Wk 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is an indication?

A

A symptom that suggests certain medical intervention is necessary

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2
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What is a contraindication?

A

A specific situation in which a drug, procedure or surgery should not be used because it may be harmful to the patient

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3
Q

What modality has rapidly become the choice method for the guidance of some interventional therapeutic and diagnostic procedures?

A

US

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4
Q

What are some types of U/S guided procedures?

A

Biopsy
Access & drainage
Percutaneous therapy
Misc

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5
Q

What is consent?

A

When the patient voluntarily gives permission to perform a service

Patient must be fully informed on the procedure prior to signing consent form, and can refuse the exam whenever.

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6
Q

What is informed consent?

A

A patient voluntarily accepts a plan for medical care after physician discloses the proposed plan (risks and benefits)

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7
Q

What did the pirate say when he turned 80?

A

Aye Matey

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8
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What are the 3 levels of consent?

A

Informed
Simple
Inadequate/Ignorant consent

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9
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What are the 3 components of informed consent?

A

Voluntary
Informed
Capacity

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10
Q

How can patients express consent?

A

Written

Oral

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11
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What is simple consent?

A

Obtaining a patients consent to perform a procedure without knowledge of that procedure.

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12
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What are the 2 components of simple consent?

A

Expressed (when the patient does not stop the procedure from happening)
Implied

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13
Q

What are 3 materials that catheters can be made from?

A

Teflon
Polyurethrane
Polythylene

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14
Q

1 Fr= _____ mm

A

0.33

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15
Q

The French gauge measures the _______ of the catheter.

A

Diameter

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16
Q

What is a hub?

A

The proximal portion of the catheter than provides an attachment for the syringe

17
Q

The smaller the gauge number, the ________ the outer diameter.

A

Larger

18
Q

Intramuscular injections-

21 to 23 gauge needles for:

A

Adults

19
Q

Intramuscular injections-

25 to 27 gauge needles for:

A

Children

20
Q

Subcutaneous injections needle sizes are same for both children and adults. True or false

A

True

21
Q

The universal protocol is created to prevent:

A

Wrong person, wrong procedure and wrong surgical/procedural site

22
Q

What is the sonographer’s role in the pre-procedural set up:

A
Evaluation of medical records
Lab values
Allergies
Other imaging studied
Informed consent
Set up sterile biopsy tray
Building a positive patient rapport
23
Q

What are the three steps of the universal protocol?

A
  1. Pre-procedure verification process
  2. Marking the procedure site
  3. A time out (final verification AKA PAUSE