Nuclear Medicine Board Exam Review
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what is contrast media used for? - ✔✔to distinguish adjacent tissue on an image
how can contrast medias be defined? - ✔✔negative or positive agents
what does the classification of contrast medias depend on? - ✔✔the
media's ability to absorb an x-ray beam
negative contrast medias are ________________ so x-ray photons are
_______________________. - ✔✔radiolucent
easily transmittable
how do negative contrast medias appear on a scan? - ✔✔they appear with
an increase in density (darkness)
,positive contrast media have _________________________ attenuation of the x-
ray beam and produce a _______________in density of the image - ✔✔increased
decrease
positive contrast media are ________________ to x-ray photons - ✔✔opaque
how do positive contrast media agents appear on a scan? - ✔✔light or bright
on an image
barium swallow contrast agents allow visualization of what area of the body? -
✔✔gastrointestinal system
what is the difference between iodinated contrast compared to barium contrast
agents? - ✔✔iodinated contrast can be injected into the blood stream
while barium contrast agents are taken orally
, what can iodinated contrast visualize? - ✔✔blood vessels, organs, or
vascular lesions
ceretec is also known as - ✔✔exametazime
how often should handwashing be performed? - ✔✔before and after handling
a patient and before and after wearing gloves
when should standard precautions be used? - ✔✔whenever there is a
potential exposure of blood, bodily fluid, or not intact skin
when is it appropriate for transmission based precautions to be used in
conjunction with standard precautions? - ✔✔when the patient has known
or suspected to be infectious
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