CT Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions
polychromatic - (answer)ct xray beam is
heat - (answer)majority of energy created in the rube converts to
veins roll - (answer)loss of connective tissue when starting iv causes
acute bleeding - (answer)hyperdense (whiter)
subacute bleed - (answer)- 3-4 days
- blood isodense with parenchyma; same shade of gray as brain
long term bleed - (answer)- 2 weeks
- hypodense; darker than brain
intracranial pressure - (answer)- midline shift
- ipsilateral compression of ventricles
- obliteration of sulci
- blurring of white-gray junction
epidural hematoma - (answer)appear convex, lens shaped, and do not cross suture lines
subdural hematoma - (answer)appear convex, or crescent shaped, and may cross suture lines
subarachnoid hematoma - (answer)blood in ventricles; best seen w/in 12 hours
cerebral bleed - (answer)intraparenchymal; patches of bright white in the acute phase
,CT Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions
extravasation - (answer)escape of blood from the blood vessel into the tissue; stop contrast, stop
machine, enter room
treat extravasation - (answer)raise pt arm above level of heart and apply cold compress to iv site; any
pain after 24 hours seek medical advice
infiltrate symptoms - (answer)- ongoing pain
- swelling
- discoloration
- resness
women gfr - (answer)60 +- 10
men gfr - (answer)70 +- 14
mild reactions - (answer)- nausea/vomiting
- headache
- itching
- flushing
- mild rash/hives
mild - (answer)what type of reaction is hives (uticaria)
histamine - (answer)what medication is given for uticaria
moderate reaction - (answer)- severe rash/hives
- wheezing
- abnormal heart rhythm
- high or low bp
,CT Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions
- sob
severe reaction - (answer)- dyspnea
- cardiac arrest
- swelling
- convulsions
- very low bp
less than 1% - (answer)severe reactions to contrast happen in
Contrast induced nephropathy - (answer)pt w/ impaired kidney function at risk to further damage
kidney when given contrast
at risk nephropathy - (answer)- sickle cell anemia
- polycythemia
- myeloma
- dehydration
- allergy/asthma
- heart disease
- renal disease
- metformin!!!!
wrist band - (answer)best for pt confirmation
temperature - (answer)97.7-99.5
pulse - (answer)60-11 bpm
, CT Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions
systolic pressure - (answer)less than 120 mmhg
diastolic pressure - (answer)less than 80 mmhg
respiration rate - (answer)12-20 breaths/min
BUN - (answer)7-25 mg/dl
creatinine - (answer).5-1.5 mg/dl
bun/cr ratio - (answer)6-22:1
prothrombin time - (answer)- 12-15 sec
- ability of blood to clot
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) - (answer)- 25-30 sec
- test coagulation defects
INR - (answer)- 0.8-1.1
platelet count - (answer)140,000-400,000 uL of blood
dense bone - (answer)1000 HU
muscle - (answer)50 HU
white matter - (answer)45 HU
polychromatic - (answer)ct xray beam is
heat - (answer)majority of energy created in the rube converts to
veins roll - (answer)loss of connective tissue when starting iv causes
acute bleeding - (answer)hyperdense (whiter)
subacute bleed - (answer)- 3-4 days
- blood isodense with parenchyma; same shade of gray as brain
long term bleed - (answer)- 2 weeks
- hypodense; darker than brain
intracranial pressure - (answer)- midline shift
- ipsilateral compression of ventricles
- obliteration of sulci
- blurring of white-gray junction
epidural hematoma - (answer)appear convex, lens shaped, and do not cross suture lines
subdural hematoma - (answer)appear convex, or crescent shaped, and may cross suture lines
subarachnoid hematoma - (answer)blood in ventricles; best seen w/in 12 hours
cerebral bleed - (answer)intraparenchymal; patches of bright white in the acute phase
,CT Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions
extravasation - (answer)escape of blood from the blood vessel into the tissue; stop contrast, stop
machine, enter room
treat extravasation - (answer)raise pt arm above level of heart and apply cold compress to iv site; any
pain after 24 hours seek medical advice
infiltrate symptoms - (answer)- ongoing pain
- swelling
- discoloration
- resness
women gfr - (answer)60 +- 10
men gfr - (answer)70 +- 14
mild reactions - (answer)- nausea/vomiting
- headache
- itching
- flushing
- mild rash/hives
mild - (answer)what type of reaction is hives (uticaria)
histamine - (answer)what medication is given for uticaria
moderate reaction - (answer)- severe rash/hives
- wheezing
- abnormal heart rhythm
- high or low bp
,CT Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions
- sob
severe reaction - (answer)- dyspnea
- cardiac arrest
- swelling
- convulsions
- very low bp
less than 1% - (answer)severe reactions to contrast happen in
Contrast induced nephropathy - (answer)pt w/ impaired kidney function at risk to further damage
kidney when given contrast
at risk nephropathy - (answer)- sickle cell anemia
- polycythemia
- myeloma
- dehydration
- allergy/asthma
- heart disease
- renal disease
- metformin!!!!
wrist band - (answer)best for pt confirmation
temperature - (answer)97.7-99.5
pulse - (answer)60-11 bpm
, CT Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions
systolic pressure - (answer)less than 120 mmhg
diastolic pressure - (answer)less than 80 mmhg
respiration rate - (answer)12-20 breaths/min
BUN - (answer)7-25 mg/dl
creatinine - (answer).5-1.5 mg/dl
bun/cr ratio - (answer)6-22:1
prothrombin time - (answer)- 12-15 sec
- ability of blood to clot
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) - (answer)- 25-30 sec
- test coagulation defects
INR - (answer)- 0.8-1.1
platelet count - (answer)140,000-400,000 uL of blood
dense bone - (answer)1000 HU
muscle - (answer)50 HU
white matter - (answer)45 HU
