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RADT 465 Pt. Care
ARRT review covering patient care
Question | Answer |
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ASRT document that defines the radiographer's role (pg. 16) | Practice Standards |
Conditions for valid patient consent: (pg. 3) | 1.The patient must be of legal age. 2.The patient must be of sound mind. 3.The patient must give consent freely. 4 The patient must be adequately informed of the procedure about to take place. |
HIPPA stands for: (pg. 3) | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
A civil injustice (pg. 13) | tort |
Normal adult oral body temperature? (pg. 26) | 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit |
Patient transfer between the radiographic table and the stretcher should involve pulling or pushing? (pg. 29) | pulling |
an interference with blood supplied to the brain as a result of occlusion or rupture of a cerebral vessel (pg. 69) | stroke (cerebrovascular accident) |
effect of an analgesic (pg. 64) | relieves pain |
radiopaque contrast suspension the is usually administered orally for demonstration of the upper GI tract (pg. 62) | Barium sulfate |
Normal respiratory rate (pg. 60) | 12-18 breaths per minute |
Needle size is indicated by: (pg. 60) | gauge |
Larger gauge is equal to smaller or bigger needle bore? (pg.60) | smaller |
Normal adult pulse rate (pg. 59) | 60-100 beats per minute |
Refers to the destruction of bacteria though use of disinfectants/antiseptics (pg. 39). | medical asepsis |
Refers to the destruction of all microorganisms and their spore through sterilization (pg.39) | surgical asepsis |
Modes of transmission of infectious microorganisms: (pg. 39) | droplet, airborne, and contact (direct and indirect) |
blood pressure is affected by: (pg. 25) | cardiac output, blood volume, vascular resistance |
blood pressure is measured using: (pg. 25) | a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope |
medication or contrast medium that has leaked from a vein rupture or has been inadvertently introduced into the tissue outside of the vein (pg. 56) | extravasation |
five most easily palpated pulse points: (pg. 59) | radial, carotid, temporal, femoral, and popliteal |