How to become a better student? Flashcards
Radiologic technologist
Health care professional skilled in the theory and practice of the technical aspects of the use of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
Emancipatory Learning
Awareness of the forces that have created the circumstances in one’s life and taking action to change them
Aspects of critical thinking
Abstract, creative, systematic, communicative
Stress!
Increases BP Increases heart rate Increases respiration Increases irritability Increases cholesterol Decreases immune system
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
Physiological - food, water, air Safety and Security - protection Love and Belonging - family, friends Self-Esteem - pride in accomplishments Self-Actualization - desire to meet one’s potential
Henri Becquerel
Worked with Uranium
Emancipation
Freedom from restraints or influences
Hippocrates
Father of medicine
Critical thinking can be defined as
“the cognitive skills of comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.”
Lead
was found to be a suitable way to protect from x-rays due to its high atomic number, density and the fact that it is inexpensive and malleable
Learn to think critically
Analyze & evaluate
Use the best & most complete
evidence that’s available
Clarify
Reconcile any contradictions
Distinguish from what we know from what we merely suspect
Interventional Radiography
Injection of contrast to visualize structures
- Arteriography
- Venography
Interventional
- removal of renal or GB stonesBone Densitometry
Designed to measure bone mineral density for osteoporosis
Computed Tomography
Gathers anatomic information from a cross-sectional plane of the body and presents it in 3-dimensional images
Non critical thinkers
Will pretend to know more than they do Get annoyed with problems Are impatient Judge on first impressions and intuition Focus on their own opinions Look only for ideas like their own Are guided by feelings rather than thoughts
Rote Memory
To learn word by word; to learn by heart or repeat by heart or rote
Steps of critical thinking
- Define the goal.
- Note your observations.
- List possible options and their consequences.
- Select the best available option.
Self-Deception
the action or practice of allowing oneself to believe that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true.
Mammography
Radiographic examination of the breast to rule out cancer
3D called tomosynthesis
Emil Grubbe
began treating cancers with x-rays in 1896 – now known as radiation therapy
Things that you do to reduce stress
Positive Thinking Family - Balancing - Flexibility - Building Togetherness - Networking - Conflict Solution Physical - Relaxation Exercises - Exercise - Nourishment – eat healthy - Deep Breathing Diversion - Music - Play - Vacation - Hobby Interpersonal - Be Assertive - Use Affirmations - Setting Limits/Goals – don’t procrastinate! - Communication! - Be Proactive – not reactive Good Time Management - Recognize YOUR peaks and valleys - PrioritiZe! - Plan, Plan, Plan If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! - Delegate
Critical Thinking Skills
Reasoning, analyzing, evaluating, problem solving, decision making
Disarm Test
Review Use tools Have a strategy Read the directions! Scan the test Jot down formulas Look for answers in other questions If you must guess, guess “C”! Have a sense of humor
Fight or Flight!
Physiologic reaction to a real or imagined threat arising from emotions of both fear and anger
Ionizing radiation
Term applied to radiation having sufficient energy to produce ions: x-rays are one form of ionizing radiation
Thomas Edison
experimented with x-rays which led to the fluoroscope which is used today for dynamic studies
Radiologist
physical who specializes in the medical science that manages the use of x-rays, radiation energy the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Physics professor at the Physical Institute of the University of Wurzburg in Germany
Improve Your Listening Skills
Create an interest in the subject
Listen with an open mind
Interact
Take notes
Short Term Memory
transient, fleeting memory that fades rapidly
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Uses strong magnetic fields to create 3–dimensional images
Excellent for soft tissue–tears in ligaments, tendons
Superstitious Beliefs
practice that is considered irrational or supernatural: it arises from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or fear of that which is unknown.
Stress
Physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension
X-rays were discovered on
November 8, 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Prejudice & Stereotypes
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Ultrasound
Uses high frequency sound waves to image
Developed after WWII
Specialize in Cardiac,
Medical or Vascular
Nuclear Medicine
Radioactivity discovered by Marie & Pierre Curie
- Nuclear medicine requires the injection, ingestion or
inhalation of a
radioisotope
- Mainly diagnostic but
can be therapeutic
Abstract
thinking past what your senses tell you
Attention
Act of concentrating on one activity to the exclusion of others
Overgeneralizations
an error that involves coming to a conclusion based on information that is too general and/or not specific enough.
Sonography
Diagnosis and/or treatment of a disease process, or the imaging of a certain condition such as pregnancy by the administration of high-frequency sound waves.
Communicative
being precise in giving your ideas to others
Improve your reading skills
Scan Know what you need to learn – read the objectives! Search for main ideas Use recall Underline, highlight, use tabs
Radiation Therapy
Administering radiation to patients to treat cancer
Roentgen was experimenting with a
Crookes tube in a darkened room and noticed that a piece of paper with barium platinocyanide glowed (fluorescence).
He realized that this was some type of ray rather than electricity or light.
Characteristics of critical thinkers
Asks pertinent questions Assesses statements and arguments Is curious Is interested in finding new solutions Listens carefully to others Looks for proof Adjusts opinions when new facts are found Examines problems closely Rejects information that is irrelevant or incorrect
Critical Thinking
- is the intentional way of looking at things or circumstances
- problem-solving focuses on a specific situation
- it’s not being content with the first solution to a problem but thinking more deeply about it
- knowing, understanding, analyzing, synthesizing, applying and evaluating the idea or problem
- not letting reason be clouded by emotion
Systematic
organizing your thoughts into logical steps
Pierre and Marie Curie
worked with radium, refining the knowledge of radioactivity
Beginning of nuclear medicine and radiation therapy
Creative
thinking “out of the box”, innovative
Loyalty/Herd Instinct
Natural cohesiveness within a social group
Long Term Memor
Memory-storing process requiring organization and association of information
