Exam 43: Assisting with Diagnostic Imaging

__________ is a procedure in which a catheter is used to open or widen a blood vessel.

A(n) __________ is also called a barium enema.

Which of the following cells are most sensitive to radiation exposure?

You are employed in a busy internal medicine practice, and one of your responsibilities is to reinforce patient preparation instructions for a variety of diagnostic procedures. Describe patient preparations for the following studies: · Barium enema · Barium swallow · Bone scan · IVU · MRI

You have a 58-year-old patient who is suspected of having osteoporosis. The physician orders a DEXA scan, and the patient is scheduled to return for a visit to learn the results. Explain to the patient what a DEXA scan is, how it is performed, and what the results might mean.

Patients on long-term steroid therapy are at increased risk for developing osteoporosis.

Which of the following terms describes penetrating to the head, or toward the head?

A barium enema is performed before a colonoscopy to ensure the best visualization of the colon.

You are concerned about the safety of working in a facility that performs x-ray studies on site. Which statement is true about your risk of radiation exposure as an employee in the facility?

Cardiac catheterization allows visualization of the endocardium of the atria and ventricles.

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

A patient is not exposed to an average amount of radiation during an MRI procedure.

CT studies are noninvasive, painless examinations that typically do not require any special patient preparation.

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.

Summarize the safety checks that should be performed before an x-ray image is taken.

Which statement is true of a UGI?

If the physician orders a plantar x-ray film, the technician would take an image of the

How would you explain an IVU procedure to a patient?

In a frontal projection, the coronal plane of the body or body part is parallel to the film plane.