Advance Patient Care (Chapter 1) Test 1 Solved 100%

What is radiation? - Answer energy transmitted through space or through matter what is energy - Answer power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources what are the five forms of energy? - Answer mechanical, electrical, thermal, nuclear, electromagnetic TRUE OR FALSE: All energy forms used in medicine can e described as radiation - Answer FALSE describe ionization - Answer a neutral atom gains a net charge through receiving or losing an electron TRUE OR FALSE: Ionization has the ability to disrupt the composition of matter, but is incapable of disrupting life processes. - Answer FALSE Should yo exercise caution to avoid excessive exposure to ionizing radiation? - Answer Yes describe diagnostic medical sonography? - Answer reflected sound waves are recorded and used to create anatomical images. Which form of radiation is used in a diagnostic medical sonography? - Answer non-ionizing What does the graph of an electrocardiogram depict? - Answer a heartbeat what is an electroencephalogram? - Answer a test or record of brain activity produced by electroencephalohgraphy what does the graph of an electroencephalogram depict? - Answer brain activity what is a thermogram? - Answer produced by infrared thermography, thermograms are images/videos that detect radiation given by any object with a temperature above absolute zero. with which imaging modality is thermal imaging most often associated at this time? - Answer thermography which form of energy is emitted from the nucleus of the atom? - Answer nuclear nuclear medicine technology involves the introduction of a what into the body for diagnostic purposes? - Answer radioactive substance