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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT A CHABNER
CH 20 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: In which procedure is a transducer used
Answer:
Ultrasound
Question 2: What is the meaning of adduction
Answer:
Moving the part of the body toward the midline of the body
Question 3: What best characterizes a CT scan
Answer:
Uses ionizing x-rays and a computer to produce a transverse image of the body organs
Question 4: What can liver and spleen scans detect
Answer:
Cirrhosis and splenomegaly due to abcess or tumor
Question 5: DICOM is a:
Answer:
Protocal for transmission between imaging devices
Question 6: Which term describes an x-ray test to show an organ in depth
Answer:
tomography
Question 7: Myelogram
Answer:
x-ray of the spinal cord
Question 8: Obscures the passage of x-rays
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radiopaque Question 9: SPECT is a:
Answer:
Technique using a radioactive substance and a computer to create three-dimensional images
Question 10: Which best describes a barium enema
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metallic powder is introduced to the large intestine and x-rays are taken Question 11: What is the medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease
Answer:
Nuclear medicine
Question 12: Which is an x-ray of a joint
Answer:
arthrogram
Question 13: In which x-ray view is the patient upright with the back to the x-ray machine and the film to the chest
Answer:
PA view
Question 14: Transformation of stable substances into changed particles
Answer:
ionization
Question 15: What does a radiologist do
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Specializes diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound, MRI and CT scans Question 16: Radioactive drug administered for diagnostic purposes:
Answer:
radiopharmaceutical
Question 17: Permitting the passage of x-rays
Answer:
radiolucent
Question 18: What best characterizes an MRI
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Sagittal, frontal, and cross-sectional images are produced using magnetic and radio waves
Question 19: Aids physicians in performing ultrasound procedures
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sonographer Question 20: FDG is a:
Answer:
Radiopharmaceutical used in a PET scan
Question 21: X-ray of the renal pelvis and urinary tract after injecting dye into a vein:
Answer:
IVP
Question 22: Radioactive element that gives off energy in the form of radiation
Answer:
radioisotope
Question 23: Which of the following is true of a radiopague substance
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absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to Question 24: Interventional radiologists perform all of the following except:
Answer:
Administration of radiation therapy
Question 25: What is an in vivo test
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Experiments are performed in a living organism Question 26: PACS is a:
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System to replace traditional films with digital equivalents Question 27: Study of uses of radioactive substances in the diagnosis of disease
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nuclear Question 28: In which test is a radiopharmaceutical injected intravenously and traced within the vessels of the lungs
Answer:
Perfusion study of the lung