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Nuclear Medicine CME 2021

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following nuclear medicine instruments forms images resulting from the annihilation of pairs of matter and antimatter particles? Mark one answer:

a)

Positron emission tomography (PET) scanner

b)

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanner

c)

Multigated acquisition (MUGA) scanner

d)

Scintigraphy scanner

2.

What is Nuclear Medicine

a)

uses very small amount of a radioactive substance to produce image

b)

deals with force and charges

c)

treatment for cancer

3.

Radiopharmaceutical

a)

Tc-99m

b)

"trace" a particular physiology process in the body

c)

gamma emission of suitable energy

d)

All of the above

4.

PET Scan

a)

detects gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron emitting radiopharmaceutical

b)

three-dimensional images

c)

used to observe metabolic processes in the body

d)

all of the above

5.

What does PET stand for

a)

Post Emission Technology

b)

Positron Emission Tomography

c)

Post Emission Technology

d)

Position Emission Tomograph

6.

Most sensitive organ towards radiation

a)

Thyroid gland

b)

Heart

c)

Lung

d)

Kidney

7.

ALARA concept define as

a)

As Low As Reasonably Accepted

b)

As Low As Reasonably Achieveable

c)

As Low As Radiation Available

8.

Name 3 Principle of Radiation Protection that minimise radiation exposure

a)

Shielding, Time and Distant

b)

Shielding, Detector, PPE C

c)

Calibration, Detector, PPE

9.

Which unit describes how radioactive a radiation source is?

a)

Gray, Gy

b)

Sievert, Sv

c)

Becquerel, Bq

d)

Rad

10.

Gamma radiation can be shielded with:

a)

Paper

b)

Your skin

c)

Aluminum

d)

Lead

11.

Who makes sure the employer's local rules are being followed?

a)

RPO

b)

Regulators

c)

Supervisor

d)

Manager

12.

Who of the following may enter a Controlled Area?

a)

Any person carrying a dose rate monitor

b)

Any Radiation Protection Supervisor

c)

Anyone who wears a personal dosimeter

d)

Persons working under written arrangements or any classified person

13.

The term used to describe the decay of an isotope to one half of the original value is:

a)

Radioactive decay

b)

Half-Life

c)

Half value layer

d)

Time, Distance,Shielding

14.

What is a pathogen?

a)

A doctor who specializes in curing diseases

b)

Microbes that are beneficial when present

c)

A small living organism that can cause disease

d)

A special machine that is used to grow microbes

15.

What type of environment is best for the growth of most microorganisms?

a)

Hot and dry

b)

Sunny, cold and dry

c)

Warm, dark and moist

d)

Cold and wet

16.

What is the best way to prevent nosocomial infections?

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Handwashing

c)

Clean sheets

d)

Having the patient wear a mask

17.

Infections acquired in healthcare settings are called?

a)

a lawsuit

b)

unhygienic

c)

nosocomial

d)

nasopharyngeal

18.

What are the components of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

a)

Surgical Mask or N95

b)

Gloves

c)

Isolation Gown

d)

All of the above

19.

A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease

a)

disinfectant

b)

pathogen

c)

antibiotic

d)

infection

20.

what is a normal flora

a)

an infectious disease

b)

a chemical liquid that destroys bacteria

c)

the absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms.

d)

the microorganisms that live on another living organism

21.

pathogen

a)

a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

b)

a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

c)

disorders caused by organisms; such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites

22.

chain of infection

a)

is made up of seven different links: pathogen, infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, and the new host

b)

is made up of four different links: pathogen, portal of exit, means of transmission, and the new host

c)

is made up of six different links: pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, and the new host

23.

DEXA is most often performed on the ...

a)

Distal Radius and Ulna

b)

Upper spine and hips

c)

Lower spine and hips

d)

Lower spine and Knee

24.

Bone density testing is strongly recommended to certain conditions except:

a)

A post-menopausal woman and not taking estrogen

b)

a pre-menopausal woman with good medical history

c)

A man with clinical conditions associated with bone loss

d)

Have experienced a fracture after only mild trauma

25.

DEXA bone density testing is the most accurate method available for the diagnosis of

a)

osteopenia

b)

osteoporosis

c)

osteoarthritis

d)

osteomalacia