Exam 4: Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions

A patient with hypertension has his blood pressure checked at the doctor's office. The reading was 210/90. The number 210 is referred to as the:

Listening for sounds within the body with a stethoscope is called _____.

Substances that readily permit the passage of x-rays are described as:

Itching of the skin is:

The number of breaths per minute is the:

The term for a drug that relieves pain is:

Which part of the physical examination involves the examiner feeling the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands?

Substances that do not permit the passage of x-rays are described as:

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?

A pain-relieving pharmaceutical is referred to as a(n) _____.

The combination of tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images is called:

In measurements of blood pressure, the higher reading is the _____ pressure.

_____ is the treatment of diseases with drugs or medicines.

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 physician is completing a visual inspection of the body by means of an illuminated instrument for the visualization of the interior of a body cavity or organ. This inspection is called an:

A small sample or part taken from the body to represent the nature of the whole is called a:

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?

In measurements of blood pressure, the lower reading is the _____ pressure.

The term that means to introduce a hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluids, perform tests, or visualize a vessel or cavity is:

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