Pregunta 1
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Which of the following human organs and tissues have the least thermal conductivity?
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Muscles
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Brain
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Skin and fat
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following diagnostic/therapeutic methods cause deep tissue heating?
Pregunta 3
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Faradization is a method for:
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Electro-stimulation with low frequency pulsed current
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High frequency electromagnetic therapy
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Interferential current therapy of deep-seated tissue
Pregunta 4
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The most common frequency used in high-frequency electro-stimulation is:
Pregunta 5
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Modern electromyography methods rely on the following parameter (chose one):
Pregunta 6
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Thermography is a medical imaging method that:
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following body fluids and tissues has the least electrical conductivity?
Pregunta 8
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Electric resistance (R) is inversely proportional to:
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Electric conductance (G)
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Frequency (f)
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Period (T)
Pregunta 9
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What is the main effect that causes heating in microwave diathermy, and also in the microwave oven (f = 2.45 GHz)?
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Resonance: water molecules oscillate with the same frequency
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Dielectric heating: electric dipoles of water are made to rotate
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Refraction: bending of waves inside the substance
Pregunta 10
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Electric potential difference is measured in units of volts (V) that represent the ratio of:
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Charge per time, Q/t
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Energy per charge, E/Q
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Energy per distance, E/x
Pregunta 11
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Which of following electric currents is the most dangerous for the human body?
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High frequency AC
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Low frequency AC
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Pulsed current
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following currents will cause stimulation in excitable tissue (nerves or muscles)?
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Low frequency, pulsed, above threshold
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Low frequency, alternating, below threshold
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High frequency, alternating, above threshold
Pregunta 13
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High-frequency generators produce electromagnetic waves with:
Pregunta 14
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Which of the following currents causes differential heating in tissues?
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Pulsed current
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High frequency current
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DC current
Pregunta 15
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Which of the following features are common forelectrosurgery and electrostimulation?
Pregunta 16
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Specific heat capacity is defined as:
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The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of substance by 1 degree Kelvin (or Celsius)
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The heat released during the controlled burn of 1 kg of substance
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The heat gain in a substance when Gibbs free energy increases by 1 joule
Pregunta 17
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Electrosurgical procedures apply alternating current in the radio frequency (RF) range (100 kHz - 5 MHz) directly to the tissue. Why during electrosurgery there is no nerve and muscular stimulations?
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High frequencies currents do not penetrate deep enough
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Oscillations are much faster than membrane depolarization time
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The power is below stimulation threshold
Pregunta 18
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What is the heating mechanism of high frequency alternating current (2MHz)?
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Brief polarization of tissue
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Oscillations of ionized molecules, rotation of dipoles and associated collisions
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Absorption of energy from the electromagnetic waves
Pregunta 19
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When an inductor (L) and a capacitor (C) are connected in series, the resulting (L-C) electric circuit is called:
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Operational amplifier (compares and amplifies signal)
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Current rectifier (converts AC into DC)
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Harmonic oscillator (used to emit radio waves)
Pregunta 20
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The Earth surface is (reasonably) constant potential reference, and for that reason taken to be the :
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Infinite potential
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Negative potential
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Zero potential