Exam 50: Diagnostic Imaging

Which of the following is used to diagnose ulcers, diverticulosis, tumors, and motility problems of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and small intestine?

Which of the following diagnostic procedures may include a double-contrast study in which the combination of air and barium provides a clearer view of structures and allows identification of small lesions?

Which of the following uses a contrast medium and fluoroscopy to assist in the diagnosis of abnormalities or injuries in the cartilage, tendons, or ligaments of the joint?

Localized cancers are treated with ________, in which temporary radioactive implants are placed close to or directly into cancerous tissue.

Which diagnostic test is used to detect pyelonephrosis and hydronephrosis?

________ is one type of radiation therapy, done as an outpatient procedure that allows deep penetration without damaging superficial tissues and is used primarily for deep tumors.

Which of the following is a communications standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging?

A diagnostic procedure called ________ uses a contrast medium and fluoroscopy to help diagnose abnormalities or injuries in the cartilage, tendons, or ligaments of the joints.

For which diagnostic procedure should a patient take a special drink the night before to help outline the intestines?

Standard X-rays and ultrasonography do not require inserting devices or breaking the skin and are therefore considered ________ procedures.

Many contrast media contain ____.

When assisting with an IVP, the medical assistant should ____.

Which of these is not a benefit of digital radiology?

The X-ray, discovered in 1895, is a type of ________ wave.

The diagnostic procedure that directs high-frequency sound waves through the skin over the area of the body being examined and produces an image based on the echoes is called ____.

Trey, an 18-year-old soccer player, is in the ER because he injured his knee during tonight's soccer game. The ER physician has ordered an arthrogram of the knee. Which of these statements would you include in your patient teaching to prepare Trey for the arthrography?

Motility problems of the colon and rectum are diagnosed by ____.

Angie has been working in the radiology center at a local hospital for the last 5 years. This morning, her supervisor called Angie into her office and told her that her last dosimeter reading was above the maximum allowable level. Which of the following is Angie's best response?

The X-ray examination of the internal breast tissues to help in diagnosing breast abnormalities is called ________.

To determine the status of blood flow or the presence of an aneurysm, narrowing or blockages of vessels, or hemorrhage, which of the following diagnostic procedures would be performed?