Exam 22: Diagnostics, specimens, and Oncologic Considerations

When would an MRI not be used on a patient?

What may pose a possible risk of allergic reaction to contrast media used during a radiologic procedure?

Doppler can be used only to evaluate arterial blood flow.

If a secondary small bowel tumor is removed and positive lymph nodes and signs of metastases in the liver are found,how would the tumor be identified?

What type of hormonal therapy is an option in the treatment of cancer?

Which is a type of radiation source that can be implanted?

What group of people should receive a mammogram?

What form of nuclear imaging emits positrons,causing gamma rays to be discharged?

Frozen sections can be placed in formalin until the pathologist can examine the specimen.

Plethysmography can diagnose the extent of a suspected vascular disease using its pen-recorded tracings.

Which is a location where an infusion catheter can be inserted?

What type of cancer cells are contained within the organ of origin?

What affects a patient's response to cancer treatment?

Which is a potential complication of a long-term catheter?

An air embolus in the right atrium is corrected by placing the patient in reverse Trendelenburg's position and positioning the patient into right lateral position.

Because MRI uses a large electromagnet,metallic devices are allowed into the MRI machine as long as they are stainless steel.

What type of tumor grows slowly and resembles the parent tissue of origin?

When a retained surgical item is removed from a patient,it is not necessary to send it to the pathology laboratory.

Venous impedance plethysmography measures reflux in the lower extremities.

____ may contribute to the formation of cancerous tumors.