Download MR260 Medical Transcription II Week 9

MR260 Medical Transcription II
Week 9-Chapter 11
“Diagnostic Imaging Practice”
Essentials of Medical Transcription
Instructor: Kathleen A. Bishop, M.B.A., Ph.D.
What You need for this class…
• Both textbooks:
Essentials of Medical Transcription, A
Modular Approach, Destafano &
Federman, Second Edition
AAMT Book of Style for Medical
Transcription
Any other resource books you may
have available such as medical
dictionary, PDR, Merck Manual, etc.
How the class will work…
• This is an open book Seminar.
• Be prepared to respond to the questions on
each slide, where indicted.
• Be prepared to share your thoughts with the
other class participants.
• After the questions slide you will see an answer
slide so you can check to see how you did.
Is everyone ready?
Exercises
• The next few slides have
questions to answer.
• The answer slides will follow the
question slides.
Diagnostic Imaging
• Fill in the blanks in the sentences below
1. Diagnostic radiology is the field of medicine
concerned with the use of __________
_____ and other forms of _____ in the
_____ and _____ of _____.
2. The diagnostic radiologist uses a variety of
techniques
1. (List some of them here.)
3. The movement of an extremity away from the
midline is called ______________.
4. The articulation between the acromial process
of the scapula and the clavicle is called
____________.
ANSWERS
1. Diagnostic radiology is the field of medicine
concerned with the use of roentgen rays
and other forms of energy in the diagnosis
and treatment of disease.
2. The diagnostic radiologist uses a variety of
techniques
1. X-rays, CT scans, MRI images, ultrasound,
nuclear medicine, PET scans, DSA scans,
3. The movement of an extremity away from the
midline is called abduction.
4. The articulation between the acromial process
of the scapula and the clavicle is called
acromioclavicular.
Fill in the blanks below
1. Contrast medium is the ___________ given to
the patient to allow ____________
_________ of a body structure.
2. Isovue is a ______ _____ for a drug used as a
___________ __________.
3. Transducer is a _____ that translates one
form of ______ to ________; in _______ it
transforms a _____ _____ into an ________
displayed image.
4. Parenchyma is the general _____ term to
describe the _____ elements of an _____, as
_____ from its _________.
Answers
1. Contrast medium is the pharmaceutical given
to the patient to allow radiographic
visualization of a body structure.
2. Isovue is the trade name for a drug used as a
contrast medium.
3. Transducer is a device that translates one
form of energy to another; in sonography it
transforms a sound wave into an
electronically displayed image.
4. Parenchyma is the general anatomical term to
describe the functional elements of an organ,
as distinguished from its structure.
Define the Words Below
1. Adduction
2. Contrast medium
3. Amorphous
4. Cricopharyngeal
5. Angiography
6. Doppler
7. Anteverted
8. Echocardiogram
9. Arteriogram
ANSWERS
1. Adduction: the movement of an extremity
toward the midline.
2. Contrast medium: the pharmaceutical given to
the patient to allow radiographic visualization
of a body structure.
3. Amorphous: having no definite form, or
shapeless.
4. Cricopharyngeal: pertains to the cricoid
cartilage and the pharynx
5. Angiography: radiography of a blood vessel
after injecting a contrast agent.
Answers Cont’
1. Doppler: an ultrasound scanning technique
used to analyze blood flow and the heart and
to study intermittent claudication, thrombus
obstruction of deep veins, and other
abnormalities.
2. Anteverted: the abnormal forward tilting of an
organ.
3. Echocardiogram: a diagnostic procedure using
ultrasound to study heart structure and motion.
4. Arteriogram: the radiographic visualization of
an artery after injection of a contrast medium.
Abbreviations
1. CT
2. MRI
3. AP
4. GI Series
5. KUB
6. IVP
7. LLQ
8. PA
9. ROM
Answers
1. CT: computed tomography
2. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging
3. AP: anteroposterior
4. GI Series: gastrointestinal series
5. KUB , kidneys, ureters, bladder
6. IVP: Intravenous pyelogram
7. LLQ: left lower quadrant
8. PA: posteroanterior
9. ROM: range of motion
Correct the Spellings below
1. Acrominclavichular
2. Amorphus
3. Ascities
4. Carpimetacarpal
5. Denarcated
6. Itiology
7. Hidronephrosis
8. Eschemic
9. Osteophenia
10. sublucation
ANSWERS
1. Acromioclavicular
2. Amorphous
3. Ascites
4. Carpometacarpal
5. Demarcated
6. Etiology
7. Hydronephrosis
8. Ischemic
9. Osteopenia
10. Subluxation
The End
• Great job tonight as usual!!
• I am sorry to say this is our LAST
seminar together.
• I enjoyed it tremendously and hope
you did as well.
• See you in another class, I hope!
•
Don’t forget to get all your work
completed so I can get all your
grades in on time!