Exam 50: Assisting With Diagnostic Imaging

The radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine cause the patient to become radioactive; this requires special precautions for family members.

A thallium scan is a nuclear medicine procedure that helps the physician visualize the condition of the myocardium during a stress test.

How would you explain an IVU procedure to a patient?

The radiographic view in which the coronal plane of the body or body part is parallel to the film plane (AP or PA) is a(n) __________ projection.

The _______________ is the fluoroscopic examination of the colon, usually involving rectal administration of barium sulfate as a contrast medium.

A lateral projection takes an image from either the patient's right or left side.

Blood cells and blood-producing cells are very sensitive to radiation exposure.

A chest x-ray film typically is taken in a lateral oblique position.

The doughnut-shaped part of a CT scanner that surrounds the patient and gathers imaging data is called a:

The medical term meaning "toward the midline of the body" is:

Which statement is true of an UGI?

A(n) __________ may appear on x-ray film if the film is handled improperly.

Which medical term means "front" or "in front of"?

Describe four guidelines the medical assistant should follow when explaining radiographic pediatric examinations.

The radiographic view in which the sagittal plane of the body or body part is parallel to the film is called __________.

A(n) __________ is a moving grid device that prevents scatter radiation from fogging an x-ray film.

Controlling exposure time is an important factor in protecting patients from radiation.

What word means "farther away" or "farthest from" the trunk or the point of origin of a body part?

_______________ is an imaging method in which radioactive materials are injected into the body or ingested to provide information about the function of organs and tissues.

All radiographic examinations requiring the use of iodine uptake should be scheduled before a lower GI series.