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 probe faults is always considered as only minor deterioration (select all that apply)?

Holes in the lens

Cracks in the case

Single element failure

Cable noise

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The answer is c) Single element failure

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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 departments using ultrasound

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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. According to ‘A survey of ultrasound QA implementation in the UK’; in the worst case, what percentage of NHS trusts in the UK have a QA programme?* This field is required.This involves acceptance testing, baselining and advanced annual testing of the scanner and probes

10%

33%

68%

89%

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33%. As few as a third of NHS Trusts had an ultrasound QA programme in place.

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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. Which of the following are risks that can be posed by probe damage (select all that apply)?

Electrical safety hazard

Cross contamination risk

Affecting of diagnosis

None of the above

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The answer is:

Electrical safety hazard, cross-contamination risk and affecting of diagnosis.

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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. How often should User QA be performed?* This field is required.

Annually

Daily and Monthly

Twice Daily

Monthly

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The answer is: Daily and Monthly.

Just a 30 second daily check and 10-15 minutes of Monthly testing leads to compliant User QA.

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9. What should we look for in the in-air reverberation pattern?

Poor resolution

Case damage

Poor uniformity

Increased noise

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The answer is: Poor uniformity

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10. What should Acceptance testing include (select all that apply)?

Measurement accuracy

Functionality

Electrical safety

Mechanical Integrity

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Answer: Measurement accuracy, Functionality, Electrical safety and Mechanical Integrity

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