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100 Cards in this Set
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A hemoperitonium requires what type of technical fracture change?
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increase
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A hemothorax requires what type of technical factor change?
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increase
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A pneumo requires what type of t6echnical factor change?
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decrease
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A pnuemothorax requires what type of technical factor change?
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decrease
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A shoulder dislocation requires what type of technical factor change?
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no change needed
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A "plaster" cast requires what type of technical factor change?
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increase
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What type of spinal injury most commonly involves the vertebral body?
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compression fracture
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Persistence of a loss of consciousness for more than 24 hours is regarded as a------------.
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coma
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A subdural hematoma is positioned between what two anatomic structures?
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Dura mater and arachnoid
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this noninvasive modality choice for visualization of gallbladder diease that does not use ionization radiation
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sonography
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a condition in which a gallstone erodes from the gallbladdr and creates a fistula through the smal bowel is a
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gallstone illius
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what do beta cells do
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release insulin
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which imaging procedure visualizes the billiary tree and main pancreatic duct w/ a fiberostic (couldnt understand him) endoscope passing through the duodenum
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ERCP
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a chronic liver condition in which the liver parenchyma is destroyed, fibrous tissue is deposited and regenitive nodules are formed?
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cirrhosis
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impaired liver function, or partial hypertension"
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all of the above
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what term describes a fluid collection w/in the pancreas as a result of pancreatitus
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pseudo cyst
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whats the most contagious form of hepatitus and is located in the excreted fecal material
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A
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what type of benign liver tumor is linked to the use of oral contraceptives
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hepatic cellular adnoma
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signs or symptoms associated w/ hepatocellular carcinoma includE: incresed jaundice, hepatomegally, or right upper quadrant pain
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all of the above
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whats the fifth most common cause of cancer death in the U.S. and has a 5 year survival rate of only 2%
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pancreatic
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Ascietes requires what type of technical factor change
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increase
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calcium coliothisis requires what type of technical factor change
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increase
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a camangioma (spelling?) requires what type of technical factor change
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no change
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metastic disease of the liver requires what type of technical factor change
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decrease
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the functional unit of the kidney is calles a
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nephron
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what male anatomic structure serves to function in both urinary and reproducive systems
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urethra
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which of the following is a reason to perform a KUB? to determine if patient had adequate bowel prep, visualize radiopaque calculi or other pathology, or to determine the proper selection of technical factors
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all of the above
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when you have a reaction after injecting iodinated contrast its a __ type of reaction
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anaphylactic
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why is it important for the radiographer to check BUN and creatine levels prior to injection of iodinated contrast materials
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to avoid kidney failure
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wheres the majority of urinary tract calculi located
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vesicoureteral junction (VUJ)
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Because of decrease contrast resolution conventional radiography is less preferred over CT when imaging renal calculi, true or false
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TRUE
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what type of urinary tube or catheter is placed in the renal pelvis and urinary bladder to maintain patency of a diseased ureter
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ureteral stint
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what is renal agenesis
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kidney isnt there
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a renal anomoly that affects twice as many men as women and presents as a fusion of the lower poles of the kidney and the midline is known as
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horse shoe kidney
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a renal disorder that involves dialation of the tubules and affects both kidneys
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medullary sponge kidney
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true or false, a staghorn calculi is a large stone found in a vesicoureteral junction
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FALSE
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the radiographic appearance of dialated renal pelvis and calyces indicate what type of pathology
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hydronephrosis
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true or false a chest radiograph is generally attained after diagnosis of renal adenocarcinome is made
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TRUE
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what type of renal tumor occurs in children and often presents as a large palpable abdominal mass
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Wilms tumor
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what modality is used to access a wilms tumor
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CT
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Which type of disease has a quick onset and last a short period of time?
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acute
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A group of spinal symptoms that charactorizes specific abnormalities known as a?
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syndrome.
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The study of the cause and origin of disease
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etiology.
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______ is the study of a disease?
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pathology.
