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oncology review

mod e unit 4

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sarcoma malignant tumor derived from middle layer of skin
neoplasia new growth
malignant tumor derived fro epilitheal tissue carcinoma
malignant tumors derived from bone marrow leukemia
treatment used in radiation radiotherapy
x-rays taken after injection with dye, telling location and position of kidneys, ureters, and bladder intravenous pyelogram
the spread of cancer by direct extension metastasis
non-cancerous benign
mammogram radiographic technique used for early detection of breast cancer
use of cancer destroying medicine chemotherapy
cancer cells that appear at the original site and have not moved or invaded other organs Cancer In Situ
the use of the body's own defense system to attack cancerous cells immunotherapy
determination of the dedifferentiation of cells biopsy
system of determining how much the cancer spread from it's original site staging
therapy using radiation placed directly on the cancer with needles brachytherapy
first node in which lymphatic drainage occurs sentinal node
high energy electromagnetic impulse x-ray
the contrast medium used mostly for GI studies barium
medical assistants should ask about shellfish allergies in which kind of contrast medium iodine
PA projection x-ray beam passes through the body at what angle back to front
substance that prevents x-rays from traveling out from the source lead
why does an x-ray tech. need dosimetry to monitor the exposure to radiation
diagnostic procedureconsidered safe during pregnancy ultrasonography
time a typical prothombin takes 11-12.5 seconds
diagnostic procedure using high-frequency sound waves ultrasonography
diagnostic procedure you can't do on patients with pacemakers or metal in their body magnetic rsonance image (MRI)
modality that makes it possible to observe organs in motion fluroscopy
normal fasting blood glucose range 70-110 mg/100dl
angles are used when taking x-rays of two body parts 90 degree angles
what view does an x-ray beam pass throgh the body oblique
to study the gallbladder cholecystogram
initial study ordered of a patient with GI symptoms upper GI series
what test would you tell a patient not to have any food or drink the night before prep for upper GI
angiogram is used to study blood vessels
what is tomography a radiographic technioque to produce multiple images
what abbreviations are included in erythrocytes MCV, MCH, MCHC
reference range for bleeding times 9.5 minutes
HCT Hematocrit
FBS Fasting blood sugar
RBC red blood cells
WBC white blood cells
ESR erythrocyte sedimantation rate
CNS culture of sensitivity
stasis stopping
sarc/o cancer of connective tissue
oma tumor
neo new
meta beyond, change
carcino cancer of the epilitheal tissue
ana up, apart
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