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The medical abbreviation for shortness of breath when exercising is ________.
 
  A) URI
  B) DOE
  C) CPR
  D) CXR

Question 2

Which is given intravenously for nuclear medicine imaging of the thyroid gland?
 
  A) indium-111
  B) iodine-123
  C) gallium-67
  D) krypton-81m



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Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: A) URI (upper respiratory infection) does not mean this.
B) Correct Dyspnea on exertion (DOE).
C) CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) does not mean this.
D) CXR (chest x-ray) does not mean this.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: A) This is not used in imaging of the thyroid gland.
B) Correct The thyroid gland takes up iodine to make thyroid hormones. When it takes up iodine-123, the radioactivity produces an image of the thyroid gland.
C) This is not used in imaging of the thyroid gland.
D) This is not used in imaging of the thyroid gland.




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