Unit Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Risk vs Benefit

A

Benefit outweighs the risk

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2
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What are you called after receiving your certification?

A

Radiology Technologist

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3
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Who made the first X-ray?

A

Wilhelm Röntgen

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4
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On what day was the first X-ray captured?

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November 8th, 1895

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5
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What is a Radiologist?

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Person who reviews X-rays and tells physicians what they seen.

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6
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What is the location called when a patient is looking for records?

A

Health Information Management/services.

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7
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Nuclear Radiation

A

Use of radiation molecules as a drug/medicine.

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8
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Ultrasounds

A

Uses soundwaves

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9
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MRI

A

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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10
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Sonograph

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Uses nonionizing soundwaves.

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11
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CT Scan

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Computed Tomography, uses combination of x-rays from around the entire body to make image.

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12
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Fluoroscopy

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real-time video of the movements inside a part of the body by passing x-rays through the body over a period of time

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13
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What is the concern of over dosage of a patient?

A

Over ionizing cells in the body.

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14
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ARRT

A

Board that gives exam that gives credentials and certifies you to be able to practice.

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15
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Registry

A

List of certified people for Radiology.

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16
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American Society of Radiologic Technologists

A

Represents the interests of radiologic technologists to the public and federal government.

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17
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Joint Review Committee (JRCERT)

A

accredits radiologic programs

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18
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JRCNMT

A

accredits nuclear medicine programs

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19
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Accreditation

A

looking at quality of education

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20
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Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy (KUMIRT)

A

Group that gives you license after certification.

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21
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What causes stress?

A

demand on time, time management, and resource with threat.

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22
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Stress Relivers

A

Time management, looking at positive outlook, find any and all stressors and try to eliminate them.

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23
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Worry

A

What if…?

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24
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Critical Thinking

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Creative action based of professional knowledge and experience involving sound judgment applied with high ethical standards and integrity

25
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Steps in Critical Thinking

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1) Identify the problem
2) Investigate
3) Formulate Viable Solutions
4) Select Best Solution

26
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

A

Mandates the confidentiality of health information and establishes the requirements for the privacy of the patient.

27
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Mission Statement

A

Statement of organization that summarizes its intent to provide service in the terms of the services it offers.

28
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Inpatient

A

A patient admitted into the hospital

29
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Outpatient

A

Patient that isn’t in the hospital

30
Q

“STAT”

A

Get the there/done quick

31
Q

Ethics

A

Rightness/wrongness of an act or behavior as compared with natural reason. (Right of privacy, truth, justice, compassion and caring)

32
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ARRT Code of Ethics

A

Deals with behaviors you should drive to achieve and mandatory rules of okay professional conduct.

33
Q

Ethical dilemma

A

When someone’s ethical values don’t approve of the procedure- don’t go into it.

34
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ICD-10-CM

A

International Classification of Diseases, how to disease process are categorized.

35
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DRG

A

Diagnosis- Related Group

36
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CPT-4

A

Listing of medical terms and codes for diagnostics and therapeutic procedures used for coding.

37
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EMR

A

Electrical Medical Record

38
Q

Informed Consent

A

consent order signed by patient that they have been informed of the care being given

39
Q

Assault and Battery

A

Assault: threat of patient (telling the you’ll restrain them)
Battery: unlaw touching of patient (living up to the threat)

40
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Slander

A

spoken words

41
Q

Tort

A

violation of civil law

42
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Surgical Asepsis

A

sterile technique that eliminates pathogens

43
Q

Nasogastric Tube

A

feeding tube that is inserted through the nose and runs through the pharynx and into the stomach

44
Q

Types of Nasogastric Tubes

A

Levin and Salem-sump

45
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Six Rights of Medical Administration

A

right patient, dosage, medication, route, time, and documentation

46
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Idiosyncratic effect

A

Over/under effect of a drug

47
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Synergistic effect

A

when two or medicines are mixed to make one and have a greater effect on the patient

48
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Use of NG tubes

A

Radiographic Exam, decompression, feeding

49
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Hypovolemic Shock

A

shock resulting from blood or fluid loss

50
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Septic Shock

A

shock caused by a sever infection

51
Q

Res Ispa Loquitur

A

the thing speaks for itself.

52
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Cycle of Infection

A

infectious agent, reservoir, portal exit, means of transmission, portal entrance, susceptible

53
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Myocardial Ischemia

A

Blockage of blood to heart

54
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False Imprisisment

A

Restraint of the patient resercting

55
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Malpractice

A

negligence by a pro person

56
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Libel

A

Written defamation

57
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Respondent Superior

A

let the master answer

58
Q

Vector

A

animals that carry diseases

59
Q

fomite

A

infection that lies of dormant objectives…