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RADT 465 Pt Care
ARRT registry review covering pt care content area
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. "let the master answer" (pg 9) | Respondeat Superior |
| 2. Res Ispa Loquitur (pg 9) | "the thing speaks for itself" |
| 3. Requisition should include: (pg 7) | pt name, exact region or part being radiographed, expected or existing pt diagnosis, ordering physician, and date |
| 4. Personal injury law (pg 8) | Tort |
| 5. neglect of reasonable care or caution; not practicing by ARRT Standards of Ethics (pg 8) | Negligence |
| 6. Which torts are classified as intentional? (pg 8) | Assault, battery, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment |
| 7. threat of touching or harming a pt (pg 8) | Assault |
| 8. the unlawful touching of a pt without consent (pg 8) | Battery |
| 9. failure to abide by the rules of HIPPA; pt confidentiality not maintained (pg 8) | Invasion of Privacy |
| 10. holding pt against their will (pg 8) | False Imprisonment |
| 11. Eye contact, facial expressions, body language, and physical appearance are examples of which type of communication? (pg 19) | Nonverbal |
| 12. Where should a pt IV bag be placed? (pg 31) | 18-24 inches above the level of the vein |
| 13. normal adult oral body temp (pg 37) | 98.6 degrees F |
| 14. normal adult axillary body temp (pg 37) | 97.6 to 98.1 degrees F |
| 15. normal adult rectal temp (pg 37) | 99.1 to 99.6 degrees F |
| 16. normal children ages 4 and under body temp (pg 37) | 97.9 to 100.4 degrees F (rectal) |
| 17. normal children ages 5-13 body temp (pg 37) | 97.8 to 98.6 degrees F |
| 18. normal pulse rate (pg 37) | 60 to 100 beats per minute |
| 19. What are the common locations for a pulse to be detected ? (pg 37) | radial, carotid, temporal, femoral, popliteal |
| 20. What is the normal adult respiratory rate? (pg 37) | 12-18 breaths per minute |
| 21. normal adult systolic (contraction) blood pressure (pg 38) | 120 mm Hg or less |
| 22. normal adult diastolic (relaxation) blood pressure (pg 38) | 80 mm HGg or less |
| 23. CPR: one cycle is how many compressions and rescue breaths? (pg 45) | 30 compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths |
| 24. CPR: how many compressions per minute? (pg 45) | 100 compressions |
| 25. What is medical asepsis? (pg 53) | the clean technique to reduce as many organisms as possible |
| 26. What is surgical asepsis? (pg 53) | complete removal of microorganisms and their spores |
| 27. What are the six factors in the cycle of infection in order? (pg 55 & 56) | infectious organism, reservoir of infection, portal of exit, susceptible host, means of transmission, and the portal of entry |
| 28. Airborne precautions are used when? (pg 59) | pt is suspected or known to have TB, Varicella (chickenpox), or Rubeola (measles) |
| 29. Droplet precautions are used when? (pg 60) | pt is suspected or known to have Rubella, Mumps, or Influenza |
| 30. Contact precautions are used when? (pg 60) | pt is suspected or known to have any disease that spreads by direct or close contact |
| 31. any contaminated object; indirect contact (pg 56) | fomite |
| 32. insect or animal carrier of infectious organisms Ipg 56) | vector |
| 33. What does contrast media enhance? (pg 71) | subject contrast |
| 34. Positive (radiopaque) contrast agents (pg 71) | Barium and iodine |
| 35. Negative (radiolucent) contrast agents(pg 71) | Air and other gases |
| 36. True or False: exams where contrast is excreted quickly should be scheduled first (pg 72) | True (IVU, contrast enema, UGI, SBS) |
| 37. leakage of contrast from a ruptured vein (pg 73) | Extravasation |
| 38. diffusion of the injected contrast into surrounding tissues (pg 73) | Infiltration |
| 39. Parenteral administration methods include: (pg 68) | topical, subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular, intravenous, intrathecal |
| 40. Most common injection site for contrast media (pg 69) | antecubital vein |