Which Task Is NOT Within the Sonographer's Scope of Practice

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which task is NOT within the sonographer's scope of practice?

• A) Collecting clinical information from a patient or from the person's chart
• B) Describing areas of pathology in sonographic terms
• C) Interpreting sonographic images and reporting a diagnosis to the referring clinician or the patient
• D) Differentiating normal from abnormal sonographic patterns and relating findings to the sonologist

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