Registry Review- OB/GYN Quiz 4

When transferring catheterized patients, the urine-collecting bag must be held

Below the level of the patient’s bladder

Maintaining privacy of patient medical information is the primary goal of

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Patients’ perceptions of a sonographer may be influenced by

Status, grooming, co-worker interaction

Contaminated lines are always placed in

A leak-proof bag and then placed in a red linen bin

Which statement is false regarding the protocol for taking blood pressure?

If the patient is sitting, be sure he or she has both feet in the air (they should be flat on the floor)

When transferring a patient from a stretcher to a table, what should you do?

Place a pulling sheet from shoulders to knees

The primary role of a sonographer is

To provide interpretal images for diagnosis by a physician

A blood pressure cuff should be

Deflated slowly and steadily (approximately 5–7 mmHg per heartbeat)

Vital signs include all the following except

Hematuria

Which of the following correctly describes systolic blood pressure?

The point at which the first sound is heard

An artificial opening in the abdominal wall surrounded by a ring of mucosal tissue is called

A stoma

Before attempting to move a patient, find out

If they can or will cooperate, if they can follow directions, and how to immobilize for safety

Which statement is incorrect regarding handwashing?

Wash your hands after touching blood, body fluids, or contaminated items only when gloves are not worn (must wash after glove removal as well)

Medical imaging transducers are cleaned and sterilized according to

Manufacturer’s recommendations

Latex gloves are not affected by oil-based creams or lotions

False

When transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the exam table, you should

Bend at the knees and hips

Breathing that stops spontaneously for any reason is called

Apnea

The shortness of breath or feeling of not getting enough air, leaving a person gasping, is called

Dyspnea

The more convenient site for taking the pulse is the

Radial artery

The acronym HIPAA stands for

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

When imaging the placenta, you identify a hypoechoic area. This is most likely

Chorioangioma

The maternal contribution to the placenta is the

Decidua basalis

A velamentous cord insertion is associated with

Vasa previa

The pools of maternal blood seen within the mid-placenta are termed

Maternal lakes

The most common cause of painless vaginal bleeding in the second trimester is

Placenta previa

During a third-trimester growth scan, imaging the spine reveals

Nuchal cord

The referenced image shows a cord inserting into the side of the placenta along the wall. This anomaly is

Velamentous cord insertion

A placental edge 1.9 cm from the internal os is termed

Low-lying placenta

A placenta covering the internal os with no measurable distance is termed

Complete (total) placenta previa

Placenta accreta can be ruled out by observing

A normal retroplacental complex/border

Which condition is likely to demonstrate a thin placenta?

Chromosomal anomalies

Penetration of the placenta through the uterine wall is termed

Placenta percreta

A round anechoic area in the umbilical cord during an anatomy scan likely represents

Allantoic cyst

Color Doppler shows a vascular structure coursing over the internal os. This is

Vasa previa

Chorionic villi of placenta penetrate decidua but not myometrium. This is

Placenta accreta

Insertion of the umbilical cord at the edge of the placenta is called

Marginal cord insertion

Color Doppler of the fetal bladder shows only one vessel instead of two umbilical arteries. This indicates

Single umbilical artery

An anechoic area seen in early gestation umbilical cord with normal flow elsewhere is most likely

Allantoic cyst

The primary cause of placentomegaly is

Maternal diabetes mellitus

A succenturiate lobe of the placenta refers to

An accessory lobe

The condition where the chorionic plate is smaller than the basal plate is called

Circumvallate placenta

The portion of the gestational sac that develops into the fetal side of the placenta is the

Chorion frondosum

An increased systolic/diastolic (S/D) ratio of the umbilical artery is associated with all except

Vasa previa (it is associated with IUGR, placental insufficiency, and perinatal mortality)

A normal umbilical cord contains

Two arteries and one vein

The most common placental tumor is

Chorioangioma

The placenta is considered thick when it measures greater than

4 cm

All of the following are associated with a thick placenta except

Placental insufficiency

The fetal contribution to the placenta is the

Chorion frondosum

You notice a patient’s IV is running too fast. You should

Inform the charge nurse (do not clamp, adjust, or lower the bag)

Infectious materials include all of the following except

Intact skin

Which statement is false regarding blood pressure protocol?

If the patient is sitting, be sure he or she has both feet in the air (feet should be flat on floor)

Which of the following is a special safety precaution for oxygen therapy?

The tank is secured upright and away from heat sources (no smoking or electronics nearby)

Which of the following is commonly used for high-level disinfection of ultrasound transducers?

Glutaraldehyde

Before attempting to move a patient, find out

If they can or will cooperate and can follow directions (safety before immobilizing)

Which one of the following PPE is supplied last?

Gloves (order: gown → mask → goggles → gloves)

In a normal pregnancy, the umbilical artery S/D (systolic/diastolic) ratio

Decreases with advancing gestational age (absent or reversed diastolic flow is abnormal)

Clinical standards and code of ethics specific for diagnostic medical sonographers have been adopted by

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS)