A Patient Is Scheduled for a SPECT Brain Procedure

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient is scheduled for a SPECT brain procedure.Before the radiopharmaceutical is administered, the patient should

• A)be well hydrated.
• B)be placed in a quiet, dimly lit room.
• C)have received Lugol's solution.
• D)have undergone a CT scan of the brain.

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Definitions:

Posterior Probability

The probability of a hypothesis being true after taking into account new evidence or information.

Well-Shuffled Cards

A state in which the order of cards in a deck is randomized, ensuring that no predictable patterns interfere with the randomness of card games.

Screening Tests

Tests designed to identify individuals who have or are at increased risk of a particular disease or condition before symptoms appear.

False Negative

An error in binary classification where a test incorrectly indicates the absence of a condition when it is actually present.