What is referred to as dual-x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)?
Bone Density Scan
What is the purpose of this DEXA test?
Measure bone density of spine, hip, femur or forearm.
Diagnose metabolic bone disease
OSTEOPOROSIS
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What is referred to as dual-x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)? - Answer Bone Density Scan
What is the purpose of this DEXA test? - Answer Measure bone density of spine, hip,
femur or forearm.
Diagnose metabolic bone disease
OSTEOPOROSIS
What does a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test indicate? - Answer Indicates levels of
prostate-specific antigen in your blood.
PROSTATE CANCER, 10mg
What does a Lung scan evaluate for? - Answer Perfusion- looks at how blood is flowing
within the lungs.
Ventilation- how air moves in and out of the lungs.
P=blood
Vent=air
What does an Echocardiogram evaluate for? - Answer Evaluates size, shape and
position of structures and movement within the heart.
DETECTS HERAT VALVE DISEASE
How does C-diff affect a patient's body? - Answer Bacterium in the intestines.
Inflammation in the colon (diarrhea)
Kidney and liver failure
Bowel disease
What are some risk factors in getting C-diff? - Answer Older age (65 and older)
Underlying medical issues
antibiotic use
weakened immune system
What is the purpose of a Bone biopsy? - Answer DETECTS CANCERS
Take a sample of tissue cells from your bones to check for cancer diseases.
What does an electrocardiogram (EKG) evaluate for? - Answer Electrical impulses of
the heart to determine rate, rhythm of the heart, the site of a pacemaker and the
presence of injury at rest.
What is the main purpose of a Virtual colonoscopy? - Answer DETECTS COLON
CANCER
Determines whether there are polyps or abnormalities in the colon.
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