Overview Topics Objectives Audience Faculty Credits Resources

Overview

ULTRA P.A.S.S. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Interactive Registry Review Online Mock Exam (compatible with Mac & PC) is an excellent self-assessment tool for the physician or clinician preparing to take the APCA RMSK sonography certification exam.

The ULTRA P.A.S.S. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Interactive Registry Review Online Mock Exam includes 277 questions that are based on the current APCA RMSK examination content outline and presented in a similar format as the exam. The 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.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The APCA has updated their RMSK Exam Content Outline to include up to 26% ultrasound physics content. This product contains 50 Physics related questions. Please see our Sonography Principles & Instrumentation Online Mock Exam or the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation Registry Review Online Course for an entire comprehensive review for this topic.

Date of Original Release: 12/20/2023
This edition valid for credit through: 12/20/2026
Product Code: OQU-9-MSK3

Topics

Upper and Lower Extremity Anatomy and Physiology
Upper and Lower Extremity Pathology
Protocols
Treatment
Patient Care
Integration of Data
Physics Associated with the Following Joints: Shoulder, Elbow, Hand/Wrist, Hip, Knee, and the Ankle/Foot

Objectives

Assess ability to identify normal MSK anatomy/physiology.
Evaluate ability to accurately perform ultrasound guided procedures.
Identify areas that require further study.
Increase one's ability to take a multiple choice test in a timed format.
Assess ability to identify commonly seen MSK pathology of the upper and lower extremity.

Audience

Sonographers, Physicians, P.A.’s, NP’s and other medical professionals involved with performing and/or interpreting MSK ultrasound. Physician participants may include (but is not limited to) : Radiologists, Orthopedic, Sports Medicine, Rheumatology, PM & R, Primary Care, Pain Management, Emergency Medicine, and Chiropractic Medicine

Faculty

Jon Jacobson MD, RMSK

Professor of Radiology
University of California
San Diego, CA

Musculoskeletal Radiologist
Lenox Hill Radiology
New York, NY
GUI QI Task Force Subcommittee
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)
Associate 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

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 15.00 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.