Ultrasound Imaging Quiz

Which of the following is a capability of Duplex/Color Flow Imaging?

• Identify venous thrombosis (acute/chronic)

• Detect arterial blockages

• Measure blood pressure

• Diagnose diabetes

What is one of the limitations of Duplex/Color Flow Imaging?

• It cannot detect soft tissue masses

• Visualization may be sub-optimal secondary to edema, scarring, obesity

• It is unable to identify venous incompetence

• It cannot detect non-occluding partial thrombus

Which of the following conditions can Duplex/Color Flow Imaging detect?

• Bone fractures

• Venous incompetence

• Heart murmurs

• Lung infections

What might help improve visualization in Duplex/Color Flow Imaging when faced with limitations such as edema, scarring, or obesity?

• Higher frequency probe

• Lower frequency probe

• Increasing the imaging time

• Using a different imaging technique

What is the recommended position for examining peripheral veins in the lower extremity?

• Supine with arm in "pledge position"

• Reversed Trendelenberg position (head higher than feet)

• Patient standing up, bearing weight on the contralateral leg

• Prone position

For reflux examination in the lower extremity, how should the patient be positioned?

• Supine with arm in "pledge position"

• Reversed Trendelenberg position (head higher than feet)

• Patient standing up, bearing weight on the contralateral leg

• Prone position

What is the recommended position for examining peripheral veins in the upper extremity?

• Supine with arm in "pledge position"

• Reversed Trendelenberg position (head higher than feet)

• Patient standing up, bearing weight on the contralateral leg

• Prone position

What does the compression of the veins in a transverse (trv) view suggest?

• There is deep vein thrombosis

• There is no deep vein thrombosis

• There is a proximal occlusion

• There is a distal occlusion

What does the lack of respiratory variation suggest during a venous ultrasound?

• A more proximal occlusion

• A more distal occlusion

• No deep vein thrombosis

• Partial color filling

What does the lack of augmentation suggest during a venous ultrasound?

• A more proximal occlusion

• A more distal occlusion

• No deep vein thrombosis

• Partial color filling