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Patient Care ARRT
Review for the ARRT Exam: Patient Care
Question | Answer |
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A small container holding several doses of medication is termed | A vial (pg15; question 129) |
What is the normal creatinine level range? | 0.6 to 1.5 mg/100mL (page 15; question 126) |
What is the usual patient prep for an UGI exam? | NPO 8 hours before the exam (page 15; question 125) |
The practice that is used to retard the growth of pathogenic bacteria is termed | antisepsis (page14; question 124) |
The medical abbreviation meaning "after meals" is | pc (page 13; question 115) |
The normal average rate of respiration for a healthy adult patient is | 12 to 20 breaths/min (page 13; question 110) |
What order should the following exams be performed; BE, UGI, IVU | IVU, BE, UGI (page 11; question 91) |
If an emergency trauma patient experiences hemorrhaging from a leg injury, the radiographer should: apply pressure to the bleeding site, call the emergency department for assistance, apply a pressure bandage and complete the exam | Apply pressure to the bleeding site & call the emergency department for assistance (page 7; question 56) |
An iatrogenic infection is one caused by | physcian intervention (page 1; question 5) |
A radiographer who discloses confidential patient information to unauthorized individuals can be found guilty of | invasion of privacy ( page 1; question 4) |
The total number of dissolved particles in solution per kilogram of water is | osmolality (page 2; question 16) |
Which drug is used to treat dysrhythmias? | Lidocaine (page2 question 9) |
In which stage of infection do the infective microbes begin to multiply? | Incubation period (page 4; question 25) |
A cathartic is used to | stimulate defecation (page 5; question 39) |
What can be done to effectively reduce the viscosity of contrast media? | warm the contrast (page 6; question 44) |
You are working in the outpatient department and receive a patient who is complaining of pain in the right hip joint; however, the requisition asks for a left femur exam. What do you do? | Check with the referring physician (page 7; question 60) |
What is considered a normal range for a BUN level? | up to 50mg/100mL (page 9; question 72) |
An inanimate object that has been in contact with an infectious microorganism is termed a | fomaite (page 9; question 77) |
Hypochlorite bleach(Clorox) and Lysol are examples of | disinfectants (page 11; question 92) |
Which blood vessels are best suited for determination of pulse rate? | superficial arteries |