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Medical Imaging
Preparation to certificate
Question | Answer | Why? |
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What is another name for barium swallow? | Upper GI series | |
The abbreviation used to order an x-ray to evaluate the lungs is: | CXR | CXR (chest x-ray) includes an AP (anteroposterior) and lateral view of the chest without use of any contrast medium. |
The purpose of Cholangiogram is to: | visualize the bile ducts. | |
A barium enema would be scheduled before an upper GI study because the: | Barium from the upper GI may take days to clear the patient's system before the barium enema can be performed. | Contrarily to the barium enema, barium swallow is performed first, the pt must wait until all the barium as been eliminated before the preparation of a barium enema can begin. |