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_____ uses X-rays to locate tumors in the breast.
a. KUB
b. Cholangiography
c. Mammography
d. None of these choices is correct.
D
The portable image intensifier is called the _____ because of its configuration.
a. Rotoscope
b. Mammogram
c. Angiogram
d. C-arm
A
A fluoroscope uses _____ to project images of body structures onto a monitor.
a. X-rays
b. Gamma rays
c. Gamma globulin
d. Lasers
B
_____ remains the reference standard for assessing the cause and severity of peripheral vascular disease.
a. Cholangiography
b. Angiography
c. PET scan
d. CAT scan
D
During angiography, rapid serial film changers capable of at least _____ film(s) per second are essential for areas of high-velocity blood flow.
a. Four
b. One
c. Three
d. Two
D
_____, as defined by radiology, is the difference in optical density in a radiograph that results from a difference in the radiolucency or penetrability of an object.
a. Sharpness
b. None of these choices is correct.
c. Millard
d. Contrast
D
_____ permits the evaluation of heart function, the visualization of coronary arteries and cardiac chambers, and the measurement of pressures within the cardiac chambers.
a. Mammography
b. KUB
c. All of these choices are correct.
d. Cardiac catheterization
A
Cardiac catheterization can be used to diagnose:
a. All of these choices are correct.
b. Pulmonary heart disease
c. Coronary artery disease
d. Congenital heart disease
D
Right heart studies are accomplished with the aid of a balloon-tipped _____ pulmonary artery catheter attached to a transducer and monitor.
a. Greenfield
b. Jackson-Pratt
c. Mahoney
d. Swan-Ganz
D
The "CAT" in CAT scan stands for:
a. Contrast axial topography
b. Computerized anatomical tomography
c. Centralized axial tomography
d. None of these choices is correct.
C
CT uses _____ radiation.
a. Iodine
b. Plutonium
c. Electromagnetic
d. Electro-magnesium
D
PET scanning combines _____ to identify how different areas of the brain function by highlighting chemical and metabolic activity.
a. Radioisotope brain scanning and MRI
b. All of these choices are correct.
c. CT and MRI
d. CT and radioisotope brain scanning
C
MRI uses no:
a. Radio waves
b. None of these choices is correct.
c. X-ray radiation
d. Hydrogen ions
A
Ultrasound is NOT good for examining the:
a. Lungs
b. Heart
c. Abdomen
d. Pelvis
D
Doppler ultrasonography transmits the sound of moving _____ to the transducer.
a. White blood cells
b. All of these choices are correct.
c. Mitochondria
d. Red blood cells
A
A(n) _____ is a collection of isotopes in a certain area located during isotope scanning.
a. Hot spot
b. Isomeric multipact
c. Isometric retrocollection
d. Cold spike
D
Radiation can be used to treat specific types of _____ that are susceptible to radiation exposure.
a. None of these choices is correct.
b. Neomatrices
c. Subplasia
d. Neoplasms
D
UA stands for:
a. Uralysis
b. Underwater atrophy
c. Urinatrophy
d. Urinalysis
A
The Gram stain uses the color blue to signify a gram-____ bacterium.
a. Positive
b. Neutral
c. Reject
d. Negative
B
During a spinal tap, _____ is(are) withdrawn from the lumbar area of the spinal column.
a. Skin
b. CSF
c. CFS
d. Bacteria
B
Angina involves the lungs.
a. True
b. False
B
Auscultation involves seeing an image.
a. True
b. False
A
Capnography is the process of looking for oxygen in the blood.
a. False
b. True
A
The C-arm uses ionic magnetism for viewing soft tissue.
a. False
b. True
B
A cholangiography is performed to check the patency of the oviducts.
a. True
b. False
B
All contrast media are of the same strength as iodine.
a. True
b. False
A
CSF is a type of contrast medium.
a. False
b. True
B
ECG is used for diagnosing conditions of the brain.
a. True
b. False
B
EEG is used for diagnosing problems with the heart.
a. True
b. False
B
The suffix -graph means sight.
a. True
b. False
B
Palpation is examination through feeling.
a. False
b. True
B
Ultrasonography is relatively safe for viewing a fetus.
a. False
b. True
A
There are different ways to collect a urine specimen.
a. True
b. False
A
A gram-positive bacterium is colored blue.
a. True
b. False
B
A gram-negative bacterium is colored red.
a. True
b. False
B
An obstruction is a blockage.
a. False
b. True
B
Men over 40 should have a yearly mammogram.
a. True
b. False
A
CSF is removed in a spinal tap.
a. True
b. False
B
An object that is indwelling will be or has been left in for a period of time.
a. False
b. True
B
Roentgenography means radiography, or using X-rays to view internal structures for diagnostic purposes.
a. False
b. True