Nuclear medicine board review Exam
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Normal sinus rhythm is characterized by: - ✔✔60-100 beats/min
R wave occuring at constant intervals
PR interval 0.12-0.20 sec long
After stress myocardial imaging with Tl201 thallous chloride, 1-1.5 mCi of Tl201
thallous chloride may be given before rest imaging to: - ✔✔demonstrate
reversible ischemia more readily
prep for the patient for Meckel's diverticulum localization includes: -
✔✔fasting for at least 2 hour before imaging
which of the following Tc99m labeled agents is the preferred tracer for
demonstrating intermittent GI bleeding? - ✔✔RBC's
,furosemide is sometimes administered during renal imaging to: - ✔✔rule
out uteropelvic obstruction
what is a normal response when furosemide is given near the end of a renal
function study? - ✔✔radioactivity is cleared from the renal pelvic into the bladder
early (6 hr after injection) Ga67 imaging should be performed if which condition is
suspected? - ✔✔osteomyelitis
In111 pentetreotide localized in what sites: - ✔✔pituitary gland, spleen,
thyroid gland, and liver
if a patient is injected with Tc99m MAA while in an upright position, what is most
likely to be seen on the perfusion lung images? - ✔✔decreased tracer activity
in the lung apices
,if the usual adult dosage of Tc99m MAA is 4 mCi, a patient who has had a right
pneumonectomy should receive what dosage? - ✔✔2 mCi
thyroid imaging may be performed with which collimators? - ✔✔pinhole
or parallel hole
LVEF%= - ✔✔ED-ES/ED x100
in the radiochromium labeling process, ascorbic acid is used as? -
✔✔reducing agent
according to NRC regulations, wihch of the following signs should be posted in
unrestricted areas? - ✔✔no posting is required
, a package containing radioactive material is monitored and found to produce 12
mR/hr at the surface and 0.9 mR/hr at 1 m from the surface. which DOT label
must be on the outside of the package? - ✔✔Category II
according to the NRC, decay in storage records must include the date that the
radioactive material was: - ✔✔disposed
One HVL will absorb the same amount of radiation as: - ✔✔one HVL of aluminum
If a patient receives 20 mCi of I131 sodium iodide instead of the prescribed dosage
of 15 mCi for therapy of hyperthyroidism, which individual/agencies must
be notified? - ✔✔NRC and referring physician
annual whole body occupational dose limit (TEDE) for adults it: - ✔✔5 rem
or 5000 mRem
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