Performing Fluoroscopic Examinations of the Colon Are Scheduled Less Often

question 9

Multiple Choice

Performing fluoroscopic examinations of the colon are scheduled less often than before.The reason for this change in the clinical study of the colon includes

• A) an increased cost of barium as a contrast agent.
• B) patient tolerance for barium enemas as diminished.
• C) the sensitivity of colonoscopy has surpassed the results of barium contrast colon studies.
• D) the shortage of radiologists has made fluoroscopy of the colon harder to schedule.

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Definitions:

Distributive Property

A property indicating that for any three numbers, the product of a number and the sum of the other two is equal to the sum of the individual products of the number with each of the other two.

Arithmetic

A branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and the basic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Distributive Property

A property in algebra that allows you to multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the results.

Like Terms

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