Overview Topics Objectives Audience Faculty Credits Resources

Overview

ULTRA P.A.S.S. Breast Ultrasound Interactive Registry Review Online Mock Exam is available in an interactive Online Exam (Mac & PC). The Breast Ultrasound Mock Exam is an excellent self-assessment tool for the medical professional preparing to take the breast ultrasound registry examination, or for the educator who has a desire to enhance their current registry review curriculum.

The questions within the ULTRA P.A.S.S. Breast Ultrasound Interactive Registry Review Online Mock Exam are based on current registry examination content outlines and are presented in a similar format. The Breast Ultrasound Mock Exam includes both an exam mode and a study mode. In the Exam Mode, you will be able to demonstrate your subject knowledge in a timed setting mirroring the actual registry setting. Questions and answers are randomized each time the quiz is taken. The Study mode is an untimed exam format that provides feedback regarding the correct answer along with an explanation and reference to enhance the learning experience. This comprehensive ultrasound registry review mock exam contains 389 questions relating to breast ultrasound.

Date of Original Release: 6/22/2024
This edition valid for credit through: 6/22/2027
Product Code: OQU-8-BR3

Topics

Anatomy and Protocol
Integration of Data
Pathology
Patient Care
Physics
Protocol
Treatment
Other

Objectives

Increase knowledge and competence for successful breast ultrasound registry examination completion.
Outline the instrumentation and technique necessary for properly evaluating the breast using diagnostic ultrasound.
Recognize the normal and abnormal breast anatomy from embryologic development to the effects of pregnancy.
List the indications for both mammographic and sonographic evaluation.
Recognize the features of benign, malignant nodules, and associated sonographic pitfalls.
Outline and compare the sonographic and mammographic appearance of lesions found in the breast.
List the types of complementary imaging modalities and identify the various post-surgical changes associated with the breast.
State the sonographer’s role in performing non-surgical, ultrasound-guided procedures.
Identify areas of weakness that may require further study for successful registry examination completion.

Audience

Sonographers, physicians, nurse practitioners, PA’s or other medical professional preparing for the Breast Sonography registry examination or performing and/or interpreting breast ultrasound examinations. Physician participants may include (but is not limited to): Radiologists, Women's Health, Primary Care, Family Medicine

Faculty

Lori Green BA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

President, Program Director.
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Saint Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Trisha Reo AAS, RDMS, RVT

Program Coordinator
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Saint Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Content Validation
All presentations for this CME activity were reviewed and approved by members of the GUI CME Review Committee to determine content validity and to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist prior to the activity commencement or material compilation.

Disclosure of Individuals in Control of Content
In addition to the faculty listed the following individuals are recognized by GUI as being in control of content of this program:

James Mateer, MD, RDMS (Medical Director - planner, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Milwaukee, WI
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS (Co-Medical Director - planner, QI Task Force)
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Director of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andreas Dewitz, MD, RDMS (Member of Advisory Board & QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Director of POCUS Education, Solomont Simulation Center
Department of Emergency Medicine Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Lori Green, BA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT (Program Director - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Program Director and President,
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Trisha Reo, AAS, RDMS, RVT (Program Coordinator - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Mark Swanson, RDMS, RVT (Senior Clinical/ Product Specialist - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure of Commercial Support
There was no commercial support involved in the planning, development/implementation of this activity.

Credits (Optional with additional purchase)

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.