Which nuclear medicine scan requires the patient to take a capsule of contrast medium on the first day of the scan and then return 24 hours later for a second scan?
A. Liver scan
B. Bone scan
C. Thyroid uptake and scan
D. Kidney scan
E. Brain scan
C. Thyroid uptake and scan
For a thyroid uptake and scan, the patient takes a capsule in the morning and has a scan on the first day, then returns 24 hours later for the second scan.
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A patient with a protein C deficiency is at risk for developing which of the following?
a. Thrombosis b. Hemorrhage c. Lupus anticoagulant inhibitor d. Factor deficiency
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A) American Medical Association B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services C) National Center for Health Statistics D) World Health Organization
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A) dairy products B) animal muscles C) prostaglandins D) vegetable oils