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Question | Answer |
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what are four benefits of us for FB? | high sensitivity, noninvasive, real-time, inexpensive |
3 examples of organic fb? | thorn, wood and bee stinger |
three main categories of FB? | organic, inorganic, and metallic |
3 examples of inorganic? | glass, gravel, plastic |
what types of substances does x-ray have a hard time imaging? | organic |
how would an acute FB appear on ultrasound? | echogenic with shadowing |
what is the composition of a granuloma? | macrophages and fibroblast |
what would a hypoechoic area around a FB indicate? | inflammatory reaction |
what artifact is demonstrated when scanning a metal FB? | reverberation |
what type of velocities indicate hyperemia? | low |
what are limitations when scanning for a FB? | calcifications, scar tissue |
define radiopaque? | tissue, contrast, or material that attenuates or blocks radiation |
what are two techniques used to scan FB? | THI and instrumentation |
how do majority of FB appear? | echogenic |
what must be documented? | where it is, how big, and any surrounding tissue changes |