A patient has a nuclear medicine lung scan.Once the particles have been injected, the technologist notices activity in the brain and other organs.The technologist recognizes this as
A) a right-to-left shunt.
B) normal.
C) too many particles injected.
D) an expired kit.
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Q13: The diameter of macroaggregated albumin (MAA) particles
Q14: In the upright position, the ratio between
Q15: One-half dose (reduced number of particles) should
Q16: The volume of air left in the
Q17: The volume of air in the lungs
Q19: The diameter of a normal capillary is
Q20: In the upright position, blood flow
A)is uniform
Q21: In an effort to prevent the release
Q22: Because of the importance of the washout
Q23: Which ventilation agent has the longest half-life?
A)(99m)Tc-DTPA
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