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What is a doppler Ultrasound?
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What is a color flow doppler on ultrasound?
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of blood flow
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What is duplex scanning?
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What can get in the way of a clear ultrasound image?
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Movement
Urine tests: Types
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Culture and Sensitivity
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What is the advantage of a 1st morning urine test?
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1st morning urine test
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How is a timed urine test done?
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Discard the first void, then start timer and collect until end time.
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When is a urobilinogen test done?
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Benefit of a double voided urine test?
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How to do take a culture and sensitivity urine test?
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Collect midstream after urinating into the toilet a little bit.
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24 hour urine collection: directions
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then start collection. Ends next day after AM void.
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Keep on ice/fridge.
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What kind of dye excretion can be seen on X-ray?
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GI tract w/ barium
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Trauma
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Sensitivity: Equation i,- i,-i,- i,- TP
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American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria
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Guidelines for ordering tests
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Contrast vs. non-contrast
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Compares radiation exposure
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What are NP's obligations for patient safety in testing?
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Findings and Impression
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Inconsistencies and incidentals..... follow up. i,- i,- i,- i,-
2026 Update) Diagnostic Reasoning for i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
Nurse Practitioners Review| Questions with
i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A. i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
What is a doppler Ultrasound?
i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- amplifies sound waves i,- i,-
What is a color flow doppler on ultrasound?
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of blood flow
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What is duplex scanning?
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What can get in the way of a clear ultrasound image?
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Fat, i,-
Movement
Urine tests: Types
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Random
Timed
Double voided i,-
Culture and Sensitivity
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,24 hour
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What is the advantage of a 1st morning urine test?
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protein and nitrates i,- i,-
1st morning urine test
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Void in the AM
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Advantage of a random urine test i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- Convenient
How is a timed urine test done?
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Discard the first void, then start timer and collect until end time.
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When is a urobilinogen test done?
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Benefit of a double voided urine test?
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How to do take a culture and sensitivity urine test?
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container.
,Clean meatus. i,-
Collect midstream after urinating into the toilet a little bit.
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24 hour urine collection: directions
i,- i,- Discard 1st of the day,
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then start collection. Ends next day after AM void.
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Keep on ice/fridge.
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What kind of dye excretion can be seen on X-ray?
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tract
arterial occlusion i,-
GI tract w/ barium
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Bone disorders i,-
Tracheobronchial tree i,-
Pulmonary system i,-
Cardiac system i,-
Abd pain i,-
Trauma
Specificity i,-i,- i,- Looking for patients without disease. Low false
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positives.
, Sensitivity i,-i,- i,- Looking for patients with disease. Low false
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negatives.
Sensitivity: Equation i,- i,-i,- i,- TP
——————-
(TP+FN)
Specificity: Equation i,- i,-i,- i,- TN
—————
(TN+FP)
American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria
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Guidelines for ordering tests
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Contrast vs. non-contrast
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Compares radiation exposure
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What are NP's obligations for patient safety in testing?
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Findings and Impression
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Inconsistencies and incidentals..... follow up. i,- i,- i,- i,-
