Diagnosing disease: labwork, imaging and other common procedures
Across
- 3. a type of imaging test. Usually referred to as "x-rays".
- 5. ________ smear: a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix.
- 6. the most common type of test for Coronavirus.
- 7. The calculated number of white or red blood cells (WBCs or RBCs) in a cubic millimeter of blood.
- 8. a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be analyzed in a laboratory.
- 9. a procedure in which an instrument is introduced into the body to give a view of its internal parts.
- 11. a radiology technique using magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to produce images of body structures.
- 12. an X-ray procedure that combines many X-ray images (abbreviation of computerized tomography).
Down
- 1. place where tests are done.
- 2. an imaging technique that uses sound waves to look inside the body.
- 4. a test that measures your heart's electrical activity (usually abbreviated as EKG or ECG).
- 10. an imaging test that uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show how your tissues and organs are functioning.