Imaging Techniques
A&P Connection
Laboratory Test
Terminology
Abbreviations
100

An image of both Arteries and Veins

What is Angiogram?

-CT Angiography

-Magnetic Resonance Angiography

100

___ are produced by the bone marrow within the sternum, vertebrae, ribs, and pelvis. 

What are RBCs?

100

______ increases with viral infections and non life- threatening allergic conditions. When their level is elevated, it is knowns as a right shift, a typical indicator of viral infection.

What is Lymphocytes? 

100

a condition in which there is a reduction in the delivery of oxygen to the tissues.

What is Anemia?

100

NPO

What is Nothing by Mouth?
200

____ Will allow you to visualize :

-the bony structures of the thorax

- Hearts position and size

-Whether lungs and whether they are fully expanded or have collapsed lobes  and whether they are clear or congested

-Densities that my indicate malignant tumors or tuberculosis

What is X-Ray?

200

____ release a protein know as erythropoietin, which acts on stem cells in the bone marrow to produce more RBCs. 

What is Kidneys? 
200

____ are the blood cells that aid in the blood clotting process to prevent hemorrhage an  help to protect vascular surfaces. 

What are platelets? 

200

What is the term used for elevated WBCs? 

What is the term used for below normal WBCs?

What is leukocytosis?

What is Leukopenia? 

200

FSBG

What is finger stick blood glucose?

300
Ultrasound waves are used to produce images or organs and tissues that can e recorded and printed.

What is Ultrasonography?


300

RBCs have a life span of approximately ___ days, after which it is destroyed by the reticuloendothelial system. 

What is 120 days?
300

Electrolyte Levels measure what electrolytes  to maintain acid-base balance and fluid and electrolyte balance.

What is K+(Potassium), Cl- (Chloride), Na+ (Sodium), Mg2+ ( Magnesium), )Ca 2+(Calcium) and PO4-(Phosphate)?


300

A lower than normal level or RBCs.

What is erythropenia or erythrocytopenia?

300

KUB

What is Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder?

400

Uses 10 electrodes to graphically record the electric activity through the hearts electrical conductions pathways. 

What is electrocardiography ( ECG/ EKG)?

400

Mostly produced in the bone marrow, with limited production in the lymphoid tissues. 

What is WBCs?


400

____ test helps to determine the presence and severity of the different types of anemia. When this test is decreased, the body's oxygen-carrying capacity is reduced which interferes with the ability of different body tissues and systems to function at an optimal level. 

What is Hgb (hemoglobin)?

400

Too many PLTs

What is thrombocytosis?
400

ECG

What is electrocardiography? 

500

The patient is attached to an ECG monitor while they are given an IV medication that causes the coronary arteries to dilate quickly, which happens in exercise. 

What is Chemical Stress Test? 
500

Produced from large bone marrow cells known as megakaryocytes. 

What is PLTs?

500

Evaluation of renal structure and function; aids in detection of kidney stones, obstruction, tumors, urinary tract disease, and trauma. 

What is Intravenous pyelogram? 




500

Hgb A1c stand for...

What is the normal range for A1c?

What is Glycosylated hemoglobin?

What is 4.0-5.5%. 

500

EGD 

What is Esophagogastroduodenoscopy?