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burchfield96

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on: Jun 27, 2018
An incisional biopsy is a procedure to expose the suspected cancer and remove the entire tumor along with a surrounding margin of normal tissue.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Which of the following is a nuclear medicine procedure to detect hot spots that indicate cancerous tumors in the bone?
 
  A) x-ray
  B) scintigraphy
  C) bone densitometry
  D) blood uric acid level


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

FALSE
Explanation: The process described is an excisional biopsy. An incisional biopsy removes part of the tumor.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: A) X-ray can detect cancerous tumors but not hot spots.
B) Correct
C) Bone densitometry is used to detect osteoporosis.
D) Blood uric acid level is used to diagnose gout.


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