OT 665 Module 2 Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
Screening Tests - answer Process of reviewing data, observing a patient, and using
screening tools to identify the individual's potential to benefit from further assessment.
Diagnostic Tests - answer Used to determine severity of a disease, monitor the stage and
course of a disease, detect recurrence, estimate prognosis, and help make decisions about
the best plan of care or approach for medical management.
CT Scan - answer -Noninvasive imaging system in which multiple x-ray beams and
computer calculations provide a cross-sectional view of the body.
-Advantage: they can be used quickly to examine patients with internal injuries from
trauma.
-Help physicians to diagnose and study cancers, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal
disorders, liver diseases, trauma, infections or inflammatory conditions.
Echocardiogram - answer -Provides information on pericardial effusions, blood clots,
tumors, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, aortic aneurysms, endocarditis, and heart valve
functioning along with direction and velocity of blood flow.
-Used in stress tests
-No associated risks, no activity restrictions after test.
EKG - answer -Record of electrical conduction of heart, generated during cardiac cycle
-Identifies cardiac rhythm abnormalities, problems with conduction, pericardial disease,
injury or damage to myocardium, including hypertrophy, as well as diagnosing non-
cardiac related disorders.
-Noninvasive, short, painless
EEG - answer -Records brains electrical activity
-Commonly ordered for patients with epilepsy or seizures.
-Therapy is not limited before or after procedure
