Surgical Imaging and Hematopoietic System Pathology

Soaking moisture through a sterile/nonsterile permitting bacteria to reach sterile areas is generally termed:

The acronym, ESWL, refers to a procedure that is performed to:

Which of the following devices is an alternative to traditional spinal fusion procedures?

Which device is commonly used during a hip pinning to reduce a fracture of proximal femur?

Which of the following procedures is a nonsurgical procedure?

OR tables are considered sterile only at the level of the tabletop.

Which type of hemolytic anemia is generally confined to African-Americans?

Asepsis is defined as a(n):

Definition: Platelet

Definition: White blood cell

A surgical procedure to remove a small portion of the bone that is impinging the nerve root is termed:

Where are red blood cells produced?

An orthopedic wire that tightens around a fracture site to reduce shortening of a limb is a ___ wire.

The urologist will withdraw the urethral catheter before imaging during the retrograde pyelogram phase.

Definition: Iron based protein needed for oxygen-carrying capacity.

An aerosol cleaner should be used in cleaning the C-arm in surgery before a procedure.

What type of orthopedic fixator is commonly used to reduce midhumeral fractures?

The abbreviation ORIF refers to

The entire sterile grown worn by the surgeon is considered sterile.

Lymphomas are benign neoplasms of the spleen.

Which proced use high-powrd stereoscopic micro to provide illumination/magnification of impinged nerve/structures?

Only sterile items are allowed within the sterile field.

An internal pacemaker implantation can be performed under local anesthetic.

Shoe covers are not worn in the presurgical or recovery areas.

Which one of the following devices is classified as an external fixator?

Which procedure may require the use of interfusion cage?

An individual who prepares the sterile field and scrubs and growns the members of the surgical team is a:

Radiographic evidence of lymphoma on a chest x-ray is characterized by:

"Boost" exposures used during C-arm procedures are intended to:

A deficiency in the number of platelets is called:

Which procedure would an intramedullary rod be utilized?

The retrograde pyelogram is intended to demonstrate the pelvicalyceal system.

Which of the following is not an essential attribute for the the surgical radiographer?

Which type of hemolytic anemia occurs preponderantly in persons of Italian, Greek, or Sicilian descent?

A neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells is termed:

WHich one of the following structures is not typically visualized during an operative cholangiogram?

A decrease in the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood is termed:

The primary clinical indication for an operative cholangiogram is:

Which of the following will increase the absorption of iron?

30° tilt of Carm xray tube from vertical position will increase rad exposure to face/neck of operator by a factor of:

Which one of the following methods will best reduce patient dosage during a fluoroscopic procedure in surgery?

Thrombocytopenia is defined as:

Which type of procedure would be performed in surgery to realign a fracture?

Where should the operator (or surgeon) be when using a C-arm fluoroscopy unit in a horizontal central ray (CR) position?

Which of the following structures is NOT an advantage of laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

A rad rcvs 400 mR/hr standing 1 ft from a Carm fluoro unit. What is the exposure rate if the radiographer moves to 3 ft?

Definition: Red blood cell

The technologist is responsible to ensure the safety of health care providers during a mobile radiographic exposure.

Cesium implants are commonly used to treat:

_______ is employed to reduce exposure during C-arm fluoroscopy.

Platelets are essential to the blood clotting process.

Leukemia is a neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells.

When performing conventional imaging during an operative cholangiogram, the IR is placed in a special metal tray called:

Electrohydraulic shock wave used to break apart calcifications in the urinary system is the definition for:

Arthroplasty is a term describing a(n):

A health professional who prepares the operating room (OR) by supplying it with appropriate supplies & instruments is a:

Which one of the following device is the best during a C-arm hip-pinning procedure to protect a sterile environment?

Which C-arm orientation results in greater exposure to operators head if the distance from the patient is unchanged.

Retrograde urography is classified as a nonfunctioning study of the urinary system.

A laparoscope is used during the retrograde urogram.

An erythrocyte is a red blood cell.

What should a technologist do if the sterile environment is violated during a surgical procedure?

Which of the following is the most common cause of anemia?

Eosinophils are white blood cells that defend the body against bacteria.

With high-level fluoroscopy (HLF), the maximum exposure exposure rate cannot exceed 20 R/min.

bc radiation exposure to head/neck, Carm shldnt be placed in PA projection tube alignment in regard to pt