Radiopharmaceutical Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Nuclear Medicine- Exit Exam Practice Questions & Answers A+ A patient with a chest tube arrives in the nuclear medicine department for an Imaging study. The technologist should: A. Cancel the procedure because the chest tube apparatus will interfere with the study B. Place the chest tubes external apparatus on the Imaging table next to the patient C.Hang the chest tubes external apparatus from an IV pole and raise it above the patient's chest D.Place the chest tubes external apparat...

Nuclear Medicine Critique Final Exam Questions And Answers The following WB bone image represents: a) an anterior/posterior WB bone scan b) a patient with epiphyseal growth plate activity c) a positive image display capability d) all of the above - ANS-d all of the above The inclusion of SPECT/CT imaging during a bone scan: a) Allows for shorter imaging times during a bone scan. b) Provides structural and functional data combined. c) Provides 3-D anatomical data only. d) Is necessary ...

A patient with a chest tube arrives in the nuclear medicine department for an Imaging study. The technologist should: A. Cancel the procedure because the chest tube apparatus will interfere with the study B. Place the chest tubes external apparatus on the Imaging table next to the patient C.Hang the chest tubes external apparatus from an IV pole and raise it above the patient's chest D.Place the chest tubes external apparatus on a level lower than the patient's chest -ANSWER D. Pla...

Nuclear Medicine Practice Exam| Questions With Correct Answers| Already Passed Diagnosis Therapy Medical research Nuclear medicine is meducal specialty that focuses on the use of radiopharmaceuticals for ... In- vitro In-vivo Types of nuclear medicine Organ or tissue function (physiology) Nuclear medicine determines the cause of medical problem based on ... Radioactive material (detection) Pharmaceutical (carrier) Radiopharmaceutical is the combination of Radiation detectors Det...

PTCB PRACTICE EXAM 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A pharmacy receives an order for a Persantine IV bag for a stress test. Persantine is a radiopharmaceutical dosed at 0.57 mg/kg. How many mg should be added to an IV bag for a patient who weighs 180 lb? A. 46.6 mg B. 143.5 mg C. 694.7 mg D. 225.7 mg - ANS ️️ A Which of the following auxiliary labels should be affixed to containers of anti- infective agents? A. take with dairy products B. avoid dairy products C. finish all this medicat...

What is a radiopharmaceutical? correct answers A radioactive compound used for a diagnostic study or a therapeutic treatment. Unlike pharmaceuticals ther is no intended effect. What are the characteristics of a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical? correct answers 1) Photon energy between 50-300 keV 2) No particulate radiation (increase pt dose) 3) Practical physical half-life 4) Effective half-life equivalent to the time necessary to perform the study 5) High target to background ratio 6) In ...

Nuclear Medicine-Exam 2 Two devices necessary to produce the radionuclides used in nuclear medicine: - ANS--particle accelerator (cyclotron) -nuclear reactor Radiopharmaceuticals obtained from a cyclotron: - ANS--Thalium 201 -Iodine 123 -Flourine 18 Radiopharmaceuticals obtained from a nuclear reactor: - ANS--molybdenum 99 (Tc 99 parent) Radionuclide most commonly utilized in nuclear medicine and its parent: - ANS--Technesium 99 (Tc 99m) (byproduct) -molybdenum 99 (99 MO) (parent) N...

Two devices necessary to produce the radionuclides used in nuclear medicine: - ANSWER-particle accelerator (cyclotron) -nuclear reactor Radiopharmaceuticals obtained from a cyclotron: - ANSWER-Thalium 201 -Iodine 123 -Flourine 18 Radiopharmaceuticals obtained from a nuclear reactor: - ANSWER-molybdenum 99 (Tc 99 parent) Radionuclide most commonly utilized in nuclear medicine and its parent: - ANSWER-Technesium 99 (Tc 99m) (byproduct) -molybdenum 99 (99 MO) (parent) Name the chemi...

Nuclear Medicine Practice Exam Questi99mTc MAA or 99mTc Labeled RBC -ANSWER Radionuclide venography may be performed with... Dipyridamole -ANSWER Stress testing agent that stays in the plasma for the greatest length of time. 10-15 after tracer admin -ANSWER When is SPECT liver imaging with 99mTc sulfur colloid is performed Kidneys -ANSWER Significantly increased serum bilirubin levels will most likely cause which of the following to be visualized on hepatobiliary images? 99mTc-pertec...

1. Before tracer administration, all the following preparations are required for a 27 year old woman referred for total-body bone imaging except: A.) removing attenuation materials from the patient B.) answering the patients questions C.) ruling out pregnancy D.) explaining the procedure to the patient E.) swab the injection site with alcohol A.) removing attenuation materials from the patient pg. 323 2. Which of the following structures normally appear as areas of increase activity...