Ultrasound Guided Techniques

Question 1

surgical puncture of the chest wall for removal of fluids; usually done by using a large-bore needle.

Answer 1

Thoracentesis

Question 2

biopsy performed without the use of a needle guide on the transducer

Answer 2

Free hand technique

Question 3

lab test used to evaluate for blood clotting abnormalities; the time it takes the blood to clot after thromboplastin and calcium are added to the sample; PT.

Answer 3

Prothrombin time

Question 4

prevents the formation of blood clots; used as treatment for deep vein thrombosis. (not brand name)

Answer 4

Warfarin

Question 5

any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it

Answer 5

antigen

Question 6

diminished blood volume

Answer 6

Hypovolemia

Question 7

a defect in the body’s mechanism for blood clotting; clotting disorder

Answer 7

Coagulopathy

Question 8

concerning the action of stimuli from the vagus nerve on blood vessels; vasovagal syncope is a brief loss of consciousness caused by a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure, which reduces blood flow to the brain.

Answer 8

Vasovagal response

Question 9

a complication that can occur after cardiac catheterization or angioplasty in which a pocket of blood is formed that has a connection to the artery (neck) that allows blood to continually flow into the pocket (intervention required to correct)

Answer 9

Pseudoaneurysm

Question 10

anticoagulant (blood thinner); brand name Coumadin

Answer 10

Antiplatelet drugs

Question 11

method developed to standardize prothrombin time (PT) results among laboratories by accounting for the different thromboplastin reagents used to determine PT.

Answer 11

International normalized ratio

Question 12

collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity

Answer 12

Pneumothorax

Question 13

a procedure that uses a small needle attached to a syringe; a vacuum is created and sample cells are aspirated for evaluation

Answer 13

fine needle aspiration

Question 14

procedure that uses a hollow core needle to remove a sample of tissue.

Answer 14

Core biopsy

Question 15

class of drugs that work to prevent clotting of the blood; aspirin is an example

Answer 15

Anticoagulant

Question 16

a condition or factor that serve as a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient

Answer 16

Contraindication

Question 17

laboratory test that measures levels of this antigen in the body; elevate levels could indicate prostate cancer

Answer 17

Prostate specific antigen test

Question 18

procedure to remove ascites

Answer 18

Paracentesis

Question 19

ultrasound equipment that has the ability to import scans from other modalities such as CT and MRI to do a side-by-side comparison with the ultrasound image. By selecting a common reference point, real time imaging can be performed simultaneously with the ultrasound corresponding with the same anatomy of the imported exam

Answer 19

Fusion Ultrasound

Question 20

laboratory test that can be used to evaluate for blood clotting abnormalities and for the effects of heparin; known as PTT.

Answer 20

Partial thromboplatin time

Question 21

sample of a patient’s tissue, fluid, or other material derived from the patient used for laboratory analysis to assist differential diagnosis or staging of a disease process.

Answer 21

Biopsy

Question 22

removal of infected fluid such as pus; usually performed when antibiotics do not change patient’s symptoms.

Answer 22

Abscess drainage

Question 23

a branch of pathology that studies and diagnoses diseases on the cellular level

Answer 23

Cytopathology

Question 24

a form of blood plasma that contains all of the clotting factors except platelets that is used to treat patients with coagulopathy prior to interventional procedures

Answer 24

Fresh frozen plasma