Advanced Imaging Study Guide 2 Flashcards
When wearing sterile gloves to create a sterile field, where should your hands be located in relation to your body?
Above your waist, in eyesight
How can you determine if items are truly sterile?
Unopened, not expired, dry, clean
What parts of a sterile gowned individual are considered sterile?
The front, above the waist (includes sleeves)
If the sterility of an object is unknown, what should you do?
Assume its unsterile, Don’t use
What is the most common arterial site of catheterization for selective angiography?
Femoral Artery
The most widely used method of catheterization for selective angiography is known as the
Modified Seldinger Method
List some of the potential complications of angiographic procedures:
Vasovagal reaction, stroke, heart attack, death, bleeding at puncture site, nerve, vessel, or tissue damage, allergic reaction to contrast
A _________ is used to open up a stenosis in a vessel.
Stent
List some of the contradictions of cardiac catheterization as indicated by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association:
Active GI bleed, acute or chronic kidney failure, recent stroke, fever, electrolyte imbalance, severe amenia, short life expectancy because of other illness, digitalis intoxication.
What term describes the radiographic examination of veins after contrast injection?
Venography
What term describes the radiographic examination of arteries after contrast injection?
Arteriography
What term describes the radiographic examination of any vascular structure following contrast medium injection?
Angiography
The central organ of the blood-vascular system is the
Heart
The lymphatic system and the blood-vascular system are both part of what major system?
Circulatory System
Blood is supplied to the myocardium by the
Coronary arteries
