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RADT465 Patient Care
ARRT registry review covering patient care content area
Question | Answer |
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Object or material that is likely to carry infection | fomite |
An organism that transmits disease(s) | vector |
Decreased volume of circulating blood in the body | hypovolemia |
What is the average adult pulse rate? | 60-100 beats/min |
What is the average pediatric pulse rate? | 80-120 beats/min |
Failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another | negligence |
A wrongful act or an infringement of a right | tort |
What is the average adult respiration rate? | 12-20 breaths/min |
What is the normal BUN range? | 6-20 mg/dL |
What is the normal creatinine range? | 0.6-1.5 mg/dL |
What kind of room do airborne precautions require? | negative pressure room |
TB, chicken pox, and measles are examples of what? | airborne diseases |
Rubella, mumps, and the flu are examples of what? | droplet diseases |
MRSA, conjunctivitis, and rotavirus are examples of what? | contact diseases |
Related to cardiac failure and results from interference with heart function | cardiogenic shock |
Loss of large amounts of blood | hypovolemic shock |
Associated with the pooling of blood in the peripheral vessels and results in decreased arterial resistance | neurogenic shock |
A widespread infection causing organ failure and dangerously low blood pressure | septic shock |
Infection caused by physician intervention or by medical/diagnostic treatment/procedures | iatrogenic |
A site where an infectious organism can remain alive and from which transmission can occur | reservoir |
An environment where microbes can grow and flourish | host |
Pale, cool skin | diaphoretic |
Feverish with hot, dry skin | febrile |
Written defamation | libel |
Spoken defamation | slander |
Small container that usually holds a single dose of medication | ampoule |
Larger container that holds a number of doses of medication | vial |
Used to describe an amount of fluid to be injected | bolus |
A narrow-mouthed container | carafe |
Port-a-Cath, PICC, and Swan-Ganz are examples of | central venous lines |
Salem-sump and Levin are examples of | NG tubes |
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone | defamation |
Habitual truthfulness | veracity |
Ethical principle that address the idea that a health care worker should promote good | beneficence |
The ability to make an informed, uncoerced decision | autonomy |
Practice that is used to retard the growth of pathogenic bacteria | antisepsis |