Patient Care Flashcards
The normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____ to ____ breaths per minute?
A) 9 to 11
B) 12 to 16
C) 18 to 23
D) 21 to 31
B) 12 to 16 b
Tachycardia is considered to be a heart rate above ____ beats per minute.
100
Bradycardia is considered to be a heart rate of ____ beats per minute.
60
The normal pulse for an adult is _____ beats per minute.
A) 40
B) 50
C) 60
D) 70
C) 60
The normal oral temperature for an adult is between _____ to _____ degrees Fahrenheit.
98 to 99
The normal blood pressure for a healthy adult would be ______/______ mmHg.
120/80
The usual oxygen flow rate for administration is ___ to ___ L per minute.
3 to 5
In regards to the retention of images, x-rays are normally retained for ___ to ___ years after a minor turns 18 or 21, depending on the state of residence.
A) 2 to 4
B) 4 to 6
C) 5 to 7
D) 8 to 10
C) 5 to 7 -
If non-minor, images are usually still maintained for 5 to 7 years after the date of the last radiographic examination. The only exception are mammograms and black lung images, which are maintained for the life span of the patient.
Many GI or urinary system examinations require the patient to be NPO for ___ to ___ hours before the procedure.
8 to 12
In terms of medical asepsis, alcohol based sanitizer should be applied for ____ seconds.
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 30
B) 15 seconds
In terms of medical asepsis, the duration of conventional handwashing should be between ___ to ___ seconds.
30 to 60 seconds
In terms of conventional handwashing, antimicrobial soap should be lathered into the hands and fingers for at lease ___ seconds.
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 30
C) 20 seconds
Dry heat sterilization requires the placement of the objects into an oven at temperatures greater than _______ degrees Fahrenheit.
329 degrees Fahrenheit
The normal systolic action of the heart should measure _______ mmHg
120 mmHg
The normal diastolic action of the heart should measure ______ mmHg
80
The atomic number of Iodine is _______.
A) 23
B) 33
C) 43
D) 53
D) 53
The atomic number for Barium is ______.
A) 36
B) 46
C) 56
D) 66
C) 56
Medical radiation is responsible for ______ % of total medical/background radiation dose in patients
50%
Medical radiation contributes to ______mSv for the entire population, assuming it was spread equally.
A) 3.2
B) 3.8
C) 4.3
D) 5.6
A) 3.2
CT accounts for ____% total medical radiation exposure.
A) 4
B) 14
C) 24
D) 34
C) 24%
Coherent scatter, also known as classical scatter does not affect an image if less than ______ kVp is used.
70 kVp
The NCRP Report #116 states that the annual equivalent, for occupational exposure dose limit is _______mSv
50 mSv
The occupational annual equivalent dose limit for deterministic effect for the lens of the eye is _____ mSv
150 mSv
The occupational annual equivalent dose limit for deterministic effect for localized areas of skin, hands, feet etc, is _____mSv
500
The NCRP Report #116 states that the annual effective dose limit for students (older than 18) is _____mSv
A) 5
B) 50
C) 500
D) 5000
B) 50 mSv
The NCRP Report #116 states that the general public, frequent exposure annual effective dose limit is ____mSv
A) 1mSv
B) 3 mSv
C) 5 mSv
D) 7 mSv
A) 1 mSv
The NCRP Report #116 states that the embryo-fetus total equivalent dose limit for the entire gestation period is ______mSv
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
C) 5 mSv
The NCRP Report #116 states that the embryo-fetus equivalent dose limit per month is ____ mSv
0.5 mSv per month
What is the equation to calculate the Cumulative effective dose limit?
Age (in years) x 10 mSv
A whole body dose of ____ rads will depress blood count.
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25
D) 25 rads will depress blood count
Immature sperm cells, which are very radiosensitive, require _____ rads or more to increase the chances of mutation.
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
B) 10 rads
The minimum source-to-skin distance for portable fluoroscopy is ____ inches.
12 inches
Total filtration which includes inherent + added, must equal to at least ______mm _____ equivalent for x ray tubes operating greater than 70 kVp.
2.5mm aluminum equivalent.
The source-to-tabletop distance for fixed fluoroscopy shall not be less than ____ inches.
15 inches
The limit dose at the tabletop in fluoroscopy is to not equal more than _____mGy(a) (milligray deposited in air) per minute.
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
D) 100
Most diagnostic x-ray exams have equivalent doses of less than 0.0__ mSv.
A) 0.01
B) 0.03
C) 0.04
D) 0.05
A) 0.01
Primary protective barriers consist of 1/? inch ______ equivalent.
1/16- inch lead equivalent
The height of the primary protective wall in an an x ray room must be at least ____ feet tall.
7
The secondary protective barrier in an x-ray room must consist of:
1/?- inch _____equivalent.
1/32 inch lead equivalent
The lead window in an x-ray room is usually _____mm lead equivalent.
A) 1
B) 1.5
C) 2
D) 2.5
B) 1.5mm lead equivalent
X-Ray tube housing:
Leakage radiation may not exceed ___mGy(a) per hour at a distance of ____ meter from the housing.
1mGy(a) per hour at a distance of 1 meter from the housing.
In fluoroscopic equipment, the protective curtain must have a minimum of _____-mm _____equivalent.
A) 0.25mm lead equivalent
B) 0.5mm lead equivalent
C) 0.25 mm aluminum equivalent
D) 0.5mm aluminum equivalent
A) 0.25 lead equivalent
The bucky slot shield in fluoro rooms must have a minimum _______mm ______ equivalent.
0.25 lead equivalent
The least amount of scatter occurs at an angle of ________ degrees from the patient.
90
With portable equipment, the cord housing the exposure switch must be at least ____ feet long.
6
An optically stimulated (OSL) dosimiter is capable of measuring exposures as low as ______uGy (microgray).
A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 100
C) 10
Thermoluminescent dosimiters (TLD) can measure exposures as low as _____ uGY (microgray)
50 microgray
Digital ionization dosimeters can measure exposures as low as ____ uGy.
50 microgray
Handheld ionization chambers are capable of measuring exposures as low as _____uGy (microgray) per hour.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 150
D) 200
A) 10 microgray per hour
