Chapter 5 Quiz

Question 1

the act of striking or tapping the patient gently

Answer 1

percussion

Question 2

the use of sight to observe

Answer 2

inspection

Question 3

the use of touch to acquire information about the patient

Answer 3

palpation

Question 4

the act of listening to sounds within the body

Answer 4

auscultation

Question 5

the number of new cases of a disease during a period of time

Answer 5

incidence

Question 6

probability of a negative test among patients without disease

Answer 6

specificity

Question 7

probability of disease in the entire population at any point in time

Answer 7

prevalence

Question 8

probability thata a disease will develop in a disease free patient during an interval

Answer 8

incidence

Question 9

probability of a positive test among patients with disease

Answer 9

sensitivity

Question 10

the removal of the entire tumor for diagnosis

Answer 10

excisional biopsy

Question 11

the removal of only a portion of the tumor for diagnosis

Answer 11

incisional biopsy

Question 12

strategies and measure to stop cancer from developing

Answer 12

prevention

Question 13

an objective finding as percieved by an examiner

Answer 13

sign

Question 14

a subjective indication of a disease or a change in condition as perceived by the patient

Answer 14

symptom

Question 15

the indentification of a disease or condition

Answer 15

diagnosis

Question 16

selecting appropriate tests and studies to check for disease

Answer 16

screening

Question 17

which imaging modalities do not use ionizing radiation

Answer 17

sonogram

MRI

Question 18

T/F: MRI demonstrates soft tissue much better than CT

Answer 18

true

Question 19

T/F: MRI is less expensive than CT

Answer 19

false

Question 20

T/F: MRI cannot be used in patient with metallic devices

Answer 20

true

Question 21

T/F: MRI demonstrates bone better than CT

Answer 21

false

Question 22

T/F: MRI is better image quality for brain and spinal cord than CT

Answer 22

true

Question 23

T/F: MRI has shown no late harmful effects

Answer 23

true

Question 24

T/F: MRI uses radiofrequency waves and a strong magnetic field

Answer 24

true

Question 25

T/F: CT demonstrates bone better than MRI

Answer 25

true

Question 26

T/F: CT is less expensive than MRI

Answer 26

true

Question 27

T/F: CT is better ableto distinguish between air, soft tissue, and bone than regular xray

Answer 27

true

Question 28

T/F: CT allows physicians to see structures in a three dimensional display

Answer 28

true

Question 29

T/F: CT can see a greater degree of contrast of gray shades than with an regular xray

Answer 29

true

Question 30

a radionuclide is used in which imaging study

Answer 30

nuclear medicine

Question 31

T/F: Sonography is one of the most expensive imaging techniques

Answer 31

false

Question 32

T/F: Sonography may be used for routine breast cancer screening instead of mammography

Answer 32

false

Question 33

T/F: Sonography produced with high frequency sound waves

Answer 33

true

Question 34

T/F: Sonography uses a transducer during the study

Answer 34

true

Question 35

barium and iodine contrast media are often used to visualize ____ anatomy

Answer 35

radiolucent

Question 36

T/F: mammography uses contrast

Answer 36

false

Question 37

WBC

Answer 37

5,000-10,000

Question 38

RBC

Answer 38

3.90-5.4 million

Question 39

platelets

Answer 39

150,000-425,000

Question 40

hemoglobin

Answer 40

12-16 g/dL

Question 41

lymphocytes

Answer 41

17-45%

Question 42

neutrophils

Answer 42

42-72%

Question 43

respiration

Answer 43

12-18 breaths

Question 44

blood pressure

Answer 44

90 to 140/60-80 mm Hg

Question 45

pulse

Answer 45

60-100 bpm

Question 46

oral temperature

Answer 46

96.8 - 98.6 degrees F