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Name The Diagnostic Test Flashcards

1
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Name 2 Diagnostic tests that would be done to confirm a diagnosis of pneumonia.

A

Chest x-ray (CXR) and VQ scan

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Name 2 Diagnostic tests that are a general survey of the abdomen.

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Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (KUB) and Abdominal Ultrasound

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Name the Diagnostic test that is performed post-cholecystectomy to examine bile ducts.

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T-tube cholangiogram or cholangiogram

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Name the Diagnostic test that demonstrates the bladder filling then emptying as the patient voids.

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Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCU)

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Name the Diagnostic test that views a body part as if it were sliced horizontally from front to back.

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Computed Tomography (CT)

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Name the Diagnostic test that uses contrast medium to view the upper gastrointestinal tract and small intestine.

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upper gastrointestinal and small bowel follow-through (UGI and SBFT)

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Name the Diagnostic test that is a radiological test to view the large intestine.

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Barium enema (BaE)

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Name 2 Diagnostic tests that are used to detect the obstruction or narrowing of an artery or aneurysm.

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Arteriogram and Doppler Ultrasound

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Name the Diagnostic test that views the interior of the body using a magnetic field.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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Name the Diagnostic test that is performed to study unexplained bone pain.

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Bone Scan

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Name the Diagnostic test that administers radiopharmaceuticals before performing the test.

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Nuclear Medicine

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Name the Diagnostic test that is a portable device that records the heart’s electrical activity over a 24 hour period.

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Holter Monitor

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Name the Diagnostic test that uses sound waves to record the internal structures of the heart.

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Echocardiogram (Echo)

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Name the Diagnostic test that is a diagnostic study for pulmonary embolism.

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VQ scan

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Name the Diagnostic test that uses high frequency sound waves to determine fetal age.

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Obstetrical Ultrasound

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Name 2 Diagnostic tests that use contrast medium to detect tumors of the spinal cord.

A

Myelogram or MRI

17
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Name the Diagnostic test that views a greenstick fracture.

A

X-ray of a bone

18
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Name the Diagnostic test that uses iodine contrast to view obstructions of the bile ducts.

A

Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram

19
Q

The physicians order “Stress Test” refers to a:

A

treadmill test

20
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A balloon-tipped catheter inserted through the subclavian vein into the right side of the heart through the right ventricle and into a branch of the pulmonary artery is a procedure called a:

A

PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty)

21
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An order for an “ambulatory ECG”, which requires the patient to keep a 24- hour diary of activities performed while wearing an ECG tape recorder, would be ordered from which hospital department.

A

cardiovascular diagnostics

22
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“Doppler flow studies” are ordered by the Physician to determine:

A

blood flow within blood vessels

23
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“Endoscopy” is a generic term used to indicate:

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Visual examination of a body cavity or hollow organ.

24
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An “esophageal motility and reflux study” is ordered from which hospital dept

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gastroenterology

25
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A “gastroscopy” is a procedure used to:

A

visualize the interior of the stomach

26
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A procedure performed to measure a patient’s lung capacity is called:

A

spirometry or PFT

27
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A “BAEP” is a procedure used to record:

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electrical activity coming from the brainstem

28
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An ENG would be ordered from which of the following hospital departments:

A

neurodiagnostics

29
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A procedure done to inspect the common bile duct, biliary tract, and pancreatic duct by inserting a catheter through an endoscope is called:

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

30
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Which Diagnostic tests require a Consent Form:

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  • Special X-ray
  • Endoscopy
  • Ultrasound guided biopsy (+ surgical pathology req)
  • CT guided biopsy (+ surgical pathology req)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
  • Pacemaker
  • Cardioversion
  • CABG
  • Coronary Angioplasty
31
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What is the proper sequencing when more than one test is ordered?

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  1. X-rays of the lower spine and pelvis before a barium enema or UGI is done.
  2. Abdominal studies that use ultrasound or CT should be before studies that use barium.
  3. Liver and bone scans and Nuclear Medicine tests should come before barium studies.
4. Contrast media tests:
IVP
GB
BaE
UGI or UGI and SBFT

NUC0920 DOT170 (5 decks)

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