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what do electrographic tests do   they record the electrical activity occuring in certain parts of the body  
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what type of electrographic test is used to examine the heart   ekg or ecg  
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what is distinct advantage of ekg   it is noninvasive safe & painless  
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what type of electrographic test is used to measure electrical activity in skeletal muscles   EMG  
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what electrographic test studies the brain   EEG  
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EEG is used to do what   identify changes in the brain  
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for what condition is EEG most effective to diagnose and differentiate among the forms   Epilepsy  
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Is EMG invasive   Most are  
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What is EMG frequently performed in conjunction with   NCS  
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what do NCS study   they measure a nerve's impulse in response to stimulus at one point, which causes a reaction at another point.  
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EMG is useful for diagnosing what?   nerve compression disorders, herniated intervertebral discs, nerve root irritation and muscular diseases  
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What do nuclear medicine tests involve?   introducing small doses of radioactive substances into the body to diagnose medical conditions  
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the existence of a pathological condition in nuclear medicine tests is indicates when?   when more of less of a tracer is absorbed by the body than normal  
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when a pathological condition exists, the scan shows either a hit spot or a cold spot depending on how the tracer is absorbed by the particular body part. a hot spot occurs when the tracer absorption is what?   increased  
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a cold spot occurs when the tracer absorption is what   decreased  
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a major advantage to nuclear imaging is that it provides what kind of information about a body part being studied?   functional  
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For anatomic imaging ,nuclear scans provide what type of resolution?   lower quality resolution  
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what are the disadvantages of nuclear imaging?   radiation risk,cannot use with pregnant women, invasive, possibility that patient will have allergic reaction to radiopharmaceutical  
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The type of radionuclide imaging that tests entire skeleton or selected bones is called what?   bone scan  
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when a hot spot occurs on a nuclear scan of a child's bone what could it mean?   that teh bone growth area is howing as a hot spot and it is not a pathological spot  
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Inbone scans, when a cold spot is indicated, what does that ususally mean?   A tumor has cut off the blood circulation in teh bone, has totally replace the bone or a necrotic area(death of areas of the bone)  
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What are some advantages to bone scans?   Can ID bone malignancies by type,can id infections and fractures, can detect abnormalities before xray can, painless  
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Cardiovascular scans include what tests?   hot spot myocardial imaging,thalliumor cold spot imaging and cardiac blood pool imaging  
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Nuclear tests of liver/spleen usually require what else?   CT, ultrasound or other tests for confirmation  
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Which nuclear medical test uses a cyclotron?   Pet because the radionuclide must be produced immediatly before it is used.  
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What does the SPECT test provide?   Three-dimensional image providing functional information  
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During a Bone Scan,if the injection of the radionuclide is not given properly what could happen?   False hot spots could be produced  
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What is the basic principle that makes ultrasonography work?   sound waves of an extremely high frequency to produce an image of a particular area of the body.  
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What is ultrasonography best suited for testing?   Medium density soft tissue(like Kidneys)  
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Why is ultrasound considered the safest test for pregnant women   no readiation  
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What is a major disadvantage of ultrasonographe?   scar tissue may weakenreflected sound waves, ineffective for teh obese, ineffective for bone & air filled structures (like lungs)  
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Which echocardiography technique provides a 2-dimensional view of structures of the heart?   2-dimensional (cross-sectional or 2-DE  
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Which echocardiography technique provides a one-dimensional view of structures within the heart?   M-Mode (motion mode)  
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When trauma has occured to the chest and echocardiogram might be used to do what?   search for the cause of pain or abnormal heart sounds  
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Transesophageal echocardiography combines echocardiography with what else   an endoscope  
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What are some disadvantages of Echocardiography?   test results can be distorted by people with lung conditions, may not be able to define the exact nature of an abnormality, TE is invasive  
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What ultrasonography test analyzes the audible sounds of blood flow   dopller ultrasonography  
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Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography measure blood flow in what?   the cerebral arteries  
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What special equipment does doppler ultrasonography use?   a probe placed on the skin to record & analyze the blood flow based on the audible signal blood produces as it moves  
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