Medical Terminology for Interpreters

Fall 2021

Threaded Discussion 8: Diagnostic Procedures:

Match the diagnostic procedures on the left with the applicable definition on the right. Each correct
answer is worth 10 points. Bonus points will be provided (an additional ½ point per correct response) if
you are able to provide the Spanish translation below the term.

Term Definition
d. ERCP a. The visual imaging of the distribution of ventilation or blood flow in
colangiopancreatografía the lungs by scanning the lungs after the patient has been injected
retrógrada endoscópica (CPRE) with, or has inhaled, radioactive material.

j. voiding cystourethrography b. Oral administration of a radiopaque contrast medium (barium

Cistouretrograma miccional
a. lung scan
Gammagrafía pulmonar de
ventilación/perfusión
sulfate), which flows through the GI system while X-ray films are
obtained at timed intervals to observe the progression of the
barium through the small intestines.
c. The process of taking X-rays of the inside of a joint after a contrast
medium has been injected into the joint.

i. MRI d. A type of cholangiopancreatography that examines the filling of the

Resonancia magnética por pancreatic and biliary ducts through radiographic visualization with
imágenes a fiberoptic endoscope.

e.cerebral angiography e. Visualization of the cerebrovascular system via X-ray made possible
angiografía cerebral by the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium into an arterial
blood vessel (carotid, femoral, or brachial).

c. arthrography f. The use of high-energy electromagnetic waves (passing through the

artrografía body onto a photographic film) to produce a picture of the internal
structures of the body for diagnosis and therapy.

f. X-rays g. A noninvasive procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to

radiografía examine the pelvis

b. small bowel follow-through h. An ultrasound of the kidneys useful in distinguishing between fluid-
Radiografía del tracto filled cysts and solid masses, detecting renal calculi, identifying
gastrointestinal (GI) inferior obstructions, and evaluating transplanted kidneys.
(Enema de Bario)

i.pelvic ultrasound i. A noninvasive scanning procedure that provides visualization of

ultrasonido pélvico fluid, soft tissue, and bony structures without the use of radiation.

h. renal ultrasound j. X-ray visualization of the bladder and urethra during the voiding
ultrasonido renal/ ecografía process, after the bladder has been filled with a contrast material.
renal

Assignment adapted from “Matching Procedures”, p. 856

in Comprehensive Medical Terminology for Interpreters, 3rd ed. by Betty Davis Jones
 Assignment adapted from “Matching Procedures”, p. 856
in Comprehensive Medical Terminology for Interpreters, 3rd ed. by Betty Davis Jones