special tests

Question 1

arterial blood gas

Answer 1

advanced COPD

Question 2

aspiration

Answer 2

gout, bact arthritis

Question 3

balloon angioplasty

Answer 3

obstructive atherosclerosis

Question 4

biopsy

Answer 4

tumor (hodgkins), BrCa

Question 5

**bone scan (scintigraphy)

Answer 5

intrinsic bone changes, hidden frx, lytic/blastic mets

Question 6

bronchoscopy

Answer 6

bronchogenic carcinoma (lung biopsy)

Question 7

colonoscopy

Answer 7

lower GI dz

Question 8

CT scan

Answer 8

trauma
infx
vasc
neoplastic
arthritic/metab d/o

Question 9

**DEXA

Answer 9

osteoporosis, osteopenia

Question 10

**doppler

Answer 10

arterial alteration

Question 11

EEG (electroencephalograph)

Answer 11

epilepsy
sleep disturbance
encephalopathies

Question 12

EMG (electromyograph)

Answer 12

musc atrophy

PNE, CNS, radic

Question 13

endoscopy

Answer 13

GI tract (SI), esoph

Question 14

laparoscopy

Answer 14

abdominal tumor

Question 15

mantoux test

Answer 15

TB (also TINE, PPD)

Question 16

** MRI

Answer 16

spinal tumor

Question 17

NCV (nerve conduction velocity)

Answer 17

peripheral nerves

Question 18

PET

Answer 18

bone and soft tissue
tumor
heart
brain
lymph

Question 19

SPECT

Answer 19

MSK syst
heart
brain
abdomen
stenosis, frx, bleeding, lung

Question 20

spirometer, pulse ox

Answer 20

COPD

Question 21

sputum culture

Answer 21

strep

TB

Question 22

stress test

Answer 22

atherosclerosis
angina
claudication, heart pain

Question 23

** tonometer

Answer 23

glaucoma

Question 24

ultrasound

Answer 24

aneurysm
organs
pregnancy

Question 25

SSEP (somatosensory evoked pt'l)

Answer 25

CNS, PNS

Question 26

dynamometer

Answer 26

PNE CNS radic

Question 27

MRA

Answer 27

arterial, neuro tissue | CVA (apoplexy)

Question 28

discogram

Answer 28

best to visual disc lesion, discopathy

Question 29

arteriography

Answer 29

brain vessels | stroke

Question 30

myelography

Answer 30

lateral recess, subarachnoid space

Question 31

arthroscopy

Answer 31

meniscus | cruciate injury

Question 32

culdoscopy

Answer 32

ovarian tumor

Question 33

barium, GI

Answer 33

ulcer

Question 34

blood culture

Answer 34

TB septicemia osteomyelitis

Question 35

EKG/ECG

Answer 35

MI

Question 36

echocardiogram

Answer 36

valve incomp CHF AAA

Question 37

IVP (intravenous pyelogram)

Answer 37

kidney stone

Question 38

electronystagmography

Answer 38

meniere's vertigo dizziness