Ch 32/43 Flashcards
A noninvasive technique used with ultrasonography to evaluate blood flow through major arteries and veins
Doppler
Fear of being confined in any space
Claustrophobia
A device for measuring X-Ray output
Dosimeter
Noninvasive diagnostic method that uses ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structure including valves
Echocardiogram
A device consisting of a screen
Fluoroscope
A chemical element
Isotope
An image of the breast produced by mammography
Mammogram
Emits Rays or particles from nucleus
Radioactive
A dark area appears on the radiograph
Radiolucent
A light area appears on the radiograph
Radiopaque
Inflammation of the mouth associated with chemotherapy
Stomatitis
Device that converts one form of energy to another
Transducer
Organism that requires oxygen for growth
Aerobic
Organism that needs little to no oxygen for growth
Anaerobic
Microorganisms cultivated in a nutrient medium
Culture
Category of fungi causing infections of hair, skin, and nails
Dermatophytes
To place colonies of microorganisms onto nutrient media
Inoculate
Substance that causes dye to adhere to an object
Mordant
Study of fungi
Mycology
Infection acquired in a health care setting
Nosocomial
Disease-producing microorganism
Pathogen
One-celled animals divided into four groups: amoebae, flagellates, ciliates, and coccidia
Protozoa
An inactive state of some bacteria in which they are capsulated in protein
Spores
A noninvasive test, evaluates arteries and veins throughout the body and very useful for showing neck and brain blood flow
MRI
A radiographic procedure that uses a computer and a radioactive substance
PET