Exam 5: Film Interpretation and Report Writing

-The radiographs in Figure 5-2 should be recorded on the radiology report as __________.

-Which section of the radiology report should contain information on the patient's clinical complaint?

-The major finding in the radiographs in Figure 5-2 is __________.

-The radiographic density of the salient abnormality in Figure 5-4 is that of __________.

Which of the following is not a clinical red flag for serious spinal pathology?

-Failure to produce a radiology report on radiology services that were billed globally (for both technical and interpretation compliance) constitutes __________.

-Follow-up diagnostic ultrasound evaluation of the abnormality in Figure 5-4 would localize the lesion to the __________.

-Normal findings that disprove the presence of an abnormality for which an examination was ordered are known as __________.

-Which section of the ABCS (alignment, bone, cartilage, soft tissue) should be addressed first in the radiology report for the radiographs in Figure 5-2?

-Lack of reporting of imaging studies may result in all of the following except __________.

-Patients with this condition should be advised to seek reexamination if there is development of unexplained bone pain due to concern for increased possibility of __________.

-The majority of the pertinent findings in Figure 5-1 would be described in which paragraph of the radiology report?

-Which section of the radiology report is optional?

-A list of differential diagnoses in a radiology report should be limited to no more than __________ diagnoses to maintain relevance to the receiving doctor.

-The five radiographic densities in order from least to most dense are __________.

-The etiology of the disease represented in Figure 5-1 is __________.

-According to Chapter 5, how should the findings section of the radiology report for this patient be formatted?

-Which of the following is the most important diagnosis to report in the impression section of the report on the image in Figure 5-1?

-With which of the following conditions, evident in Figure 5-3, is using diagnostic terminology in the findings section appropriate?