Diagnostic Procedures and Pulse Oximetry

Question 1

What device has ECG electrodes on the chest and is carried in a pocket or around the neck for 24 to 48 hours to evaluate cardiac rhythm, efficacy of medication, and pacemaker function?

Answer 1

Ambulatory electrocardiography (ECG)
or
HOLTER MONITOR

Question 2

What is a radiologic exam that injects a contrast medium into blood vessels? What is it called in coronary arteries?

Answer 2

Angiography

Coronary angiograms are part o f a group of procedures known as cardiac catheterization

Question 3

Procedure for direct visualalization of bronchial tree for both diagnostic adn therapuetic purposes?

Answer 3

Bronchoscopy

Question 4

What is a thin catheter tha tis inserted in an artery that is advanced to the coronary arteries where contrast dye is injected adn is used to evaluate narrowing or occlusion of arteries adn measure BP and oxygen?

Answer 4

Cardiac Catheterization

Question 5

What is a procedure using sound waves to examine the structure and function of the carotid arteries?

Purpose?

Answer 5

Carotid Ultrasound

purpose to screen for blockages that may indicate increased risk of stroke

Question 6

Can be utilized to visualize the location, size, and shape of heart, lungs, blood vessels, ribs, adn bones of spine in addition to fluid in lungs or pleural space, pneumonia, emphysema, cancer?

Answer 6

Chest Radiograph (x-ray)

Question 7

uses high frequency sound waves non-invasively to evaluate functioning of heart in real time images?

Answer 7

Echocardiogram

Question 8

What is the difference between a TTE and TEE?

Answer 8

TTE: transthoracic echocardiography is handheld ultrasound placed on chest
TEE: transesophageal echocardiography is ultrasound transducer placed in esophagus

Question 9

What evaluates rhythm or electrical conduction abnormalities of the heart using 3-5 catheters inserted into a blood vessel and threaded into the heart?

Answer 9

Electrophysiologic Testing

Question 10

What is continuous monitoring of cardiovascular status via intra-arterial catheters and intravenous lines that measure pressure, temeprature, and volume?

Answer 10

Invasive Hemodynamic Moniotoring

Question 11

What is a Swans Ganz Catheter used for with invasive hemodynamic monitoring?

Answer 11

BALLON CATHETER placed in a pulmonary artery to obtain pulmonary artery wedge pressure and left atrial pressure

Question 12

What is a thermodilution catheter used to measure during invasive hemodynamic monitoring?

Answer 12

measures cardiac output

Question 13

What is a Central Venous pressure (CVP) line measure during invasive hemodynamic monitoring?

Answer 13

measures pressure in vena cava or right atrium

Question 14

MRI has limited value for imaging with cardiopulm structure?

Answer 14

the LUNGS

Question 15

What is also known as radinuclide stress test and nuclear stress test? and shows how well the heart muscle is perfused at rest and under exercise stress?

Answer 15

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI)

Question 16

What is a diagnositic procuedure in which CV stress is induced by pharmacologic agenets when contraindications to routine exercise stress test exist?

Answer 16

Pharmacologic Stress Test

Question 17

What test creates graphic record of sounds produced by heart and great vessels?

Answer 17

Phonocardiography

Assists with detection of S3 and S4 sounds in diagnosis of heart failure

Question 18

How are areas of disease identified on PET scans?

Answer 18

increased radioactive material tends ot accumulate in areas with high levels of chemical activity

Question 19

Procedure that includes removal of fluid from pleural space with a needle?

Answer 19

Thoracentesis

Question 20

Radiopaque dye injected into a vein while an x-ray procedure creates an image of vein to detect clot or blockage?

Answer 20

Venography

Question 21

AKA lung scan, uses small radioactive material to study airflow and blood flow within lungs?

What is most commonly used in the diagnosis of?

Answer 21

Ventilation - Perfusion Scan

Pulmonary Embolism

Question 22

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

Answer 22

The percent of arterial oxygen saturation of hemoglobin

Question 23

Activity should be stopped if SPO2 is less than what?

Answer 23

<90% in acutely ill patients
or
<85% in patients with chronic lung disease