Ultrasound Imaging for the Anterior and Lateral Abdominal Wall (7-24-2021) – EchoGen Portal

Post-Test: Ultrasound Imaging for the Anterior and Lateral Abdominal Wall (7-24-2021)

The passing score is 80% or higher. You have the option to retake the test!

Once you successfully complete the test, we will send you the CEU within 48 hours.

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1. Which of the following is not a recognized application of ultrasound for physical therapists?

a. Evaluating tissue morphology

b. Evaluating the abdominal wall for a hernia

c. Evaluating tissue morphometry

d. Visual feedback tool for educating motor activation patterns

e. Objectifying tissue changes as a result of interventions

2. Compression, rocking, tilting and rotation are forms of _______used for ________in RUSI

a. BOSU ball training, core stabilization

b. New-age music, mental enlightening

c. Feldenkrais method, movement awareness

d. Probe manipulation, finding the area of interest

e. None of the above

3. When making morphologic measurements of active movements the best technique for objectifying the start and stop of motion involves

a. Performing three trials and averaging what you see

b. Dropping a marker on the screen at the rest position then capturing the image at the height of the desired movement

c. Saving two images at the beginning and end of the movement then compare using the overlay feature

d. Saving the images and using offline software (Image J) to objectify the motion

e. Use the Cine buffer to record the active motion then make measurements off the available recording

4. US scanning the anterior abdominal wall has clinical applications for observing the ________

a. Vascularity of the rectus abdominis

b. Width of the linea alba

c. Motor control of the rectus to observe force closure

d. Abdominal wall scar tissue

e. All of the above

f. None of the above RUSI of the abdominal wall has poor validity

5. For scanning the ANTERIOR abdominal wall, the ________ is the anatomic landmark while the _________ is the sonographic landmark.

a. Umbilicus, linea semilunaris

b. Abdominal wall, external oblique fascia

c. Umbilicus, rectus abdominis

d. Rectus, transversalis fascia

e. Abdominal wall, internal oblique muscle

6. Scanning the abdominal wall, poor image is often caused by signal ________. Increasing probe _________ and __________may assist with improving image quality.

a. Attenuation, compression, contrast

b. Too much compression, angle, depth

c. Echogenicity, megahertz, gel

d. Poor landmarks, echo, morphology

e. Artefact, rocking, echo

7. US scanning the lateral abdominal wall has clinical applications for observing the ________

a. Ratio of muscle thickness between internal oblique to transversus abdominis

b. Correct force closure during functional tasks

c. Control of intra-abdominal pressure

d. All of the above

e. None of the above RUSI of the abdominal wall has poor validity

8. For scanning the Lateral abdominal wall, the ________ is the anatomic landmark while the _________ is the sonographic landmark.

a. Umbilicus, external oblique

b. Abdominal wall, vaginal fascia

c. Iliac crest, Linea semilunaris

d. ASIS, linear alba

e. Abdominal wall, internal oblique

9. Which if the following is true about the changes in the lateral abdominal wall during an active contraction?

a. Thickening of the internal oblique is a desired outcome

b. This change can be objectified as a percentage based on the resting measurement

c. Corseting of the transversus abdominis is a dysfunctional motor activation pattern

d. The amount of muscle thickness equates to muscle strength

e. Load transfer is not observable at the lateral abdominal wall

10. When imaging the lateral abdominal wall, what of the following actions denote a correct motor activation pattern?

a. The transversus abdominis thickens

b. The transversus abdominis fascia lengthens

c. The transversus abdominis co-activates during a PFM activation

d. All of the above

e. None of the above