QUESTION 1 Raynaud\'s Cold Stimulation Test measures the temperature changes in

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QUESTION 1

Raynaud's Cold Stimulation Test measures the temperature changes in the fingers after exposure to cold and the time it takes for finger temperature to return to normal after the cold stimulation has been removed. In normal fingers, recovery to baseline temperature occurs in about 20 minutes.

True

False

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QUESTION 2

What is another name for a Swan-Ganz Catheterization that measures the pumping ability of the heart and can detect early ventricular failure by measuring the pulmonary artery wedge pressure?

Pulmonary Function Test

Plethysmography

Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

ECG

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QUESTION 3

Which of the following can interfere with an Oximetry?

incorrect placement of the sensor

poor circulation

anemia

All of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 4

A Visual Acuity Test measures near and far vision and determines the degree of nearsightedness and farsightedness.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 5

Normal findings in a Cystometry include: absent bladder contractions, normal micturation, and normal bladder capacity.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 6

A Tilt Table Test is performed to determine the cause of syncope in a client. A positive test is when the blood pressure and heart maintain a normal reading.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 7

The most common Pulmonary Function Test is the spirometry which measures lung volumes, lung capacities and flow rates.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 8

Spirometry measures the lung capacity, volume, and flow rates of the musculoskeletal system.

True

False

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QUESTION 9

A Pulmonary Function Test can diagnosis COPD and evaluate the client's respiratory system for toleration of surgery.

True

False

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QUESTION 10

Urea Breath Test is a breath test looking a bacteria that invades the stomach or small intestine mucosa and produces an enzyme called urease which can cause ulcers. What is that bacteria?

Myobacterium tuberculosis

H. pylori

Stapylococcus aureus

All of the above

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QUESTION 11

A condition that may be noted on an Exophthalmometry test includes exophthalmos which accompanies hyperthyroidism and characteristic of Graves' disease.

True

False

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QUESTION 12

A Tensilon Test is performed when Tensilon is injected intravenously to test for what condition?

Diabetes

COPD

Cystic Fibrosis

Myasthenia gravis

1 points   

QUESTION 13

Otoscopy is a physical examination technique that allows the visualization of the _____.

Lung

Ear

Eye

Nose

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QUESTION 14

A Pulmonary Artery Catheterization can diagnosis right or left ventricular failure.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 15

A pressure of greater than 20 mm Hg indicates a normal finding in the Tonometry Test.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 16

A Thallium Scan is used to detect insufficiency in which body system?

respiratory

gastrointestinal

urinary

cardiovascular

1 points   

QUESTION 17

During a Bone Scan, the radionuclide is injected into the client and the scan is performed. The Bone Scan can evaluate the progression of metastatic bone disease but is unable to identify areas for potential bone biopsy.

True

False

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QUESTION 18

A Brain Scan can evaluate which of the following:

brain tissue

internal carotid arteries

cerebral vascular disease or abnormalities

All of the above

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QUESTION 19

What is another name for a Gallbladder Scan?

Gallium Scan

HIDA Scan

Hepatobiliary Scan

Both b and c

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QUESTION 20

A Bone Marrow Scan can identify aplastic anemia and diagnose stages of lymphomas.

True

False

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QUESTION 21

MUGA Scan stands for Multigated Acquisition Scan and is used to diagnose cardiovascular system diagnoses.

True

False

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QUESTION 22

A Gastric Emptying Scan can do which of the following:

Diagnose and evaluate Meckel's diverticulum

Diagnose Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's chorea

Evaluate unexplained nausea and vomiting and diagnosis diabetes

All of the above

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QUESTION 23

A PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography) is used most frequently to diagnosis which of the following:

Neurological problems

cardiac problems

pulmonary problems

breast diagnostic studies

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QUESTION 24

Nuclear medicine tests are studies of the function or physiology of any organ or body system. To perform a nuclear medicine tests, a radioactive substance is introduced into the body and visualized with a camera.

True

False

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QUESTION 25

What are normal findings for a Liver Scan?

Normal size, shape, and position of liver and spleen

Normal blood flow and cell function

Normally more uptake of the test substance in the spleen than in the liver

All of the above

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QUESTION 26

Radioactivity will be excreted from the body within hours to days after the test is performed.

True

False

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QUESTION 27

Pregnant health care workers should avoid caring for clients who have had a nuclear scan for 24 hours postscan.

True

False

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QUESTION 28

A common example of nuclear medicine testing is positron-emission tomography (PET) scans.

True

False

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QUESTION 29

A person is exposed to more radioactivity from a nuclear medicine study than from a x-ray.

True

False

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QUESTION 30

Before a Nuclear Medicine Test, the health care worker should assess the patient in terms of which of the following:

Age and current weight

Allergies, especially to iodine, eggs, or shellfish

Pregnancy and Lactation

All of the above

Pulmonary Function Test

Plethysmography

Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

ECG

Explanation / Answer

4. ANS: TRUE

A visual acuity test measures near and far vision, determining the degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness.

7. ANS: TRUE

Various lung volumes, capacities (capacities are combinations of lung volumes) and flow rates can be evaluated through a process called spirometry.

8. ANS: FALSE

10 ANS: B. H. pylori

Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria that invades the stomach or small intestine mucosa and produces an enzyme called urease which can cause ulcers.

12. ANS: D. Myasthenia gravis

The Tensilon test uses the drug Tensilon (edrophonium) to help your doctor to diagnose myasthenia gravis

13. ANS: B. Ear

Otoscopy is a physical examination technique that allows the visualization of the Ear.

16. ANS: D. cardiovascular

A Thallium Scan is used to detect insufficiency of coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure.

19. ANS: B. HIDA Scan

A hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.

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