Introduction & Patient Care Review

Examination of a joint using x-ray after the injection of opaque contrast material.

Prokaryotic, ubiquitous, single-celled organisms.

The state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction.

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

Planned positive activities to balance hassles.

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

Physician who studies the diseases of the urinary system

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

Defined as a demand on time, energy and resources with a element of threat.

Body Temperature taken with thermometer placed under the armpit.

Normal body temperature ranges

Disorganized cardiac rhythm.

Energy transmitted by waves through space or a medium.

The ability to evaluate, perceive, and control emotions.

Group of persons appointed to oversee the accreditation process of radiology technology.

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

Statement of an organization that summarizes its intent to provide service.

X-ray where contrast agent is injected through a needle into the space around the spinal canal

Myocardial cells are stimulated to contract.

Making of records of internal structures of the body.

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

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

Ambulatory is defined as:

Offers certification through examination to candidates in the radiologic technology field.

Which of the following modalities use ionizing radiation?

What type of radiographic examination is pictured?

Cellular organisms that lack a true nucleus.

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

Catheter provides right heart diagnostic information.

Used to detect osteoporosis.

Primary medical problem as defined by the patient.

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

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

List of individuals holding certification in a particular profession.

Volume of air inhaled during one respiratory cycle.

CPR hand position for adult victims.

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

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

Responsible for recruiting, selecting, supporting, and compensating employees.

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

The foundation on which a body rests or stands.

Introduction of radioactive substances for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

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

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

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

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

Use of an x-ray beam allowing visualization of patient anatomy in various sectional planes.

Nosebleed

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

Microbial community found on or in a healthy person.

Infection resulting from the activities of physicians.

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

Body Temperature taken with thermometer placed in the ear.

What is the normal blood pressure range?

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

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

Presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.

Creative action based on professional knowledge and experience.

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

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

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

Involves being compassionate and competent in sensitive situations.

Amount of blood ejected from the ventricles each minute.

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

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

Who's hand was most famously x-rayed after the discovery of x-rays?

Difficulty breathing except when sitting up or standing erect.

When self-gowning who ties up the back of your gown?

Any process by which a neutral atom gains or loses and electron, thus acquiring a net charge.

Which of the following is NOT a way to manage you time?

Abnormal rapidity of breathing.

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

Lying flat on one’s back, facing upwards.

What is the normal respiration rate for adults?

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

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

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

Abnormally low blood pressure.

Implantable device used to treat arrhythmias and often bradycardia.

Who discovered x-rays?

What is the normal respiration rate for children?

Maintenance of privacy.

Difficult or labored breathing.

Meaning let the superior respond or the master speaks for the servant

Quivering contraction of the cardiac muscle fibers.

What is the normal pulse range for an adult?

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

The circumstances that produce the problem or intensify it.

Provides continuing education for professionals in the field of radiologic technologies.

Tubes of soft rubber or plastic inserted through a nostril and into the stomach.

Decreased oxygen concentration in the blood.

Process whereby cardiac cell membranes spontaneously depolarize at recurrent periods.

Low body temperature.

Failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another.

Meaning the thing speaks for itself

Which of the following is NOT considered a noncommercial restraint?

Malaria is the most common example of a

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

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

Reduction of oxygen supply to the tissue.