Which diagnostic procedure requires the patient to avoid eating fish before the procedure?
A. Thyroid uptake and scan
B. Bone scan
C. Liver scan
D. Kidney scan
E. Brain scan
A. Thyroid uptake and scan
Patients should avoid eating fish before a thyroid uptake and scan because of the natural iodine content in fish.
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____________________ uses "health-related data that precede diagnosis and signal a sufficient probability of a case or an outbreak."
A. Counting B. Syndromic surveillance C. Computer surveillance D. None of the above
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A. abduction
B. adduction
C. flexion
D. dorsiflexion
E. extension