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Chapter 5 diagnostic tests and procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biopsy | extraction of tissue for microscopic examination (diagnoses diseases, identifies infection/inflammation) |
| deep tendon reflexes (DTR) | used to test/check nerve functionality of muscles (reflexes) |
| electromyogram (EMG) | test to validate if muscle can contact normally, graph recording stimulus, needle in arm artificially contacts muscle (first regularly then artificially to check both), comes b4 MRI |
| goniometry | method used to measure ROM, goniometers are used for this (triangular thingy) |
| nuclear medicine imaging (NMI) | "bone scan", used to detect cancerous tumors by using radioactive tracers intravenously, harmless, x-ray is taken, fluid identifies cancerous cells and metastasis by collecting in a space it shouldn't |
| sonography | ultra sound (determines gender/if anything is wrong w/ baby), sonographer does this, can be used for anything, is harmless but poor quality |