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Imagine you are a biologist tasked with designing the perfect animal for a specific job (function): Flying long distances Catching prey Blending into its environment Using your imagination, create your own animal that fits ONE (1) of these jobs. Can you picture it? Great! Now, in your answer, briefly describe TWO (2) specific structures (forms/features) of your animal that help it survive and perform that function.  

Contrast media-induced nephropathy can be defined as:

When using a Power injector for IV contrast injection, the preferred Venous access site (IV site)?

What property of contrast agents accounts for its degree of viscosity

What lab value is used to standardize Prothrombin time (PT) by comparing the patient sample to a control sample to insure accuracy?

What  protien is produced by the body to break down blood clots and is a frequently tested lab value if a Pulmonary Embolism is suspected? 

What are the two main goals of cardiac gated CT imaging of the heart?

What is the Chemotoxic contrast media reaction of most concern?

A method for identifying the phases of contrast enhancement is AVID, Which menans?

Bolus trigger 1.jpg What method of automatic triggering, in the image above,  was used to initiate the scan?