I feel Dense
What tissues are most sensitive to radiation?
Rapidly growing tissue
Reproductive cells
Which of the following IS an aspect of an ENDOSCOPE?
Lavage, Camera and Light
When is administering PO barium, as a contrast agent, contraindicated?
Patients with GI perforations
What is CT an abbreviation for?
Computed Tomography
Know your Humerus, Radius and Ulna on a radiograph
Front leg
X-ray film labels should include which of the following?
Date
Images are displayed in real time in which of the following?
Ultrasound
What is a major concern when administering PO barium for a contrast study?
Aspiration pneumonia
What is not a digital radiograph?
CBD
Know your Femur, Fibia and Tibia
What is the maximum REM/yr. that an occupationally at-risk person can be exposed to?
5 REM/yr (REM IS THE SCATTER RADIATION WE ARE ALLOWED)
Endoscopy is used to evaluate all the following systems EXCEPT:
Integument
This is the most commonly used for negative contrast
Air
To anesthetize a patient for an upper GI endoscopy, what position will you place your patient?
Right lateral recumbancy
Radiographic film is durable! It can be handled normally as long as it is in the darkroom.
False
Video and Fiberoptic
What is the most commonly used contrast agent for a MRI?
Gadolinium
What would be the cranial landmark when taking a lumbar radiography
Halfway between xiphoid process and last rib
What is the distance from the patient to the table/bucky/or film?
OID - object to image receptor distance
- This means, closer the object (whats being radiograph, less distortion)
This term refers to ALL sound that is reflected back to the transducer?
Echogenetic
Barium is the contrast of choice for CT scans?
FALSE
Do we take radiographs of the thorax if a pet is experiencing breathing problems?