Study guide week 2

Question 0

what is a dosimeter?

Answer 0

a device for measuring doses of radiation

Question 1

what best describes why medical assistants need an understanding of diagnostic imaging?

Answer 1

to instruct patients in the correct preparation for procedures and safety

Question 2

What is used as a contrast medium for kidney and gallbladder exams?

Answer 2

iodine

Question 3

What is used to emit and receive sound waves when ultrasound is performed?

Answer 3

transducer

Question 4

What refer to an x-ray directed from the front of the body to the back?

Answer 4

anterpostier

Question 5

What procedure helps in directing radiation for tumor masses?

Answer 5

PET positron emission tomograpphy

Question 6

What procedure produces a series of cross- sectional images?

Answer 6

CT

Question 7

What is a cardiac ultrasound?

Answer 7

ECG, create images of the heart B

Question 8

What is a barium enema test used for?

Answer 8

help diagnose disease of problems in the large intestine

Question 9

What type of test is done by placing a sample of body secretions on a special medium to allow bacteria to grow?

Answer 9

A culture

Question 10

What term best describes infections acquired in hospitals?

Answer 10

nosocomial infections

Question 11

What is the use of a culturette tube?

Answer 11

Swabs, and should be kept moist

Question 12

what is the standard thing that must be worn during the collection of specimens?

Answer 12

Standard precaution

Question 13

What determines the results of a gram stain?

Answer 13

Cell wall and the ability to either retain or lose color through decolorization

Question 14

What is an organism requiring special media and an atmosphere of reduced oxygen and increased carbon?

Answer 14

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 15

What bacteria are round in shape and can occur in clusters or pairs?

Answer 15

Cooci

Question 16

When using KOH on a wet mount, what does the KOH do?

Answer 16

It clears debris

Question 17

What is the organism that causes strep throat?

Answer 17

Group A beta hemomlitic Streptococcus

Question 18

When a patient has a bacterial infection that is not responding to the antibiotic, what test might the physician order?

Answer 18

a culture and sensitivity test

Question 19

foodborne illnesses are often caused by?

Answer 19

raw or undercooked meat and seafood, some from contaminated food handlers, and some from unwashed produce