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Diagnostic Procedures Flashcards

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MRI

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Brain and Spinal Cord), Slices can be taken from any direction

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CAT Scan (CT)

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Computed Axial Tomography (Brain and Spinal Cord), Slices taken around a single axis

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Ultrasonography

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Used to exam structures such as arteries, heart, abdomen cavity, fetus. Can’t pass through structures that contain air (can’t be used on lungs)

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ECG

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Echocardiogram (Records the electrical activity of the heart)

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Doppler Ultrasound

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Measures blood flow in arteries and veins

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Isotope Scanning

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Isotopes are injected into the blood and provides a contrast medium

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Radiation Theropy

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Kills cells by interfering with the metabolism

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EEG

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Electroencephalography (Records the electrical activity of the brain)

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