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RADT465 PatientCare
ARRT registry review covering patient care content area
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A radiographer who discloses confidential information to unauthorized people is guilty of | invasion of privacy |
| When disclosure of patient's information is detrimental to the patient | defamation |
| Spoken defamation | slander |
| Written defamation | libel |
| An infection caused by physician intervention (procedures/treatment) | iatrogenic infection |
| Reaction characterized by anxiety, syncope, nausea, and lightheadedness | mild reaction |
| Reaction characterized by laryngo/bronchospasm, hypotension, urticaria, angioedema, and tachycardia | anaphylactic reaction |
| Reaction characterized by bradycardia, hypotension, and no detectable pulse | vasovagal reaction |
| Antiarrhythmic used to prevent or treat cardiac arrhythmias | lidocaine |
| Bronchodilator | epinephrine |
| Vasodilator (2) | Nitroglycerin and verapamil |
| A small container that holds a single dose of medication | ampoule |
| A large container that holds a number of doses of medication | Vial |
| An amount of fluid to be injected | Bolus |
| An inanimate object that has been in contact with an infectious microorganism | fomite |
| A site where an infection organism can remain alive | reservoir |
| An animal host of an infectious organism that transmits the infection via bit or sting | vector |
| A form of mechanical obstruction where meconium (first feces of a newborn) becomes hardened and impacted | meconium ileus |
| An obstruction caused by loss of peristaltic movement of the intestine | paralytic ileus |
| A vascular reaction resulting in dilated capillaries and edema and causing the patient to break out in hives | urticaria |
| Medical term for nosebleed | epistaxis |
| A feeling or a sensory response that precedes an episode such as a seizure or a migraine headache | aura |
| The ethical principle that is related to the theory that patients have the right to decide what will or will not be done to them | autonomy |
| The idea of doing good and being kind | beneficence |
| Term to describe congenital clubfoot | talipes |
| Incomplete separation of the tibial tuberosity from the tibial shaft | osteochondritis (Osgood-Schlatter disease) |
| When cleaning the radiographic table it is important to | clean from least contaminated to most contaminated AND from the top down |
| The unlawful laying of hands on a patient (ex. performing the wrong exam on a patient) | battery |
| The threat of touching or laying hands on someone | assault |
| A crushing chest pain caused by a circulatory disturbance of the coronary arteries | angina pectoris |
| Treatment for angina pectoris used to dilate the blood vessels | nitroglycerin |
| Position when the head is positioned lower than the feet | trendelenburg |
| The normal average rate of respiration for a healthy adult | 12-20 breaths/min |
| Double-contrast studies of the large bowel are particularly useful for demonstration of | the bowel wall (ex. polyps) |
| The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms through the process of disinfection | medical asepsis |
| The removal of all microorganisms and their spores | surgical asepsis |
Created by:
rgrieger
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