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An objective manifestation is known as ____ while a patients perception is known as ____?
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sign, symptom.
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a disease that does not produce symptoms especialy in the early stages?
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asymptomatic.
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multiple sclerosis is considered a ____ condition?
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chronic.
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the name of a disease an individual is believed to have is known as the?
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diagnosis.
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the investigation of diseases in large groups is called?
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epidimiology.
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proper infection control practices are important in healthacare environment to prevent what kind of desease?
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nosicomial.
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an abnormal disturbance in body function or structure as a result of some type of injury is an example of?
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disease.
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when a doctor identifies a disease he or she is presenting a?
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diagnosis.
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a _____ is an outcome of a disease
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prognosis
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motality rate is the?
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number of deaths of a particular population
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morbidity rate is defined as what?
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the number of lives altered by a particular disease.
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a ___ disease results from the body's reaction to a localized injurious agent?
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Inflamatory disease
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diseases caused by developmental disorders genetically transmited from either parent to child through abnormalities of induvidual genes and chromasomes are dirived from ancestors are called?
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hereditary.
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pneumonia is a type of ____ desease?
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inflamitory.
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disease present at birth?
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congenital
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diseases that cause deterioration of the body are known to be?
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degenerative
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the type of disease classification of diabeties?
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metabolic.
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deseases caused by disturbance of the normal physiologic functions of the body?
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metobolic.
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pathology not attributed to the process of aging?
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osteomylitis
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removal of the dead cells and material is called?
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debridement
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a sign is an objective manifestation that can be detected by the physician during clinical examination the following are all signs except: back ache, skin rash, swelling or fever
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back ache
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What is a specialist that works with the elderly called?
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gerientologist
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What is a specialist that works on the chest called?
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thoracic surgeon
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Clinical means pertaining to what?
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patient care
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Internal medicine is especially concerned with what?
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diagnosis of disease and treament with drugs
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A doctor that is specialized in the treament of disease with high energy radiation is called what?
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radiation oncologist
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A doctor that administers agents that cause loss of sensation before surgeries is called what?
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anesthesiologist
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A specialist in treating lung disorders is termed a what?
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pulmonologist
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A doctor that is specialize din treatment of disorders of the male reproductive system and the urinary tract in both males and females is called a what?
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urologist
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A physician trained in eye disorders is termed a what?
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opthomologist
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A specialist in treating glandular disorders is called a what?
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endocrinologist
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osis
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condition, abnormal condition
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cardiomyopathy
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heart muscle disease; where heart is inflammed and doest work well
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septicemia
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prescence of pathogens in blood stream
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myoma
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tumor/mass of muscle
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menorrhea
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menstratioin
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sclerosis
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hardening of tissue
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Varialance refers to:
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the ease of which organisms can overcome body defenses
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The yellow skin discoloration of jaundice is a result of what?
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bilirubin in the bloodstream
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A malignant tumor of the liver is called what?
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hepatoma
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Otalgia is what?
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ear pain
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What is the condition of blood in the urine?
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hematuria
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what does inguinal refer to?
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to the groin
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what is uremia
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renal failure that leads to abnormal blood condition
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what is a benign tumor of the muscle
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myoma
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what is ischemia?
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blood held back from an organ
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what is cardiomyopathy
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a disease of the heart muscle
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a cancerous tumor of the glandular epithelial cells
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is an adenocarcinoma
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what is the chief symptom of bladder carcinoma?
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painless hematuria
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what is hepatomegally?
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enlargement of the liver
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inflamation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal chord is called?
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meningitis
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T/F There is a proven link between cigarrette smoking and bladder carcinoma
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TRUE
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What type of congenital anomoly involves the absence of a kidney on one side and a hypertrophic kidney on the other side?
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renal agenesis
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Know the different fractures
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potts, etc
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a fracture of hte arch of C2 and anterior subluxation fo C2 into C3
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hangman's fracture
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which of he following may be caused by cirrhosis: ascietes
impaired liver function, or partial hypertension |
all of the above
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