While Performing Confirmatory Tests for Brain Death in a Client

question 4

Multiple Choice

While performing confirmatory tests for brain death in a client, the radiographic technician places a probe at the temporal bone above the zygomatic arch or at the vertebrobasilar arteries through the suboccipital window. Which test is being done on the client through this intervention?

• A)Nuclear imaging
• B)Cerebral angiography
• C)Electroencephalography
• D)Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography