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Ambulatory Patient

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One that is able to walk

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Conditions would be considered “hard to penetrate”

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Osteosclerosis

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3
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Conditions may cause a patient to faint

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Hunger
Emotional stress
Lack of sleep

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What should be done when moving patient with broken arm?

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Support the entire arm

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5
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A raidiographer’s primary responsibility to

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The patient’s needs

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6
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Describes a paraplegic?

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Paralyzed from the waist down

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Who should be asked to hold the patient for radiograph?

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The patient family member

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8
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The patient in insulin shock and still conscious, need what?

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Something with sugar

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Proper procedure to turn disabled patient on table

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Turn the patient toward you

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10
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Unethical practice for a radiographer

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Criticizing a doctor or team member

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Position of patient during a myelogram, his head lower than his feet, called?

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Trendelenburg

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12
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Rule for pediactric patients during rad exam

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Restrain children when necessary

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13
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A professional assessment [understanding] of a patient’s health require:

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  • Observe his physical condition
  • Note his mental state
  • Be aware of his cultureal background
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14
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Thing cannot be done when with patient receiving oxygen

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Smoke

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15
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Correct order for administering basic life support

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Airway, breathing, circulation

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The body is invaded by pathogens, what response [what happening] in the bloodstream?

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White blood cells increase

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17
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Elements [things] are used in intravenous solutions of contrast media?

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Iodine

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18
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what is the first response [first step] for CPR?

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Call for help

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19
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If the patient allergic reaction to contrast media during an IVU, what should be done?

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Call for the doctor

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20
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Most severe (most serious) form of convulsive seizures is

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Grand mal

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21
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Thing must be remember when lift patient

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Keep your back straight

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22
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Brain damage (lack of oxygen) on cardiac arrest patient will happen if CPR is not start within:

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1-3 minutes

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23
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Disease that is NOT communicable disease

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Gastritis

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24
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What precautions can be taken to minimize the explosive hazard in the operating room?

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1-clean the x-ray equipment
2-wear covers over shoes
3-wear caps over head

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Type of SHOCK that is caused by a failure of the heart to pump blood to the organs?
Cardiogenic shock
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First action if a patient is bleeding profusely (very bad) from an open leg wound?
Apply direct pressure to the would
27
If a patient convulses (shake) in the x-ray department, the tech should do?
Prevent (stop) injury to the patient
28
What needles has the smallest lumen? (15, 19, 21, 25 gauge)
25 gauge
29
If a patient's I.V. site swollen (the skin area getting bigger), what the tech should do?
Clamp off the I.V (stop the I.V)
30
A written page or spoken word are what type of communication?
Channel [communication]
31
Which is NOT a sterile area in the operating room?
The anesthetist
32
An unconscious (bat tinh) patient who skin is dry and has a fruity ordor on his breath is a what?
Diabetic coma
33
What does it mean to administer drugs parenterally?
I.V or by injection
34
A patient with I.V therapy, how high above the vein should the container of solution be?
18-20'' (inches)
35
Which of the following would NOT be used in restraining (holding down) a child?
A leather belt
36
What is the legal definition of the "threat of touching a person in a harmful manner"?
Assault
37
Conditions would be called "easy to penetrate"?
Degenerative arthrittis
38
What is an example of good body mechanics?
Bend from the knees
39
What type of SHOCK is caused by loss of blood due to a knife or gunshot wound?
Hypovolemic shock
40
What is the Fowler position?
Feet lower than head
41
According to Mashlow's hierarchy, what is the patient or person most basic need?
Physiological needs
42
What stage of grieving is the terminally ill patient when he begins to deal with his pain and illness?
Acceptance stage
43
Which is an example of negative non-verbal communication?
Standing wiht your arms crossed
44
Which procedure would require an informed consent form to be completed?
Cerebral angiogram
45
When radiographing a patient wiht chest tube drainage, which action must be taken?
Keep drainage tube below chest
46
What can happen if a diagbetic patient has taken his normal dose of insulin but has been NPO since midnight?
Go into insulin shock
47
What does a patient in a diabetic coma need?
More insulin
48
what is the best way to move a heavy object, such as a case of x-ray film?
Push it
49
How should you have an ambulatory patient get off the rad table?
Use a footstool
50
What is the best way to make sure that you have the correct patient for a radiographic exam?
Check the patient's armband
51
Which would be the best site for I.V. therapy?
The arm
52
What is the usual rate of flow for an adult with an I.V. in use?
20 drops per minute
53
"Touching a patient without permission" is the legal definition of:
Battery
54
When transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the x-ray table which action would you do first?
Put wheelchair parallel to the table
55
When inserting an enema tip, what position is the patient in?
Sim's
56
Where should a patient's urinary bag be kept while transferring him form the stretcher to the x-ray table?
Below bladder level
57
According to Elizabeth Kubler Ross, what is the first stage of the grieving process?
Denial
58
Which is NOT a legal right of a patient in the rad department?
To ask for and receive extra studies
59
What is the most common work-related problem among health care workers?
Back problems from improper lifting
60
When take x-ray a number of patients in a row (non-stop), you should do:
Change the pillowcase after each use
61
What is the first thing you should do if a patient who is standing turns pale and says he feels dizzy?
Have the patient lie down
62
What type of SHOCK can result from a severe (serious) reaction to the contrast media used in radiographic exams?
anaphylactic shock
63
A patient which a head injury should be kept in which of the following positions?
Semi-erect
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When is an I.V considered (called) to be infiltrated?
When the I.V. is injected into

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