Mod E Unit 4

Front 1

tumor

Back 1

-oma

Front 2

stopping or controlling

Back 2

-stasis

Front 3

A determination of the degree of differentiation of cancer cells

Back 3

"Grading"

Front 4

A system of determining how much a cancer has spread from it original site

Back 4

"staging"

Front 5

up, apart

Back 5

ana-

Front 6

not cancerous

Back 6

benign

Front 7

therapy using radiation placed directly on a cancer, may utilize needles or beads containing radioactive gold

Back 7

brachytherapy

Front 8

cancer of epithelial tissue origin

Back 8

carcin/o

Front 9

majority of malignant tumors

Back 9

carcinomas

Front 10

use of cancer destroying medicine that will go throughout the body

Back 10

chemotherapy

Front 11

Carcinoma in Situ or cancer cells only in the original site, non-invasive.

Back 11

CIS

Front 12

use of the bodys own defense system to attack cancer cells

Back 12

immunotherapy

Front 13

malignant tumors derived from bone marrow

Back 13

leukemias

Front 14

malignant tumors derived from epithelial tissue

Back 14

carcinomas

Front 15

radiologic technique used for early detection of breast cancer

Back 15

mammogram

Front 16

beyond or change

Back 16

-meta

Front 17

spread of cancer to distant sites or by extension

Back 17

metastasis

Front 18

new

Back 18

neo-

Front 19

new growths

Back 19

neoplasia

Front 20

treatment using radiation

Back 20

radiotherapy

Front 21

connective tissue or flesh

Back 21

sarc/o

Front 22

malignant tumors derived from connective tissue

Back 22

sarcomas

Front 23

the first node in which lymphatic drainage occurs in a particular area

Back 23

sentinel node

Front 24

used to study the blood vessels

Back 24

angiogram

Front 25

contrast medium most often used for gastrointestinal studies

Back 25

barium

Front 26

normal time to clotting is between 1 and 9 minutes

Back 26

bleeding time (Ivy method)

Front 27

show up on xrays in the whitest coloration

Back 27

bones

Front 28

an imaging study of the gall bladder

Back 28

cholecystogram

Front 29

considered safe during pregnancy

Back 29

ultrasonography

Front 30

a practice that determines and individuals exposure to radiation

Back 30

dosimetry

Front 31

MCV ( Mean Corpuscular Volume), MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin), and MCHC ( Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration)

Back 31

Erythrocyte Indices

Front 32

An imagining modality that makes it possible to observe body organs in motion

Back 32

Fluoroscopy

Front 33

Ordered when a physician wants more information about the Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder

Back 33

Intravenous Pyelogram

Front 34

A substance that prevents xrays from traveling out from the source in all directions

Back 34

Lead

Front 35

Diagnostic procedure that cannot be used for patients with pacemakers or prosthetics with metal parts

Back 35

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Front 36

Do not use deodorant on the day of the test

Back 36

Mammogram prep

Front 37

No food or liquid by mouth the night before a test

Back 37

NPO prep

Front 38

Xray beam passes through the body at an angle

Back 38

Oblique view

Front 39

Xray beam passes through the pt from back to front ( the posterior to the anterior)

Back 39

PA projection

Front 40

Normal range is 11 to 12.5 seconds

Back 40

Prothrombin Time

Front 41

Use of iodine contraindicated for an xray exam

Back 41

shellfish allergy

Front 42

Radiologic technique that produces multiple images in selected planes or slices of tissue

Back 42

Tomography

Front 43

Usually taken at 90 degree angles to one other

Back 43

two views of a body part

Front 44

uses a transducer to emit high frequency sound waves

Back 44

Ultrasonography

Front 45

An initial study of a pt who is experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms

Back 45

Upper GI series

Front 46

Measured in _________ mL/24hrs

Back 46

Urine Volume

Front 47

high energy electromagnetic impulses

Back 47

X-rays