DIAGNOSTIC Flashcards
diagnostic testing- specimen collection
intratest
diagnostic testing- follow up, immunization
post-test
diagnostic testing- inform procedure
pretest
increased RBC xount
polycythemia
term for a puncture of a vein for collection of a blood specimen
venipuncture
test on blood serum
Blood chemistry
Type of specimen test:
to determine presence of occult blood
stool specimen
Type of specimen test:
for urinalysis
urine specimen
____ is an indicator of URINE CONCENTRATION
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
_________ is measured to determine RELATIVE ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY
urinary pH
done with the use of a reagent strip/dipstick
protein
to screen clients for diabetes mellitus
glucose
direct visualization:
invasive or non-invasive
invasive
Indirect visualization:
invasive or non-invasive
non-invasive
visualization procedure:
graphic recording of the heart
electrocardiography
visualization procedure:
blood vessels with radiopaque dye
angiography
visualization procedure:
to asses the client’s response to an increased cardiac workload during exercise
Stress electrocardiography
visualization procedure:
no exposure to radiation.
for visualization of BRAIN, SPINE, LIMBS, JOINTS, HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, ABDOMEN, PELVIS
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
visualization procedure:
distinguishes minor differences of the density of tissues
CT / Computed tomography
