Specificity - ANSWER Looking for patients without disease. Low false positives.
Sensitivity - ANSWER Looking for patients with disease. Low false negatives.
Sensitivity: Equation - ANSWER TP
——————-
(TP+FN)
Specificity: Equation - ANSWER TN
—————
(TN+FP)
American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria - ANSWER Guidelines for
ordering tests
Contrast vs. non-contrast
Compares radiation exposure
What are NP's obligations for patient safety in testing? - ANSWER Read Findings and
Impression
Inconsistencies and incidentals..... follow up.
1
,Deliver results to patients
Ultrasound - ANSWER Used for vessels, ovaries, testicles, soft tissue, abscess/cyst,
thyroid, guide needle biopsy, stage tumor
Vessels: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound & MRI
Ovaries: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Testicles: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Soft tissue: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound & MRI
Abscess/ cyst/ blood clot: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Thyroid: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Thyroid: Non-blood test - ANSWER Radioactive Iodine Uptake
High RAIU- Hyperthyroid
Low RAIU-
Hypothyroid
Use ultrasound to see where the iodine was absorbed.
2
,MRI - ANSWER In depth look at:
Bone
Tissues
Vessels
Bone: Imaging - ANSWER MRI & X-ray & Nuclear med
Testing bone densitometry - ANSWER X-ray
Microscopy - ANSWER Culture and Sensitivity
Blood culture
Urinalysis
Culture and sensitivity: test - ANSWER Microscopy
blood culture test - ANSWER Microscopy
urinalysis test - ANSWER Microscopy
X-ray - ANSWER Bones and bone densitometry
Evaluate dye excretion
Detect breast cancer
Guide needle biopsy
Determine patency of fallopian tubes
3
, Nuclear med - ANSWER Bone scan
Thyroid scan = scintograpy
Thyroid scan: name - ANSWER Scintography
Thyroid scan: testing - ANSWER Nuclear med
Bone scan - ANSWER Nuclear med
Renal tests - ANSWER Urinalysis
CO2
PSA
Creatinine
Microalbumin
KUB
Renal Scan
Cystoscopy
Gold Standard for first time kidney stone testing? - ANSWER CT Scan
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Sensitivity - ANSWER Looking for patients with disease. Low false negatives.
Sensitivity: Equation - ANSWER TP
——————-
(TP+FN)
Specificity: Equation - ANSWER TN
—————
(TN+FP)
American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria - ANSWER Guidelines for
ordering tests
Contrast vs. non-contrast
Compares radiation exposure
What are NP's obligations for patient safety in testing? - ANSWER Read Findings and
Impression
Inconsistencies and incidentals..... follow up.
1
,Deliver results to patients
Ultrasound - ANSWER Used for vessels, ovaries, testicles, soft tissue, abscess/cyst,
thyroid, guide needle biopsy, stage tumor
Vessels: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound & MRI
Ovaries: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Testicles: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Soft tissue: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound & MRI
Abscess/ cyst/ blood clot: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Thyroid: imaging - ANSWER Ultrasound
Thyroid: Non-blood test - ANSWER Radioactive Iodine Uptake
High RAIU- Hyperthyroid
Low RAIU-
Hypothyroid
Use ultrasound to see where the iodine was absorbed.
2
,MRI - ANSWER In depth look at:
Bone
Tissues
Vessels
Bone: Imaging - ANSWER MRI & X-ray & Nuclear med
Testing bone densitometry - ANSWER X-ray
Microscopy - ANSWER Culture and Sensitivity
Blood culture
Urinalysis
Culture and sensitivity: test - ANSWER Microscopy
blood culture test - ANSWER Microscopy
urinalysis test - ANSWER Microscopy
X-ray - ANSWER Bones and bone densitometry
Evaluate dye excretion
Detect breast cancer
Guide needle biopsy
Determine patency of fallopian tubes
3
, Nuclear med - ANSWER Bone scan
Thyroid scan = scintograpy
Thyroid scan: name - ANSWER Scintography
Thyroid scan: testing - ANSWER Nuclear med
Bone scan - ANSWER Nuclear med
Renal tests - ANSWER Urinalysis
CO2
PSA
Creatinine
Microalbumin
KUB
Renal Scan
Cystoscopy
Gold Standard for first time kidney stone testing? - ANSWER CT Scan
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