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Fluoroscopy, Esophagram, and Upper GI exam (77 questions with 100- correct answers)
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Fluoroscopy,Esophagram, and
Upper GI exam (77
questions with 100%
correct answers)
when was fluoroscopy invented and by whom? - answer 1896, Thomas
Edison
what is the general purpose of fluoroscopy? - answer to visualize
moving internal structures and fluids and aids the physician in the
placement of tubes, wires, catheters, stents, shunts, etc
where is the x-ray tube generally located? - answer usually under the
patient
, how are we able to see a fluoro image? - answer radiation passes
through the table top and then the patient. it strikes the fluoroscopic
screen to produce an image. the image is dim at this point, but we use
an image intensifier to brighten and modify the image. the image is sent
to a tv camera tube and then is shown on the tv monitor
what mA does fluoro usually operate on? - answer between 2-5
what does the kVp have to be when using barium? - answer 90 or above
what is ABC? - answer automatic brightness control; equipment that
allows the radiologist to select an image brightness level to be
maintained
what kinds of procedures is fluoro used in? - answer myelogram,
barium enema, upper GI, small bowel, arthrogram, angiogram,
sialography, cholangiography, cardiac cath, c-arm, VCUG, ESIs, and sniff
test
what is an angiography? - answer using fluoro and contrast to visualize
any blood vessels
what is cardiac catheterization? - answer the specific fluoroscopic
procedure that enables the physician to see the flow of blood through
the coronary arteries in order to evaluate the presence of arterial
blockages
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