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7 Integrated Diagnostic Findings and Practice Questions Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 7 Integrated Diagnostic Findings and, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

True or false: A laboratory result outside its reference interval automatically establishes that the patient has a disease.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

A patient scheduled for a fasting blood test asks whether they may drink coffee with cream and take all their usual medicines. What is the safest guidance?

  1. A

    Drink coffee with cream and take all usual medicines because fasting applies only to food.

  2. B

    Follow the specific clinician or laboratory instructions, and ask the clinician how to handle medicines.

  3. C

    Stop all medicines until after the blood test.

  4. D

    Drink any beverage as long as no solid food is eaten.

03
True or false
1 point

True or false: A patient scheduled for a biopsy should stop their blood thinner on their own if they are concerned about bleeding.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

04
Written response
1 point

A potassium result is markedly high, and the laboratory flags the sample as possibly affected by a process that can alter the result. What is the name of that sample problem?

05
Fill in the blank
1 point

A CBC shows hemoglobin below the laboratory reference interval. Low hemoglobin can indicate , but it does not identify the cause.

06
Fill in the blank
1 point

A urinalysis shows nitrites, but the patient has no urinary symptoms. Nitrites may indicate , but they do not establish a diagnosis by themselves.

07
Choose all
1 point

A patient scheduled for CT with intravenous contrast has chronic kidney disease and reports a prior contrast reaction. Select all information the patient should make sure the radiology team knows before contrast is given.

  1. A

    A history of chronic kidney disease

  2. B

    The time of the patient's last routine dental visit

  3. C

    A prior reaction to contrast

  4. D

    The patient's usual breakfast time

08
Choose all
1 point

Before an MRI, a patient mentions a pacemaker and a metal fragment from an old injury. Select all details the patient should disclose to the MRI team for safety screening before entering the scanner room.

  1. A

    The pacemaker

  2. B

    A history of wearing contact lenses

  3. C

    The metal fragment from an old injury

  4. D

    A preference for a quiet waiting area

09
Written response
1 point

A patient has ongoing chest pressure and an elevated troponin that rises on repeat testing. What clinical finding does this pattern indicate?

10
Choose one
1 point

A laboratory reports a markedly high potassium result and flags the sample as possibly hemolyzed. What is the safest response?

  1. A

    Dismiss the result because hemolysis may have affected it.

  2. B

    Promptly notify the responsible clinician and follow the facility's urgent-result protocol.

  3. C

    Wait for another routine test before telling anyone.

  4. D

    Ask the patient to change their diet and repeat the test at their next visit.

11
Choose one
1 point

The day after colonoscopy, a patient reports severe abdominal pain, fever, dizziness, and ongoing rectal bleeding. What should they be taught to do?

  1. A

    Seek urgent medical care.

  2. B

    Wait for a routine follow-up, even if symptoms continue.

  3. C

    Treat the symptoms as expected and avoid contacting a clinician.

  4. D

    Drive themselves to a routine appointment several days later.

12
Open ended
1 point

A patient has not completed the prescribed bowel preparation and has no ride home after a planned colonoscopy with sedation. What should the patient do, and why?

13
True or false
1 point

True or false: A normal laboratory result always rules out the disease being investigated.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

14
Choose one
1 point

A patient has no urinary symptoms, but a urinalysis shows nitrites. Which interpretation is most appropriate?

  1. A

    Diagnose a UTI based on the nitrite result alone.

  2. B

    Consider the full urinalysis and clinical picture; the nitrite result alone does not establish a UTI.

  3. C

    Rule out a UTI because the patient has no urinary symptoms.

  4. D

    Ignore the result because nitrites are not relevant to urine testing.

15
Written response
1 point

When fasting is required for a blood test, what is generally the only drink allowed during the specified fasting period?

16
Choose one
1 point

A complete blood count shows hemoglobin below the laboratory reference interval. What can be concluded from this result alone?

  1. A

    The patient definitely has iron-deficiency anemia.

  2. B

    The patient has no clinically relevant condition because only one result is abnormal.

  3. C

    Anemia is possible, but the result alone does not identify its cause.

  4. D

    The result proves that the laboratory reference interval is incorrect.

17
Choose one
1 point

Before an MRI, a patient reports having a pacemaker and a metal fragment from an old injury. What should the technologist do?

  1. A

    Proceed because old metal fragments and pacemakers are always safe during MRI.

  2. B

    Pause routine preparation and have the MRI team screen the pacemaker and fragment before the patient enters the scanner room.

  3. C

    Cancel the MRI because every pacemaker and metal fragment makes MRI impossible.

  4. D

    Ask the patient to remove the metal fragment before entering the scanner room.

18
Choose one
1 point

A patient scheduled for CT with intravenous contrast reports chronic kidney disease and a previous reaction to contrast. What is the priority?

  1. A

    Notify the radiology team before contrast is given and provide details of the prior reaction and kidney history.

  2. B

    Proceed with contrast because a prior reaction is unrelated to future contrast use.

  3. C

    Have the patient independently stop all medicines before the scan.

  4. D

    Wait until after the scan to tell the team about the kidney disease and prior reaction.

19
Choose one
1 point

A patient has not completed the prescribed bowel preparation and has no ride home after a planned colonoscopy with sedation. What should the patient do?

  1. A

    Continue with the procedure and drive home slowly after sedation.

  2. B

    Repeat the bowel preparation using any available instructions and arrange a ride afterward.

  3. C

    Contact the endoscopy team for instructions and do not proceed without a safe ride home.

  4. D

    Skip the rest of the preparation and ask the patient to find a ride only after the procedure.

20
Written response
1 point

A patient scheduled for a biopsy asks whether to stop a blood thinner. What should the patient do with the medication unless the procedural clinician gives specific instructions?