Exam 6: Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures

In assessment of blood pressure, the difference between diastolic and systolic pressure is called the ________ pressure.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -PT and PTT

The ____________________ produces characteristic patterns indicating normal or abnormal conduction impulses that stimulate heart action.

A ___________ is composed of disorganized tissue that exhibits uncontrolled growth.

Axillary temperature readings are ____________________ than oral measurements.

Electrolytes are vital for _________________ and are responsible for nerve impulses, fluid balance, transport of substances in and out of the cell, and balancing blood pH.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Positively charged are called cations and negatively charged are called anions

The _________________ is a basic test used to evaluate the type and percentage of normal components in the blood.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -A sample is drawn from the vein and centrifuged

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -A gel coating is used when the probe is applied to skin.

The term ______________ refers to substances that the x-ray cannot penetrate.

The normal pulse rate for an adult is ___________________.

Because ________ is found in contrast media, the patient must be evaluated for potential hypersensitivity before administration.

___________ tests and procedures are those that do not require an incision or the perforation of intact tissues or structures.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Used to monitor patients who are receiving antiplatelet drugs

Which statement about the use of thermometers is true?

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Produces two- or three-dimensional digital images in cross section

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Taken when a surgical count cannot be resolved and there is risk of an item left in the patient

Intraoperative radiation therapy is used to deliver _____________ dose(s) of radiation to a specific area of the body.

The basic metabolic panel includes all of the following EXCEPT __________.