Test quiz

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Full Name* This field is required.

First Name

Last Name

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What is your occupation?

For instance: Sonographer, Ultrasound Manager or Physicist

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Where do you work?* This field is required.

For instance: Royal Berkshire Hospital

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E-mail* This field is required.

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1. What is the primary purpose of Ultrasound QA?* This field is required.

Compliance with legislation and guidance

Ensure Patient Safety

Repair faulty equipment

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The answer is:

The primary purpose of Ultrasound QA is to ensure patient safety.

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2. Which of the following are included in the four levels of Ultrasound Quality Assurance? (Select four)

A) Annual service of the scanner and probes

B) Cleaning, stowage and visual inspection of ultrasound equipment

C) User testing (Uniformity & Dropout)

D) User testing (Sensitivity)

E) Electrical safety testing

F) Acceptance test, baselining and annual tests of the scanner and probes

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The answers are: B,C,D,F

See in the diagram below the four levels of Ultrasound QA

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3. In what situation is Ultrasound QA a mandatory activity?* This field is required.

In the breast screening and AAA programmes

It is always recommended but not mandatory

In all ultrasound departments

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The answer is:

Ultrasound Quality Assurance is mandatory in all ultrasound departments. It is legally required under the Health & Social Care Act:

https://www.bmus.org/education-and-cpd/cpd-resources/top-tips/ultrasound-quality-assurance/

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4. Do you have Physics QA support for your department?* This field is required.This involves acceptance testing, baselining and advanced annual testing of the scanner and probes

Yes

No

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Physics QA support is required to set up and support level 3 User QA.

It is also essential for level 4 QA. It is normally provided by a Medical Physics/Clinical Engineering department or an ultrasound QA specialist.

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5. Which of the following carries weight in a court of law in the case of a misdiagnosis?* This field is required.

BMUS/SoR/IPEM Guidance

Health & Social Care at Work Act

The Provision and Use of Equipment at Work Regulations

All of the above

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The answer is:

All of the above

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6. Ultrasound is an inherently safe imaging modality* This field is required.

Correct

Incorrect

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The answer is:

Incorrect. Although ultrasound imaging uses non-ionising radiation, equipment faults and user error have serious potential to cause misdiagnosis.

These risks are significantly increased when equipment is not checked or when it is operated by untrained personnel.

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7. According to a survey of probe condition in NHS hospitals, what percentage of probes were faulty?* This field is required.

4%

12%

37%

83%

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The answer is:

37%

24.6% of probes had a fault which required monitoring whilst 12.6% were failures in need of replacement. In a typical NHS trust which performs 50,000 diagnostic ultrasound scans a year, this would mean over 6000 scans were performed with probes that were failures.

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8. Approximately what percentage of equipment faults are found during clinical use?* This field is required.

7%

34%

57%

96%

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The answer is: 7%

According to a study by Hangiandreou et al, only 7% of probe faults were found during clinical use.

Such findings show that ultrasound QA is necessary; faults are not likely to be found during scanning time.

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The answer is:

A complete ultrasound QA programme includes levels 1-4 and audit.

Whether you having implemented one level, or a complete QA programme, there are plenty of resources to help. Take a look at the Multi-Medix Ultrasound QA Portal on our website www.multi-medix.com

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10. How long does it take to make a hot chocolate in the Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser

30 seconds

2.5 minutes

4 minutes

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Answer: 2.5 minutes

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