Exam 4: Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions

Subjective evidence as perceived by the patient is a:

A diagnostic imaging modality that produces a detailed image of a cross section of tissue similar to what one would see if the body or body part were cut into sections is:

A 43-year-old woman with breast cancer is undergoing treatment. Which of the following is the treatment of tumors using radiation to destroy cancer cells?

Lisa visits her obstetrician, who uses a stethoscope to listen to the heart rate of her 38-week developing fetus. The obstetrician's action describes which of the following techniques?

A term for objective evidence of disease is:

Using heat to relieve pain or to speed healing is called:

A rash is:

On day 5, Dr. Norris removed the sutures that had resulted from a small cut on Sean's leg. The surgeon tells his mother that excellent healing had resulted, the small scar will fade significantly with time, and this should cause no additional problems for Sean. What is the name of the report that the surgeon is giving to Sean's mother?

Which term best describes the process of imaging deep structures of the body by sending and receiving high-frequency sound waves that are reflected back as echoes from tissue interfaces?

The number of breaths/min is the:

An orthopedic surgeon is seeing a patient who has a suspected tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. She chooses to order which test, which produces superior soft tissue resolution for distinguishing adjacent structures?

A commonly used term that means an x-ray image is:

A 32-year-old woman is having a 20-week ultrasound during her first pregnancy. Which term relates to this procedure?

A Latin term that means a hollow, flexible tube that is inserted into vessels or cavities is:

The term for tapping the body with the fingertips or fist to evaluate internal organs or to evaluate fluid in a body cavity is:

____________ means impenetrable to radiation.

____________ is the treatment of diseases with drugs or medicines.

You are working with a patient who was prescribed penicillin, which is an example of:

The pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart is called:

An instrument that projects an x-ray image on a screen during fluoroscopy is called a: