Chapter 5 Quiz Flashcards
the act of striking or tapping the patient gently
percussion
the use of sight to observe
inspection
the use of touch to acquire information about the patient
palpation
the act of listening to sounds within the body
auscultation
the number of new cases of a disease during a period of time
incidence
probability of a negative test among patients without disease
specificity
probability of disease in the entire population at any point in time
prevalence
probability thata a disease will develop in a disease free patient during an interval
incidence
probability of a positive test among patients with disease
sensitivity
the removal of the entire tumor for diagnosis
excisional biopsy
the removal of only a portion of the tumor for diagnosis
incisional biopsy
strategies and measure to stop cancer from developing
prevention
an objective finding as percieved by an examiner
sign
a subjective indication of a disease or a change in condition as perceived by the patient
symptom
the indentification of a disease or condition
diagnosis
selecting appropriate tests and studies to check for disease
screening
which imaging modalities do not use ionizing radiation
sonogram
MRI
T/F: MRI demonstrates soft tissue much better than CT
true
T/F: MRI is less expensive than CT
false
T/F: MRI cannot be used in patient with metallic devices
true
T/F: MRI demonstrates bone better than CT
false
T/F: MRI is better image quality for brain and spinal cord than CT
true
T/F: MRI has shown no late harmful effects
true
T/F: MRI uses radiofrequency waves and a strong magnetic field
true
T/F: CT demonstrates bone better than MRI
true
T/F: CT is less expensive than MRI
true
T/F: CT is better ableto distinguish between air, soft tissue, and bone than regular xray
true
T/F: CT allows physicians to see structures in a three dimensional display
true
T/F: CT can see a greater degree of contrast of gray shades than with an regular xray
true
a radionuclide is used in which imaging study
nuclear medicine
T/F: Sonography is one of the most expensive imaging techniques
false
T/F: Sonography may be used for routine breast cancer screening instead of mammography
false
T/F: Sonography produced with high frequency sound waves
true
T/F: Sonography uses a transducer during the study
true
barium and iodine contrast media are often used to visualize ____ anatomy
radiolucent
T/F: mammography uses contrast
false
WBC
5,000-10,000
RBC
3.90-5.4 million
platelets
150,000-425,000
hemoglobin
12-16 g/dL
lymphocytes
17-45%
neutrophils
42-72%
respiration
12-18 breaths
blood pressure
90 to 140/60-80 mm Hg
pulse
60-100 bpm
oral temperature
96.8 - 98.6 degrees F
