Exam 4: Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions

Which of the following statements is true of antimicrobials?

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

The procedure in which the image is digitized and immediately displayed on a monitor or recorded on film is:

The predicted outcome of a disease is referred to as the _____.

Treatment of disease by chemical agents is:

_____ means pertaining to therapy.

The branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases with x-rays and radioactive substances is:

Hypothermia can be detected using:

A term for objective evidence of disease is:

The rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats is the:

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

Following a musculoskeletal injury, the application of ice can help to reduce swelling. Which term best describes this intervention?

The term for substances that produce insensibility or stupor is :

Which term means a radiograph produced by an apparatus that makes an image of layers of body tissues at various depths?

An instrument used to measure temperature is called a(n):

A term for a hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a body cavity to withdraw or instill fluids is:

While reviewing a chart, you note that the patient has had an ultrasound. Which of the following terms best describes this type of testing?

A general term for a procedure that requires entry of a body cavity or interruption of normal body function is:

Which of the following statements is true of radiotherapy?

Disappearance of the characteristics of malignant tissue is known as _____.