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RADT355 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What describes race? | People who have the same physical characteristics |
| What describes culture? | Likes and dislikes of a group |
| The _____________ requires radiographers to put aside all personal prejudice and emotional bias, rendering services to humanity for the dignity of humankind. | ARRT Code of Ethics |
| SBAR stands for: | Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation |
| __________ is a system designed for health care professionals to provide high quality and safe patient care. | TeamSTEPPS |
| Which stage of grief is used as a defense mechanism? | Denial |
| A _____________ expresses a patient's wishes concerning their future medical care and can be altered by a competent patient at any time. | Living will |
| What does TeamSTEPPS stand for? | Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety |
| If you are threatening a patient, you are committing ___________. | Assault |
| If you are unlawfully touching a patient, you are committing ________. | Battery |
| If you are committing a HIPPA violation, this is called __________. | Invasion of privacy |
| "I want to make sure I explained everything correctly. Can you tell me in your own words how you understand that plan?" This is an example of using what? | Teach-back method |
| As you are walking to the waiting room to get an outpatient, you notice there is a fire that has started by an electrical outlet. What fire response should you follow? | RACE |
| As you are walking to the waiting room to get an outpatient, you notice there is a fire that has started by an electrical outlet. You run and get a fire extinguisher. What acronym will help you how to use the fire extinguisher? | PASS |
| As it pertains to moving heavy objects and proper body mechanics, a person should _______ heavy objects or _______ them. | roll, push |
| What is the desired GFR for a healthy patient? | 90-120 |
| _________ are single-celled organisms without a nucleus. They are commonly treated with antibiotics for things such as strep throat. | Bacteria |
| _________ infections have limited drugs available for treatment and they are able to mutate through a host. | Virus |
| __________ are misfolded proteins in mammal brain cells that cause things such as mad cow disease. | Prions |
| What is the complete removal of microorganisms and their spores from the surface of an object? | Surgical asepsis |
| ____________ is referred to as clean techniques and is used in the administration of medications, enemas, tube feedings and daily hygiene. This technique lists handwashing as the most important thing. | medical asepsis |
| What is the Health and illness continuum? | Proposes that individuals can move farther to the right, towards greater health and wellbeing, passing through the stages of awareness, education, and growth. Worsening states of health are reflected by signs, symptoms and disability. |
| T/F: Eye contact, touch, and gestures have different meanings in different cultures. | True |
| The age for neonates are: | Birth-1 year |
| The age for adolescents are: | 13-18 years |
| The age for young adults are: | 19-45 years |
| The age for middle adults are: | 46-64 |
| The age for geriatrics are: | 65+ |
| What are the 2 forms of communication? | Verbal and Nonverbal |
| ____________ is the ability to use language and content that is appropriate for your patient. | Verbal Skills |
| _________ interferes with our ability to process information accurately and appropriately. | Stress |
| T/F: Federal law guarantees patients the right to effective communications (ex: Interpreters/on call and to have signs in several languages). | True |
| ____________ is the loss of language function because of an injury to the language centers in the brain. | Aphasia |
| When you walk into an ICU and there is loud beeping from a patient's room that you do not even notice, this is likely due to what? | Alarm fatigue |
| List the phases of the grieving process. | Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance |
| _____________ can be a defense mechanism. This could prevent a person to accept imminent death or loss of life. | Denial |
| _____________ may cause a person to lash out at family/healthcare workers and may include hopeless rage. Releasing anger can feel therapeutic in this stage. | Anger |
| During this phase the patient may seek alternative modes of treatment and the patient may feel that being submissive could work in them being miraculously cured. | Bargaining |
| _____________ could cause the patient to accept impending loss of life and begin to mourn; these patients may be silent or unresponsive. | Depression |
| ____________ could cause the patient to accept the status; begin to disengage from life; and their only interest is in immediate surroundings or loved ones. | Acceptance |
| A _________ appoints an agent the person trusts to make decisions if/when patient is unable to. | POA (Power of Attorney) |
| ___________ restraints are used for patients who may scratch others. | Mitts |
| ___________ restraints are used for patients may pull out tubes or lines or even hit others. | Limb |
| ___________ is a protein that facilitates oxygen in RBC. | Hemoglobin |
| ___________ help with blood clotting/prevents bleeding out. | Platelets |
| ___________ is a protein made by the liver. | Prothrombin |
| ___________ a blood test that looks at how long it takes for blood to clot. | Partial thromboplastin time |
| ___________ is a habitat the agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies. | Reservoir of infection |
| Who are susceptible hosts? | Very young and old |
| For the transmission of disease, how does direct transmission occur? | Direct contact or droplet spread |
| For the transmission of disease, how does indirect transmission occur? | No direct human-to-human contact |
| The purpose of reverse isolation is to protect who? | The patient and the immunocompromised |
| For stroke patients, it is critical they receive tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) medication within first ________ hours. | 3 hours |
| What does tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) medication do? | Helps to restore blood flow to brain regions affected by a stroke thereby limiting the risk of damage and functional impairment |
| _________ is another name for a nose bleed. | Epistaxis |
| _________ may create an urge to vomit. | Nausea |
| _________ is a blood pressure drop when changing positions. | Postural hypotension |
| _________ is a visual spinning sensation. | Vertigo |
| How many stages are there in the phases of the grieving process? | 5 |
| Athletes foot is from a __________ infection. | Fungi |
| Malaria is from a ________ infection. | Protozoa |
| What are parasitic worms called? | Helminths |
| How many compressions and breaths should you give to an adult patient needing CPR? | 30 compressions and 2 breaths |
| ____________ is used in modalities such as MRI when the patient has claustrophobia and anxiety. | Conscious sedation |
| A ___________ fracture is when a bone bends and cracks, instead of breaking completely into separate pieces. | greenstick |
| A ____________ fracture is when the fracture runs horizontally to the bone or the opposite the direction of your bone. | transverse |
| A __________ fracture is when a bone is broken in at least two or more places. | comminuted |
| A __________ fracture is when one of your bones is broken with a twisting motion. | spiral |
| A ___________ fracture is when the bone pokes through the skin and can be seen. | compound |
| As it pertains to burn classification, a 2nd degree burn would be __________. | partially deep |
| As it pertains to burn classification, a 3rd degree burn would be __________. | very deep |
| ______________ is the branch of pharmacology concerned with the movement of drugs within the body. | pharmacokinetics |
| ______________ is the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs and the mechanism of their action. | pharmacodynamics |
| ______________ is a field of research that studies how a person's genes affect how he or she responds to medications. | pharmacogenetics |
| What route of drug administration is common for patients who are vomiting or pediatric patients? | rectal |
| A _______ osmolality contrast will draw in fluids from surrounding tissues, into the vascular region. | high |
| What is commonly analyzed through testing before the administration of contrast for exams? | BUN and creatinine |
| When screening for contrast administration, what age group is considered a higher risk? | 60+ |
| ______________ is the severe skin and subcutaneous breakdown or ulceration from contrast administration. | extravasation |
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