Introduction & Patient Care Review

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

Microbial community found on or in a healthy person.

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

Meaning the thing speaks for itself

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

Introduction of radioactive substances for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

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

Body Temperature taken with thermometer placed in the ear.

Physician who studies the diseases of the urinary system

Difficult or labored breathing.

Abnormal rapidity of breathing.

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

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

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

Making of records of internal structures of the body.

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

The circumstances that produce the problem or intensify it.

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

Reduction of oxygen supply to the tissue.

Used to detect osteoporosis.

Body Temperature taken with thermometer placed under the armpit.

Which of the following is NOT considered a noncommercial restraint?

Implantable device used to treat arrhythmias and often bradycardia.

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

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

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

Volume of air inhaled during one respiratory cycle.

Process whereby cardiac cell membranes spontaneously depolarize at recurrent periods.

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

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

Involves being compassionate and competent in sensitive situations.

List of individuals holding certification in a particular profession.

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

Low body temperature.

Disorganized cardiac rhythm.

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

Planned positive activities to balance hassles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Maintenance of privacy.

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

CPR hand position for adult victims.

Infection resulting from the activities of physicians.

What is the normal respiration rate for children?

Cellular organisms that lack a true nucleus.

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

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

Presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.

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

Normal body temperature ranges

Quivering contraction of the cardiac muscle fibers.

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

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

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

Nosebleed

Energy transmitted by waves through space or a medium.

Decreased oxygen concentration in the blood.

What is the normal blood pressure range?

The ability to evaluate, perceive, and control emotions.

Primary medical problem as defined by the patient.

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

Difficulty breathing except when sitting up or standing erect.

Malaria is the most common example of a

Abnormally low blood pressure.

Which of the following modalities use ionizing radiation?

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

Who discovered x-rays?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the normal pulse range for an adult?

What type of radiographic examination is pictured?

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

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

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

Lying flat on one’s back, facing upwards.

Myocardial cells are stimulated to contract.

Amount of blood ejected from the ventricles each minute.

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

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

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

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

The foundation on which a body rests or stands.

Catheter provides right heart diagnostic information.

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

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

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

Ambulatory is defined as:

Prokaryotic, ubiquitous, single-celled organisms.

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

Creative action based on professional knowledge and experience.

What is the normal respiration rate for adults?

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