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| the medical professional will deal with people from all different: |
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| socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds |
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| all patients deserve equal care and respect regardless of: |
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| religion, race, creed, color, politics, or economic background |
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| if an embarrassing position is unavoidable you should always: |
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| use considerable tact to preserve modesty and personal dignity |
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| the technologist may not reveal any medical or personal information about the patient without: |
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| the direct consent from the patient's physician |
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| how infants need to be held and spoken to |
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| held securely and in a low and soothing voice |
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| radiation exposure is the most critical to what age group? |
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| The law of Bergonie and Tridondeau |
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| cells are the most sensitive to radiation when they are rapidly dividing |
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| when irradiating an infant it is of the utmost importance to: |
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| use protection devices and only hit part your supposed to |
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| If you know or suspect child abuse you must: |
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| report it to the properr authorities |
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| How teenagers want to be treated |
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| Young adults and middle aged patients will be: |
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| easy to work with and good at understanding and following directions |
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| the fastest growing segment of this country's population |
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| people over 85 years old (70%) are women |
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| what diseases do the majority of 85+ year olds suffer from |
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| osteoporosis, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer disease, cancer, and heart and vascular disease |
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| Where is the center of gravity in a standing human being? |
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| equilibrium or balance is maintained when: |
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| the gravity line (imaginary vertical line that passes through your center of gravity) passes through the base support |
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| how can balance be maintained more easily? |
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| by broadening the base support and spreading feet apart and by lowering the center of gravity |
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| what should you do instead of lift whenever possible |
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| if the patient is able, encourage them to: |
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| the technologist should be comfortable with what types of equipment/attachments |
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| catheters, oxygen masks, drainage tubes, and electrocardiogram electrodes |
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| pathogens can live and even colonize on what? |
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| What should you be wearing upon entering an isolation patient room? |
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| gown, cap, mask, and gloves |
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| what is the purpose of the isolation unit? |
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| confine the disease, protect the workers, protect other patients, and to protect the patient from outside microorganisms |
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| substances that destroy pathogens or render them inert |
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| substances that prevent or retard the growth of microorganisms (alcohol is the most common) |
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| when do we use protective isolation? |
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| if the patient has a contagious disease that can be spread through the air or in droplet form (chickenpox, TB, herpes, measles, and mumps |
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| why do we use protective isolation? |
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| to protect susceptible patients from being infected (patients with burns or leukemia) |
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| what is the most important practice for aseptic techniques? |
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| the complete removal or destruction of microorganisms |
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