RAD 121 Final Exam Review

Which of the following is NOT considered a noncommercial restraint?

Disorganized cardiac rhythm:

Excessive amount of circulating insulin in the blood and very low blood sugar indicates:

The ability to evaluate, perceive, and control emotions.

A negative contrast media is one with a low atomic number.

Volume of air inhaled during one respiratory cycle.

The higher the gauge number of an intravenous needle,

People strive from a basic level of physiologic need towards a level of self-actualization

Process whereby cardiac cell membranes spontaneously depolarize at recurrent periods.

Difficult or labored breathing.

Consistency of iodinated contrast that is thick, sticky, and semi-fluid due to internal friction:

The circumstances that produce the problem or intensify it.

Introduction of radioactive substances for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes:

In case of emergency, a patient would be treated with the following arrhythmia drug:

Hives; vascular reaction involving upper dermis, representing localized edema.

Object, that is not in itself harmful but is able to harbor pathogenic microorganisms.

The normal average rate of respiration for a healthy adult patient is:

Abnormally low blood pressure.

Syncope:

Flexible tube inserted through the nostril and advanced into the stomach:

Most common device used to deliver low concentrations of oxygen:

Body Temperature taken with thermometer placed under the armpit.

Low body temperature.

Oxygen is classified as a drug and must be prescribed by a physician:

What type of diabetes II medication may need to be discontinued before and after the use of x-ray contrast:

CPR is performed at a rate of 30 compressions to 2 breaths at a rate of:

The portion of the surgical gown that is considered sterile on a surgical team member is:

Photoelectric device used for determining the oxygen saturation of the blood.

Catheter that provides right heart diagnostic information measuring heart function:

Rapidity of the heart action, usually defined as a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute

What is the normal blood pressure range?

13.8 is the atomic # of :

Questioning that may direct answers towards a suggested symptom or complaint.

Any unlawful touching of another that is without justification or excuse.

Primary medical problem as defined by the patient.

Many patients have weakened resistance to infectious organisms bc of their admitting illness.

Describes the intensity, quantity, or extent of the problem.

Normal body temperature ranges

 Patients with severe burns may likely suffer __________ shock.

Presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.

Who discovered x-rays?

Application of light pressure with the fingers to find anatomy landmarks.

A sudden drop in blood pressure in the brain when a person stands up quickly

Describing what the patient was doing when the illness or condition began.

The medical term for “difficulty breathing” is:

Nosebleed:

Lying flat on one’s back, facing upwards.

Ambulatory is defined as:

Abnormal rapidity of breathing.

Microbial community found on or in a healthy person.

Myocardial cells are stimulated to contract.

To administer a barium sulfate solution into the rectum and through the colon:

Lying on one’s back, with head elevated 30-90 degrees.

A patient experiencing an episode of syncope should be placed in what position?

Type of shock often associated with pulmonary embolism is classified as:

When assisting a patient onto the x-ray table who has had a stroke, the radiographer should:

A period of contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles.

What is the modification to the Heimlich maneuver for pregnant patients?

What is the normal respiration rate for children?

Difficulty breathing except when sitting up or standing erect.

The average adult pulse rate is:

Body Temperature taken with thermometer placed in the ear.

Substances or structures not naturally present but appears on an image.

What is the normal pulse range for an adult?

Music of language; the inflection of the voice and rhythm of speech.

Amount of blood ejected from the ventricles each minute.

Implantable device used to treat arrhythmias and often bradycardia.

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease resulting from chronic disorder of:

Infection resulting from the activities of physicians.

To reduce the back strain that can result from moving heavy objects, the radiographer should:

Why is Gastrografin sometimes used instead of Barium in examinations of the digestive system?

The body at a normal healthy and stable state is defined as:

Position a patient is placed on the exam table in preparation for BE tipping:

Data that is pertaining to or perceived only by the affected individual.

An adverse reaction to contrast that is NOT immediately life threatening but often requires treatment:

Precautions used when a patient is infected with tuberculosis, chicken pox, or measles.

Quivering contraction of the cardiac muscle fibers.

Used to prevent contamination before, during, or after surgery using sterile technique

Precautions used when a patient has rubella, mumps, influenza, or adenovirus.

Which side of the patient should be closest to the table in a transfer?

Decreased oxygen concentration in the blood.

The foundation on which a body rests or stands.

Carrier, especially an animal, that transfers an infective agent from one host to another.

Malaria is the most common example of a

Opening established in the abdominal wall by colostomy, ileostomy, and so forth.

When self-gowning a surgical gown who ties up the back ?

Drugs are classified:

Reduction of oxygen supply to the tissue.

How often should rescuers switch positions during a two-person CPR rescue?

A hypothetical point around which all mass appears to be concentrated.

Cellular organisms that lack a true nucleus.

If the top image is normal electrocardiogram tracing then what is the bottom image?

A patient whose systolic blood pressure is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg usually is considered:

When a disease is spread by an insect depositing pathogens on or in a human, it is transmitted by what method?

What is the normal respiration rate for adults?

What are Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's 5 stages of grief in order?

Which body temperature measurement takes the shortest length of time to register on a thermometer?

Prokaryotic, ubiquitous, single-celled organisms.

"Patient is unconscious and reacts only to painful stimuli" is an example of what:

Listening to sounds of the body, typically through the use of a stethoscope.