RAD 110 Patient Care

The concept that a certain level of radiation WILL produce somatic effects describes:

A patient has epistaxis. The radiographer should

Stroke and cardiac arrest are the same thing

If the original mAs is 40 at 80" SID, what mAs would be needed at a 40" SID?

Where would a Greenfield filter be placed?

Which of the following may be give to a patient to help counter insulin shock?

which modality uses an injected radionucleide to measure bodily functions?

Is a child's heart rate higher or lower than an adult's?

After a trauma x-ray, the cassette is stained with blood. This is an example of

A tech comes out of a room and proceeds to start typing on the computer. The keyboard is now

What is the function of heparin?

An x-ray that interacts with matter and changes direction is called

Why should you stand with feet apart when lifting?

What is the allowed cumulative exposure for a radiographer who is 25 years old?

When are humans most sensitive to radiation?

what would be the mAs if the mA is 300 and the time is set to 1/4 second?

Which of these describes the precise area of the patient's complaint?

Which of these needles has the largest lumen?

A patient with low BP may be dizzy or have an increased pulse rate

Which modality is more concerned with destroying diseased tissue than with imaging?

During a normal heartbeat, the relaxation phase of the heart is called

Medical term for dizziness:

what does an antiemetic do?

A drug administered through the skin

A patient says that they feel really bad and have been coughing for 4 days. This is:

Which catheter is used to administer medications directly to the SVC?

Which of the following characterizes a breathing technique?

Which is the best way to perform a transfer?

Which of the following is MOST likely to cause a patient to have an adverse reaction?

Which modality uses a combination of magnetic fields and radio waves to produce images?

Calculate the mAs: 100 mA, 1 second

Where is the antecubital fossa located?

Calculate the mAs: 200 mA, 1/10 second

A patient with TB requires the radiographer to take

Calculate the mAs: 200 mA, 3/4 second

What catheter would be used for kidney dialysis?

Which modality uses sound waves to image tissues?

What is barium sulfate?

The legal doctrine that "the thing speaks for itself"

A possum is raging through the department biting everyone. This is an example of:

Which are important when taking a patient history?

General term that indicates failure of the circulatory system to provide vital functions

Back in the day, radiation exposure was measured by skin erythema

What is orthostatic hypotension?

When acquiring consent, it is OK to leave out the possibility of adverse consequences.