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The nurse explains that the diagnostic test that can scan the chest and the abdomen in less than 30 seconds is the _____________ _____.
 
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The nurse recognizes that the _______ reading in an arterial gas report indicates the amount of oxygen dissolved in the plasma.
 
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Answer to Question 1

spiral CT scan
helical CT scan

The spiral or helical CT scan can scan the chest and the abdomen in less than 30 seconds. This test is faster and more accurate.

Answer to Question 2

PaO2

The PaO2 reading indicates the amount of oxygen dissolved in the plasma.





 

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