is the most effective method to prevent motion artifacts from anxious pediatric
patients?
(A) Sedation or anesthesia under supervision
(B) Higher bandwidth
(C) Shorter TE only
(D) Ignore motion -- ANSWER--Sedation or anesthesia under supervision
Which patient condition requires the most caution with gadolinium use?
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,(A) Hypertension only
(B) End-stage renal disease
(C) Mild asthma
(D) Pregnancy -- ANSWER--End-stage renal disease
What should be documented before contrast injection?
(A) Contrast lot number and dose
(B) Patient's family history
(C) Coil used
(D) RF bandwidth -- ANSWER--Contrast lot number and dose
Why must informed consent be obtained before contrast administration?
(A) Legal and ethical requirement, ensures patient understands risks
(B) To speed up scan
(C) To satisfy insurance
(D) To improve SAR -- ANSWER--Legal and ethical requirement, ensures patient
understands risks
Which action should be taken if a patient has a seizure in scanner?
(A) Hold patient down
(B) Stop scan, remove patient, ensure airway safety, call emergency team
(C) Ignore unless prolonged
(D) Give contrast -- ANSWER--Stop scan, remove patient, ensure airway safety, call
emergency team
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,What is the safest method for transferring patients into MRI scanner?
(A) Use non-magnetic transfer devices and staff assistance
(B) Wheelchair only
(C) Dragging patient
(D) Use stretcher with ferromagnetic frame -- ANSWER--Use non-magnetic transfer
devices and staff assistance
Which condition requires pre-MRI renal function test?
(A) Patients under 40 years with no history
(B) Patients with diabetes or renal disease
(C) All pediatric patients
(D) Hypertension alone -- ANSWER--Patients with diabetes or renal disease
What is the primary role of the MRI technologist in patient care?
(A) Screen, educate, monitor patient, and ensure safe imaging
(B) Prescribe medications
(C) Interpret MRI scans
(D) Perform surgery -- ANSWER--Screen, educate, monitor patient, and ensure safe
imaging
Which MRI contrast agent is most commonly used?
(A) Barium sulfate
(B) Gadolinium chelates
(C) Iodine-based agents
(D) CO2 gas -- ANSWER--Gadolinium chelates
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, What is the best method to confirm patient identity before MRI?
(A) Ask referring physician
(B) Use two patient identifiers such as name and date of birth
(C) Visual recognition
(D) Ask family only -- ANSWER--Use two patient identifiers such as name and date of
birth
What is the primary concern when scanning a pregnant patient?
(A) Static field causes burns
(B) Potential unknown effects of MRI on fetus
(C) Contrast always required
(D) MRI is contraindicated absolutely -- ANSWER--Potential unknown effects of MRI on
fetus
What is the normal range for adult blood pressure?
(A) 80/50 mmHg
(B) 120/80 mmHg
(C) 200/150 mmHg
(D) 160/100 mmHg -- ANSWER--120/80 mmHg
What is the most important first step before performing an MRI scan?
(A) Screen the patient for contraindications
(B) Choose FOV
(C) Select TR/TE
(D) Prepare coils -- ANSWER--Screen the patient for contraindications
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