Medical Equipment

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What is the primary purpose of medical equipment?

To provide comfort to patients
To reduce hospital costs
To replace human medical staff
To aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions (correct)

What type of medical equipment is used to aid in diagnosis?

Treatment equipment
Life support equipment
Diagnostic equipment (correct)
Monitoring equipment

What is the goal of ECMO?

To replace lost kidney function
To insure that the body has enough oxygen (correct)
To provide oxygen to the body
To remove waste from the blood

What is the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart?

Electrocardiography (ECG) (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of medical monitors?

To measure patient vital signs (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of dialysis machines?

To replace lost kidney function (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of an electroencephalogram (EEG)?

To detect electrical activity in the brain (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a biomedical equipment technician (BMET)?

To maintain medical equipment (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of medical equipment is used to view organs and structures inside the body?

Ultrasound (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of medical laboratory equipment?

To automate or help analyze blood, urine, genes, and dissolved gases in the blood (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a BMET in relation to doctors and equipment?

BMETs act as an interface between doctors and equipment (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of ultrasound during pregnancy?

To view the fetus (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of MRI scanners in medical imaging?

To use magnetic fields and radio waves to form images (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the especial dye in a PET scan?

To contain radioactive tracers (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the common application of X-ray CT in medical imaging?

Medical imaging and diagnosis (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of cross-sectional images in X-ray CT?

They allow users to see inside the object without cutting (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) in medical imaging?

To investigate the anatomy and physiology of the body (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of administration of tracers in a PET scan?

Through inhalation, ingestion, or injection into a vein (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of radiography?

To provide fast, highly penetrating images (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the x-ray imaging technique used to examine the upper gastrointestinal tract?

Barium swallow (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the use of infusion pumps in medical treatment?

To deliver fluids, such as nutrients and medications, into a patient's body (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the x-ray imaging technique used to examine the jaw showing all the teeth at once?

Orthopantomogram (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical application of fluoroscopy in examining blood vessels in real-time?

Angiography (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the use of lasers in medical diagnosis, treatments, or therapies?

Laser medicine (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'laser' stand for?

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of laser light?

It has a specific wavelength (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is one application of medical lasers in cosmetic surgery?

Removing tattoos (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of LASIK surgery?

To correct or improve vision (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of surgical procedure is PRK?

Refractive eye surgery (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is another term for LASIK surgery?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

Laser light has a specific wavelength.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

Medical lasers are used only for cosmetic surgery.

False (B) Signup and view all the answers

LASIK is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of hypermetropia.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

Medical lasers are used to treat or remove tissues.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

PRK is a type of cosmetic surgery.

False (B) Signup and view all the answers

Laser light is not focused in a narrow beam.

False (B) Signup and view all the answers

Medical lasers are used only for surgical procedures.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

The term 'laser' stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

Lasers are used to remove tattoos and spider veins.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

Medical lasers are not used in dental procedures.

False (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of medical equipment?

To aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions

What type of medical equipment is used to aid in diagnosis?

Diagnostic equipment is used to aid in the diagnosis of medical conditions.