To Assess severity of disease, to Differentiate obstructive versus restrictive lung disease, and or to Assess effectiveness of therapy
What are indications for PFT's?
100
a quick and easy way to assess the status of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and bowels
What is KUB?
100
Tthe group of women who should not receive a mammogram
What is age 25 years old or less
200
Indications for a bone x-ray
What is History of trauma, pain, or arthritis
200
This measures how fast and how much air you breathe out
What is Spirometry?
200
May be a sign of kidney damage due to some drugs, diabetes or htn
What is Microalbuminuria?
200
Ordered to check for arrhythmias, ischemia or scarring
What is ECG?
300
This is present in greatest concentrations in bone, liver, and bile duct lining cells
What is alkaline phosphatase?
300
Vital Capacity (VC), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), and Forced Expiratory Volume 1 second
(FEV1)
What is Components of PFT/Spirometry ?
300
A measure of glomerular filtration rate in ml/min
What is creatinine clearance?
300
a patient with an elevated uric acid level may or may not develop this condition
What is gout?
400
foods that can contribute to a high uric acid level
What is foods high in purines like meat (especially liver), fish, poultry, red wine and beer
400
This refers to the direction of the x-ray beam
What is posterior-anterior?
400
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) may be elevated in these situations
What is dehydration? GI bleed?
400
a radio-active substance is injected and the patient inhales a gas rich in CO2 when this test is preformed?
What is V/Q scan?
500
Source that is mostly from Alkaline phosphatase B (ALP B also referred to as ALP 2)
What is bone?
500
View in which the heart appears larger due to the location of the film/beam.
What is portable AP view?
500
expected indingswhen a patient has an acute urinary tract infection
What is elevated nitrites and leukocyte esterase in the urine?
500
The best course of action for the family NP when a CT scan of the chest shows indeterminate findings (i.e. the radiologist does not state what an abnormality is specifically).
What is discuss the case with the radiologist and/or refer the patient to a pulmonary specialist?