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what is not a characteristic of x-rays ? Ans: long wave lengths what is not a danger of prolonged exposure to x-rays? Ans: depressed heart rate what is not a safety precaution designed to prevent unnecessary exposure to x-rays Ans: standing behind an unleaded screen The process of making an x-ray record of blood vessels is Ans: Angiography Treatment of disease using x-rays, radium, and other radioactive substances is Ans: Radiotherapy The process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic too...

ICD-10-CM Guidelines Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verified Code only _____ cases of HIV. Lab work is not required only the physician documents. - answerConfirmed When a patient is admitted for an HIV related condition, _____ is sequenced first followed by additional diagnoses codes for all reported HIV related conditions. - answerB20 If a patient with HIV disease is admitted for an unrelated condition such as a fracture, the code for the unrelated condition is coded _______. B20 is use...

ONS Radiation Therapy Certificate - Section 3 (Treatment) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Goal of radiation - Correct Answer ️️ -- to irradiate a predefined target volume while minimizing exposure to adjacent normal tissues. - Radiation oncologists and medical oncologists collaborate to determine overall goals and treatment approaches. - Multiple diagnostic procedures are employed to define the tumor volume and prescribe the correct dose of radiation. - Radiation physicists, dos...

NURS 2207 GU/Men’s Health Quiz - Questions, Answers and Rationales Which action would the nurse include when developing a postprocedure plan of care for a client with continuous bladder irrigations after a transurethral vaporization of the prostate? 1. Measure the output hourly and monitor total output trends. 2. Monitor the specific gravity of the urine each shift. 3. Irrigate the triple-lumen catheter with normal saline three times daily. 4. Deduct the amount of instilled irrigant from the...

HSCT Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 HSCT Definition - ANSWER-Process by which abnormal hematopoiesis and/or lymphopoiesis is established by the infusion of ex-vivo PLURIPOTENT stem cells-->HEMATOPOIETIC progenitor cells Chemotherapy and HSCT - ANSWER--Cancer chemotherapy agents and radiotherapy are destructive to the normal bone marrow cells *ex. CARMUSTINE will wipe out BM -Therefore, bone marrow suspension is a major limiting factor in the administration of adequate chemother...

NURS-6521N-33-Advanced Pharmacology Exam - Week 11 • Question 1 A contraindication to the use of combined contraceptives is: Selected Answer: A history of a clotting disorder • Question 2 Which of the following would the nurse include in a teaching plan about the signs and symptoms of thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism that should be reported by a patient taking estrogen? Selected Answer: Headaches and chest pain • Question 3 A patient with chronic heart failure h...

ICD-10-CM Guidelines Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verified Code only _____ cases of HIV. Lab work is not required only the physician documents. - answerConfirmed When a patient is admitted for an HIV related condition, _____ is sequenced first followed by additional diagnoses codes for all reported HIV related conditions. - answerB20 If a patient with HIV disease is admitted for an unrelated condition such as a fracture, the code for the unrelated condition is coded _______. B20 is use...

MSN 620 Musculoskeletal Module 4 Questions And Answers Rated A+ A 67-year-old female presents with an 18-month history of slowly worsening bilateral knee pain. She complains of moderate pain, particularly after walking or gardening. She has a past medical history of breast cancer, which was treated with primary surgery and radiotherapy 10 years ago. Her medications include letrozole and acetaminophen. The patient's body mass index (BMI) is 30 kg/m2. Examination demonstrates bilateral knee swel...

CRO 2024 Review Exam Questions & Answers 100% CORRECT What is the median age at diagnosis for prostate cancer? - ANSWERSMedian age at diagnosis is 66. What are the ACS (American Cancer Society) screening recommendations for prostate cancer? Routine screening is NOT recommended by the American Cancer Society, but when done should begin with ______________ and ____________________ exam at age ____________ if life expectancy is > 10 years - ANSWERSPSA and digital rectal exam at age 50...

Hesi Pathophysiology Practice Exam with Complete Solutions 100% Verified After talking w/ the HCP, a male pt continues to have questions about the results of a prostatic surface antigen (PSA) screening test and asks the nurse how the PSA levels become elevated. The nurse should explain which pathophysiological mechanism? As the prostate gland enlarges, its cells contribute more PSA in the circulating blood PSA is a glycoprotein found in prostatic epithelial cells, and elevations are use...