Flashcards: Chapter 13

Which of the following terms describes the percentage of blood pumped out of a filled ventricle with each heartbeat? 

Which of the following studies combines computed tomography with isotope scanning to highlight chemical or metabolic activity? 

Which study uses frequencies of 1 to 10 million Hertz through human tissue for diagnostic purposes? 

All of the following studies expose the patient to ionizing radiation EXCEPT: 

Which of the following is a dye used for identification of bacteria? 

What is a common component of many contrast media that may be a contraindication for use in allergic patients? 

Which diagnostic method requires use of an image intensifier? 

For which of the following diagnoses would a myelogram MOST likely be ordered? 

An AP view on a radiograph is taken: 

Cholangiography is the diagnostic study that images which anatomical structure? 

Which of the following devices would be used within the sterile field to determine the patency of an arterial anastomosis? 

What is another term used for diagnostic isotope scanning? 

 A neurologist might order an EEG for a patient with which suspected diagnosis? 

Which of the following is (are) stained in a Gram stain test? 

Thoracentesis is removal of fluid from the: 

Which of the following is a display and recording of the electrical activity of skeletal muscle? 

Which study assists a surgeon with determining the MOST effective antibiotic therapy for treatment of an SSI? 

Which artery is MOST commonly accessed with the Seldinger technique during cardiac catheterization? 

Rapid serial film changers and pressure injectors are used in which diagnostic imaging study? 

Auscultation involves use of a(n): 

Which of the following is a flexible, atraumatic device used to facilitate proper placement of catheters into lumens of vessels, ducts, or ureters? 

A corneal abrasion would be assessed using a(n): 

Intraoperative fluoroscopy for cholangiography would require which of the following? 

Contrast media are routinely introduced: 

Roentgenography, named for the German physicist who discovered it, is better known today as: 

Hypaque, Cystografin, and Renografin are: 

When a vessel cannot be accessed percutaneously for angiography, how else could it be done? 

For which anatomic area is ultrasonography ineffective? 

Which test involves a lumbar puncture for collection and analysis of CSF? 

A type of organism that dies quickly when exposed to air is called: 

Which of the following is an example of an isotope scan that may show “hot spots” indicating possible pathology? 

In a Gram stain study, the bacteria that retains the blue coloration following staining, alcohol rinse, and restaining is: 

B-cells and T-cells are types of: 

 In normal blood gas ranges, arterial oxygen saturation should be at or near what percentage range of capacity? 

What condition of excess fluid is analyzed by thoracentesis? 

What is the name of the 24-hour monitoring device for cardiac dysrhythmias? 

What is the symptom that a patient with myocardial ischemia would experience? 

Which wave of the cardiac cycle in an electrocardiogram indicates the ventricular repolarization phase? 

A deep vein thrombosis can be diagnosed by which diagnostic study? 

Which noninvasive study assesses the amount of carbon dioxide in the arterial system of a patient on mechanical ventilation? 

 EEG leads may be placed directly on the surface of the brain during craniotomy. 

MRI scans require shielding of thyroid and gonads because of ionizing radiation emissions. 

Oxygen saturation is higher in the venous system than in the arterial system, making blood appear darker red. 

 Basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils are types of white blood cells. 

Hemoglobin is measured in grams per deciliter, and hematocrit is measured in percentages. 

Vascular imaging technique that removes the background structures from view 

Analysis of voided sample by either catheterization or clean catch 

Difference of optical density in a radiograph that results from a difference in radiolucency or penetrability 

Real-time radiographic imaging that allows the actions of joints or organs to be viewed directly 

Part of a physical examination in which touch is used externally or internally to determine size, shape, or abnormality 

Standard unit of measurement for the absorption of ionizing energy 

Objective, observable evidence or manifestations of a pathological condition 

Type of urography in which contrast media is injected directly into the bladder 

Specialized radiographic machine that produces computer-generated images of the body in “slices” 

Noninvasive device that measures optical density of blood; used on fingers, toes, or earlobes