special tests Flashcards
1
Q
arterial blood gas
A
advanced COPD
2
Q
aspiration
A
gout, bact arthritis
3
Q
balloon angioplasty
A
obstructive atherosclerosis
4
Q
biopsy
A
tumor (hodgkins), BrCa
5
Q
**bone scan (scintigraphy)
A
intrinsic bone changes, hidden frx, lytic/blastic mets
6
Q
bronchoscopy
A
bronchogenic carcinoma (lung biopsy)
7
Q
colonoscopy
A
lower GI dz
8
Q
CT scan
A
trauma infx vasc neoplastic arthritic/metab d/o
9
Q
**DEXA
A
osteoporosis, osteopenia
10
Q
**doppler
A
arterial alteration
11
Q
EEG (electroencephalograph)
A
epilepsy
sleep disturbance
encephalopathies
12
Q
EMG (electromyograph)
A
musc atrophy
PNE, CNS, radic
13
Q
endoscopy
A
GI tract (SI), esoph
14
Q
laparoscopy
A
abdominal tumor
15
Q
mantoux test
A
TB (also TINE, PPD)