CVAD
Diagnostic Testing
Phlebotomy/Blood Specimen
Terms
WHAAATTT ?
100
________is a long, thin catheter with multiple hubs at the end.
Multiple Lumen Catheter
100
The procedure to diagnose meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhage, tumors, and other infections of the central nervous system.
Lumbar Puncture
100
Before palpating for a vein, apply a _______ around the upper arm several inches above the antecubital area.
Tourniquet
100
An intestinal obstruction or excessive gas accumulation can be diagnosed by this radiologic procedure.
Flat Plate or KUB (kidney, ureters and bladder)
100
Which pandemic is considered the deadliest in history?
The Black Death
200
A PICC is advanced into a peripheral vein such as the basilic, _______, or cephalic vein
brachial
200
The proceduer to relieve discomfort of the pressure of ascites, common in abdominal organ cancers and liver disease.
Paracentesis
200
_____ are organisms that can live and replicate without oxygen.
Anaerobes
200
______ is a form of radiology that uses a magnetic scanner to detect the magnetic properties of atoms, usually hydrogen, while radiofrequency energy produces images of body tissues.
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
200
Propofol is suspended in a emulsion of soybean oil and egg lecithin. You know what else is an emulsion of eggs and oil?
Mayonnaise
300
A special needle called a ______ needle to access an implanted port.
Huber
300
This test for myoglobin, troponin, and creatine kinase (CK) are done to determine whether a myocardial infarction (MI or heart attack) has occurred.
Cardiac enzymes
300
The most common vein choice for phlebotomy is the _________.
Median Cubital
300
Ultrasonography of the heart is known as an ________.
Echocardiogram
300
Duck/duct tape fixes everything… However, specifically in medicine, what can it fix?
In a small (n = 61) study in 2002, Focht et al tested duck tape vs cryotherapy to treat warts. They found twenty-two patients (85%) in the duct tape arm vs 15 patients (60%) enrolled in the cryotherapy arm had complete resolution of their warts.
400
Implanted PORT
400
______ measures the volume of urine in milliliters that is filtered by the kidney in 1 minute
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
400
Patients should be positioned in the _______ or semi-Fowler’s or high Fowler’s position if they are in bed for this procedure.
Supine
400
Paracentesis
400
Your next patient is a 3 year old who has fallen off an inflatable Santa and has the following Xray. What type of treatment will you provide ?
ACE bandage only, incomplete fractures of the radius
500
The tip of the central line goes into what chamber of the heart ?
Right Atria
500
This study is beneficial in detecting epilepsy, diseases of the central nervous system, and tumors and to confirm brain death.
Electroencephalography (EEG)
500
Veins on the _______ side of the hand can also be used to draw blood if the antecubital areas are unavailable.
Dorsal
500
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Lumbar Puncture
500
Stethoscopes have always had a bad rap for being a harbinger of germs. What other everyday object commonly ported by healthcare workers has a 95% rate of bacterial pathogens?
The mobile phone... Staphylococcus Epidermidis, Staphylococcus Aureus, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Escherichia Coli (stop reading this while on the toilet) were the top five offenders.