Diagnostic Procedures

Ultrasonogprahy is ineffective in the:

Lungs

A lumbar puncture to collect CSF is by:

Spinal Tap

Isotope scan that may show hot spots indicating possible pathology is:

Bone Scan

Normal arterial oxygen saturation should be at:

95%-100%

Condition of excess fluid is analyzed by thoracentesis is:

Pleural Effusion

Myocardial ischemia causes:

Angina

The ventricular repolarization phase is known as the ____ wave of the cardiac cycle

T wave

Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis by:

Phleborheography

Capnography is:

Noninvasive study 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 a craniotomy (T/F)

True

MRI scans require shielding of the thyroid and gonads because of ionizing radiation emissions (T/F)

False

Hemoglobin is measured in grams per deciliter and hematocrit is measured in percentages (T/F)

True

Fetal death is defined as:

Delivery of a fetus showing no signs of life

Specimens having more than one anatomical site require:

Proper anatomical site designation (tagged with one or two sutures as markers)

Frozen specimens should be placed in formalin and taken to pathology immediately (T/F)

True

Dye injected to outline calculi in the biliary system is called:

Cholangiogram

Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is tagged to glucose to outline:

Cancerous Growths

A non-invasive lighted device to measure arterial saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen is called a pulse oximeter (T/F)

True

Used to gather information for conservative treatment or surgical intervention

Diagnosis Procedure

Used for enhanced visualization during a physical examination

Opthalmoscope

The purpose of a patient assessment in a physical examination is to:

Verify the patient’s symptoms

The CST’s primary job during intraoperative radiography is:

Protect the sterile field

Scan “slices” body parts for imaging is:

CAT

Fluid that is aspirated after irrigating is known as:

Washings

The MOST IMPORTANT thing a CST needs at all times is:

Surgical Conscience

Term of % for blood pumped out of a filled ventricle with each heartbeat

Ejection Fraction

The study combines computed tomography w/ isotope scanning to highlight chemical or metabolic activity

PET

The study uses frequencies of one to ten million hertz through human tissue for diagnostic purposes

Ultrasonography

What do CT scans, angiograms, and myelograms all have in common?

This study exposes the patient to ionizing radiation

This dye is used for the identification of bacteria

Crystal Violet

A substance common in contrast media that is known to cause an allergic reaction is:

Iodine

A diagnostic method that requires the use of an image intensifier:

Fluoroscopy

Which diagnosis would a myelogram most likely be ordered?

Nerve Root Compression

An X-Ray that shows an image from front to back is also known as:

AP image (anterior/posterior)

Cholangiogram is the diagnostic study of:

Common Bile Duct

Doppler probe is used to show

Patency of an arterial anastomosis

Term used for diagnostic isotope scanning

Scintigraphy

An EEG is ordered to diagnose this in patients:

Seizure Disorder

_______ is stained in the gram stain test.

Bacteria

Fluid removed from the pleural space is known as:

Thoracentesis

An electrical recoding of the activity of the skeletal muscle:

EMG

Test to determine the best antibiotic to use in an SSI:

Culture and Sensitivity

Artery used for the Seldinger Technique during a cardiac catheterization:

Femoral

Diagnostic imagine studies in angiograms require these two things:

Rapid Serial Film Changers and Pressure Injectors

Auscultation involves the use of:

Stethoscope

Flexible, atraumatic, and facilitates placement of catheters is:

J-guidewire

Intraoperative fluoroscopy during a cholangiogram requires:

Radiolucent OR Table

Contrast media is usually introduced:

Intravenously

Roentgenography is also known as:

Radiography

Renografin, Hypaque, and Cystografin are all:

Contrast Media