HUC CH 16 QUIZ QUESTIONS EXAM AND ANSWERS
A patient who has apnea is experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅absence of breathing.
Apnea is the cessation of breathing.
To determine whether a patient has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the doctor would order a(n): -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅sleep study.
To determine whether a patient has OSA, the doctor would order a sleep study. The sleep study
department performs studies to assess a patient's sleep patterns.
To assess a patient's lung capacity and function, the doctor would order a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅spirometry study.
A spirometry study measures the body's lung capacity and function.
An invasive procedure is defined as one that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅requires entry into the body
by some means.
An invasive procedure is a diagnostic or therapeutic technique that requires entry of a body cavity or
interruption of normal body function.
The department that performs diagnostic tests that relate to the heart and lungs is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅cardiopulmonary.
The cardiopulmonary department (respiratory care department) assesses, treats, and cares for patients
with breathing or other cardiopulmonary (pertaining to heart and lung) disorders.
A patient was admitted from the emergency department after an accident caused a severe brain injury.
Brain activity will be assessed with a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅electroencephalogram (EEG).
, An EEG is a graphic recording of the electrical activity of the brain.
If the doctor wishes to measure how well a patient's individual nerves can transmit electrical signals, he
or she will order a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅nerve conduction study (NCS).
An NCS measures how well individual nerves can transmit electrical signals (often performed with an
EMG).
A visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines is a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅EGD
A visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines is called an EGD.
Visual examination of the large intestine from the anus to the cecum is accomplished via: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅colonoscopy.
A colonoscopy is a visual examination of the large intestine from the anus to the cecum by means of a
fiberoptic colonoscope.
A diagnostic procedure that involves endoscopic inspection of the bile and pancreatic ducts is a(n): -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
An ERCP is a diagnostic procedure that involves inspection of the bile and pancreatic ducts, performed
with a fiberoptic endoscope.
Which of the following is TRUE of endoscopic examinations? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy examinations must be performed before barium
studies are done.
Barium studies would have to be performed after GI endoscopies, because barium would obscure
visualization of the intestinal walls.
A patient who has apnea is experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅absence of breathing.
Apnea is the cessation of breathing.
To determine whether a patient has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the doctor would order a(n): -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅sleep study.
To determine whether a patient has OSA, the doctor would order a sleep study. The sleep study
department performs studies to assess a patient's sleep patterns.
To assess a patient's lung capacity and function, the doctor would order a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅spirometry study.
A spirometry study measures the body's lung capacity and function.
An invasive procedure is defined as one that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅requires entry into the body
by some means.
An invasive procedure is a diagnostic or therapeutic technique that requires entry of a body cavity or
interruption of normal body function.
The department that performs diagnostic tests that relate to the heart and lungs is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅cardiopulmonary.
The cardiopulmonary department (respiratory care department) assesses, treats, and cares for patients
with breathing or other cardiopulmonary (pertaining to heart and lung) disorders.
A patient was admitted from the emergency department after an accident caused a severe brain injury.
Brain activity will be assessed with a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅electroencephalogram (EEG).
, An EEG is a graphic recording of the electrical activity of the brain.
If the doctor wishes to measure how well a patient's individual nerves can transmit electrical signals, he
or she will order a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅nerve conduction study (NCS).
An NCS measures how well individual nerves can transmit electrical signals (often performed with an
EMG).
A visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines is a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅EGD
A visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines is called an EGD.
Visual examination of the large intestine from the anus to the cecum is accomplished via: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅colonoscopy.
A colonoscopy is a visual examination of the large intestine from the anus to the cecum by means of a
fiberoptic colonoscope.
A diagnostic procedure that involves endoscopic inspection of the bile and pancreatic ducts is a(n): -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
An ERCP is a diagnostic procedure that involves inspection of the bile and pancreatic ducts, performed
with a fiberoptic endoscope.
Which of the following is TRUE of endoscopic examinations? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy examinations must be performed before barium
studies are done.
Barium studies would have to be performed after GI endoscopies, because barium would obscure
visualization of the intestinal walls.
