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BSN-4C
Emergency Diagnostics
Description Purpose
Echoencephalogram Diagnose:
- beam UTZ is passed through the 1. subdural hematomas,
head 2. intracerebral hemorrhage
- returning echoes are generally 3. tumors
recorded
Description Consideration
Sputum studies
Doppler Ultrasound
- Measures blood flow in the major sound varies with respiration and Valsalva
veins and arteries maneuver, no discomfort to the patient
- transducer is placed on the skin,
sending ultra-high frequency
sound
Glucose testing
Description Consideration
Left Heart Catheterization evaluates the patency of blood flow in the left
- Catheter may be passed retrograde to side of the heart
the left ventricle through the brachial
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BSN-4C