Sample Questions

The following questions represent some common ways ARDMS exam items may be phrased.

Hertz is a unit of measurement used to describe what wave characteristic?

  1. Amplitude
  2. Frequency
  3. Length
  4. Period

What is an advantage of a waterpath delay?

  1. Improve beam penetration
  2. Detect rapidly moving structures
  3. Insulate the patient from electrical shock
  4. Improve visualization of superficial structures

A low frequency transducer is best at visualizing which anatomical structure?

  1. Liver
  2. Thyroid
  3. Breast
  4. Calf veins

What does this suboptimally displayed color flow image demonstrate? (Click image to enlarge)

  1. Color velocity scale is too low
  2. Gain is too low
  3. Packet size is too large
  4. Transmit frequency is too low

Key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. 1

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