Chapter 17 - Dealing With Acute Situations

Question 1

While you are positioning Margaret Dunne for an upright chest radiograph, she collapses against you and slips to the floor. The first thing you should do is:
A. call a code.
B. “shake and shout.”
C. get the emergency drug box.
D. start CPR.

Answer 1

B. “shake and shout.”

Question 2

John Gaffney is sitting in the waiting room waiting for his wife to get dressed after a radiographic examination. Mr. Gaffney looked well when he arrived at the department, but when you go to tell him that his wife will be out in a moment, you notice that he is pale, diaphoretic, and seems distracted. When you ask if he is all right, he says, “Gee, I don’t know. I can’t seem to get my breath.” Which of the following actions is not appropriate?
A. Help him to lie down
B. Call for help
C. “Shake and shout”
D. Check for a diabetic identification bracelet.

Answer 2

C. “Shake and shout”

Question 3

A patient who reports that he feels as if the room is spinning is experiencing:
A. a heart attack.
B. hypoglycemia.
C. postural hypotension.
D. vertigo.

Answer 3

D. vertigo.

Question 4

4. Epistaxis is another name for:
   A. a seizure.
   B. a nosebleed.
   C. syncope.
   D. angina

Answer 4

B. a nosebleed.

Question 5

While taking radiographs on a trauma patient, you should be especially alert for signs of:
A. absence.
B. syncope.
C. hypoglycemia.
D. shock.

Answer 5

D. shock.

Question 6

Shock resulting from blood loss is called:
A. hypovolemic shock.
B. septic shock.
C. cardiogenic shock.
D. neurogenic shock.

Answer 6

A. hypovolemic shock.

Question 7

Which of the following treatments is appropriate when a patient is experiencing syncope?
A. The administration of sweet fruit juice
B. Assist the patient to lie down and elevate the feet
C. Use of an AED
D. Call a code and begin CPR

Answer 7

B. Assist the patient to lie down and elevate the feet

Question 8

When a diabetic patient has taken the usual dose of insulin, but has not eaten, he or she may feel faint and weak and may show signs of sweating and tremors. The term for this condition is:
A. diabetic coma.
B. hyperglycemia.
C. hypoglycemia.
D. epistaxis.

Answer 8

C. hypoglycemia.

Question 9

CVA is the abbreviation for a term that refers to:
A. a stroke.
B. a heart attack.
C. a type of seizure.
D. a type of fracture.

Answer 9

A. a stroke.

Question 10

When a patient experiences a seizure, your priority is to:
A. keep him or her safe.
B. call for help.
C. finish the examination.
D. restrain the patient.

Answer 10

A. keep him or her safe.