Module 2 Flashcards
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Computed Tomography Technologists
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CT Techs - Operate CT equipment to produce cross-sectional images of internal structures
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Magnetic Resonance Technologists
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MR Techs - Operate MR equipment to produce images using a strong magnetic field and radiofrequencies
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Radiographers
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Operate x-ray equipment using radiation to produce black and white images of bone structures and soft tissues
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Sonographers
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Ultrasound Techs - Operate sonography equipment to create images of internal organs using sound waves
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Radiation Therapists
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Administer high doses of radiation to treat cancer and other disease.
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Anter/o
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Front
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Caud/o
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Tail (downward)
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Cephal/o
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Head (upward)
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Dist/o
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Away (from the point of attachment)
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Dors/o
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Back
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Infer/o
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Below
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Later/o
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Side
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Medi/o
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Middle
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Poster/o
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Back/behind
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Proxim/o
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Near (the point of attachment)
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Super/o
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Above
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Ventr/o
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Belly (front)
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-ad
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Toward
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-al, -ic, -ior
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Pertaining to
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Anterior
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Pertaining to the front
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Anterolateral
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Pertaining to the front and to the side
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Anteromedial
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Pertaining to the front and to the middle
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Anteroposterior
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Pertaining to the front and to the back
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Anterosuperior
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Pertaining to the front and above
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Caudad
Toward the tail
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Caudal
Pertaining to the tail
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Cephalad
Toward the head
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Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
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Distal
Pertaining to away (from the point of attachment)
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Dorsal
Pertaining to the back
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Inferior
Pertaining to below
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Inferolateral
Pertaining to below and to the side
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Lateral
Pertaining to the side
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Medial
Pertaining to the middle
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Mediolateral
Pertaining to the middle and to the side
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Posterior
Pertaining to the back, behind
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Posteroanterior
Pertaining to the back and to the front
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Posterolateral
Pertaining to the back and to the side
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Proximal
Pertaining to near (the point of attachment)
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Superior
Pertaining to above
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Superolateral
Pertaining to above and to the side
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Ventral
Pertaining to the belly
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Axial Plane
Horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions (transverse or horizontal plane)
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Coronal Plane
Vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions (frontal plane)
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Sagittal Plane
Vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into left and right sides
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Radiography
Produces an image of internal structures using ionizing radiation: the resulting images are called radiographs. Radiography, the procedure, and radiograph, the resulting image, are both called x-ray
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Computed Tomography
Produces a series of sectional images of internal structures using ionizing radiation; computer software assembles data into images called scans
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Magnetic Resonance
Produces images of internal structures using high strength magnetic fields; computer software assembles data into images called scans
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Nuclear Medicine
Produces images of internal structures using gamma rays emitted from radioactive material introduced to the bloodstream; computer software assembles data into images called scans
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Sonography
Produces images of internal structures using high frequency sound waves; computer software assembles data into images called scans
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Umbilical Region
Around the navel
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Lumbar Region
To the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist
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Epigastric Region
Superior to the umbilical region
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Hypochondriac Region
To the right and left of the epigastric region
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Hypogastric Region
Inferior to the umbilical region
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Iliac Region
To the right and left of the hypogastric region, near the groin (inguinal)
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Fowler Position
Semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
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Orthopnea Position
Sitting upright in a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back. Sometimes the patient tilts forward resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table (orthopneic position)
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Prone Position
Lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side)
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Sims Position
Lying on side in a semi-prone position with the knee drawn up toward the chest and with the arm drawn back behind, parallel to the back. "Right" and "left" precede the term to indicate the patient's ride or left side. Without indicator assume left side
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Supine Position
Lying on back, facing upward
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Trendelenburg Position
Lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
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Ant
Anterior
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AP
Anteroposterior
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Inf
Inferior
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Lat
Lateral
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LLQ
Left lower quadrant
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LUQ
Left upper quadrant
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Med
Medial
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PA
Posteroanterior
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Post
Posterior
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RLQ
Right lower quadrant
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RUQ
Right upper quadrant
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Sup
Superior
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Temporal
Palpate over the temporal bone on each side of the head, lateral to each eyebrow
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Carotid
Palpate the anterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, just medial and inferior to the angle of the jaw. To avoid reduction of blood flow, do not palpate right and left carotid pulses simultaneously
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Radial
Palpate anterolateral side of wrist, proximal to the first carpal-metacarpal junction
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Femoral
This pulse is inferior to the medial inguinal ligament; the pulse is found midway between anterosuperior iliac spine and pubic tubercle
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Posterior Tibial
This pulse is found posterior and slightly inferior to the medial malleolus of the ankle
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Dorsalis Pedis
With the foot slightly dorsiflexed, lightly palpate the dorsal surface of the foot, just lateral to the first metatarsal
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