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Sonography Exam Review: Physics, Abdomen, Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • 2nd Edition - October 15, 2013
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Susanna Ovel
  • Language: English

Be confident that you can answer any and all questions on your registry exams correctly when you prepare with this complete review. Mosby’s Comprehensive Review for General So… Read more

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Be confident that you can answer any and all questions on your registry exams correctly when you prepare with this complete review. Mosby’s Comprehensive Review for General Sonography Examinations provides study resources for all three main exams required for general ultrasound practice: physics, abdomen, and ob/gyn. Each chapter is arranged in table and outline format with 50 review questions at the end of the chapter and a mock exam at the end of each section. Access additional mock exams for each subject area on the companion CD or Evolve site. These exams give you experience with timed test taking in an electronic environment that simulates the actual registry exam experience. With this realistic preview of the exam environment and solid review of the material, you’ll be prepared to ace the exams!

"..no doubt that this is a worthwhile text which could provide a useful revision platform for sonography students in the UK." Reviewed by Sue Halson-Brown on behalf of RAD Magazine, February 2015

Key features

  • Complete preparation for the three general ARDMS exams (physics, abdomen, and ob/gyn)
  • Content review in outline and tabular format provides a quick review of all the material you need to learn, including key terms, anatomy, functions, scanning techniques, lab values, and pathology.
  • More than 2,500 questions in Registry format cover everything you’ll be tested on in the Registry exams.
  • Rationales for answers to mock questions help you understand why an answer is correct or incorrect and increase your comprehension.
  • More than 350 ultrasound scans included in the abdominal and ob/gyn sections prepare you for exam questions that ask you to identify pathology on scans.
  • Color insert with Doppler images of the liver, biliary, and umbilical cord helps you be ready to answer questions related to Doppler imaging.
  • Companion CD provides extra timed, graded mock exams and two entertaining, interactive games: Sonography Millionaire and Tournament of Sonography.

Table of contents

Sonography Principles and Instrumentation


1. Patient Care, Safety and Communication


2. Physics Principles


3. Ultrasound Transducers


4. Pulse Echo Instrumentation


5. Doppler Instrumentation and Hemodynamics


6. Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Equipment


Physics Mock Exam


Abdominal Sonography


7. Liver


8. Biliary System


9. Pancreas


10. Urinary System


11. Spleen


12. Retroperitoneum


13. Abdominal Vasculature


14. Gastrointestinal Tract


15. Superficial Structures, Abdominal Wall and Musculoskeletal


16. Scrotum and Prostate


17. Neck


18. Peritoneum, Non-cardiac Chest and Invasive Procedures


Abdomen Mock Exam


Gynecology and Obstetrics Sonography


19. Pelvic Anatomy


20. Physiology of the Female Pelvis


21. Uterine and Ovarian Pathology


22. Adnexal Pathology and Infertility


23. Assessment of the First Trimester


24. Assessment of the Second Trimester


25. Assessment of the Third Trimester


26. Fetal Abnormalities


27. Complications in Pregnancy


28. Placenta and Umbilical Cord


29. Patient Care, Preparation and Technique


Gyn/OB Mock Exam

Review quotes

"The book provides a simple platform for a blended learning approach to revision of the fundamentals of ultrasound, basic examination of the abdomen, obstetrics and gynaecology and includes QR codes and potential access to additional learning resources via an access code."

Reviewed by Sue Halson-Brown on behalf of RAD Magazine, February 2015

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 1, 2016
  • Language: English

About the author

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Susanna Ovel

Susanna Ovel Senior Sonographer and Clinical Instructor (Retired), Sonography Consultant, Sacramento, California.
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Senior Sonographer and Clinical Instructor (Retired), Sonography Consultant, Sacramento, California, USA