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| a scraping or rubbing away of the surface skin by friction |
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| an injury thatdoes not break he skin; caused by a blow to the body; characterized by swelling, discoloration, and pain |
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| an oozing of blood from a vessel into tissues, forming a discolored area on the skin |
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| collection of blood in the pleural cavity |
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| accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity resulting in collapse of the lung on the affected side |
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| why are injuries to the brain considered potentially permanent and serious |
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| becuase the brain has little healing power |
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| what type of fracture indicates a visible wound that extends between the fracture and the skin surface |
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| what is the leading cause of deathe after MVA |
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| internal injuries caused by fractures of the pelvic bone |
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| what are the two most common fractures that are found in elderly patients, usually as a result of home accidents |
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| what is the basic important practice in the NICU, that reduces the risk of infection transmission |
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| protects workers and students from work related injuries and illnesses, inspect worksites, and makes and enforces regulations concerning workplace safety |
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| when body temp is above normal limits |
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| what states that rad techs are to deliver patient care without discrimination, act in the best interest of the patient, and minimized radiation exposure |
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| immobilizing a patient against their will is what kind of tort |
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| intentional (false imprisonment) |
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| what must you obtain in order to immobilize a patient |
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| an order from the physician |
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| when do you fill out an incident report |
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| after a fall, error in medication administration |
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| what are the modes of thinking |
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| recall, habit, inquiry, creativity |
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| what are the five stages of grief |
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| denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
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| infections acquired in the course of medical care are called |
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| what are the airborne diseases |
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| SARS, smallpox, TB, chicken pox, and rubeola |
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| what type of hep do health care workers most often get from needle sticks |
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| what are the symptoms of TB |
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| fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, cough, wheezes, rales, tracheal deviation, pleuritic chest pain |
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| any practice that helps reduce the number and spread of microorganisms |
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| where is the center of gravity on a standing person |
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| when moving a heavy object you should push or pull |
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| pull, biceps are stronger the triceps |
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| the occupational dose limit for a fetus must not exceed |
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| what is the best position for a patient in respiratory distress |
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| what is the position frequently used for inserting enema tips for a barium enema |
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| what 3 things should you practice to limit exposure |
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| time, distance, and shielding |
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| how to scrub a body part to prepare it for a sterile procedure |
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| begin scrubbing in the center of the area, working slowly outward in a circular motion |
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| as the body temp increases what happens to the body's demand for oxygen |
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| which site is considered the safest when measuring body temperature |
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| which site is the most accurate when measuring body temperature |
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| which pulse site is the most accurate for cardiovascular assessment for infants and children |
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| when checking pulse, which site do you need a stethescope |
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| abnormally slow heart rate, less than 60 BPM |
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| what is the average rate of respiration for an adult |
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| what is when pressure is the lowest point to which the pressure drops during relaxation of the ventricles |
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| what is normal blood pressure for adults |
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| an artificial opening created in the large intestine and brought to the surface of the abdomen for the purpose of evacuating the bowels |
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| inflammation of a sac or pouch protruding from the walls of the intestines, especially the colon |
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| an artificial opening erected in the small intestine and brought to the surface for the purpose of evacuating feces |
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| general term for an operation in which an artificial opening if formed |
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| inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the abdominal organs |
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| an opening in the body created by bringing a loop of bowel to the skin surface |
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| barium studies of the upper GI should go before or after a lower GI |
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| how much contrast is used for a single contrast study of barium enema |
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| how much should the balloon of the tip of the enema be inflated |
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| you should never place a patient in which position when doing a barium enema on a colostomy patient |
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| how long should an adult patient fast for a UGI series |
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| who is responsible for inserting NG/NE tubes |
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| RN or physician, not the radiographer |
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| how can you determine the correct positioning of an NG/NE tube |
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| radiographic image or aspirate with syringe |
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| what must you have before removing an NE/NG tube |
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| the correct placement for an ET tube is how many cm above the carina |
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| about how what percent of ET tubes require repositioning |
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| ET tubes that have been inserted too far usually enter the |
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| collection of blood or fluid in the pleural cavity that prevents the lungs from expanding |
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| most commonly seen in the recovery room while x-raying a patient who has just had hip surgery |
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| what are the three categories of positive-pressure vents |
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pressure cycled
time-cycled
volume-cycled |
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| excretion of drugs from the body |
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| takes place in the kidney |
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| which drug is used to constrict blood vessels and stimulate the heart |
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| what drug is used to prevent thrombus formations prior to surgical and imaging procedures |
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| what drug is used as a sedative and used for motion sickness |
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| what route is the most efficient and most cost effective method of drug administration |
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| what are the parts of a syringe |
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| glass container or a single dose of drug |
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| how high should the IV standard placed |
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| 18-24 inches higher than the vein |
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| what is the most common sites for insertion of the arterial catheter |
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| right and left brachial and femoral arteries |
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| patients who are having a CT exam of the bowel and abdominal organs are allowed nothing to eat or drink how many hours prior to exam |
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| noninvasive procedure used for diagnosing newplasms as well as vascular, soft tissue, bone and joint, and cNS pathological conditions |
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| MRI is contraindicated for |
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| people with pacemakers, surgical clips and pregnant women |
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| during a pet scan, which organs have had great successes during imaging |
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| what is frequently the diagnostic imaging technique of choice to detect or rule out malignant lesions |
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| when treating cancer, what procedure can allow the dose to the tumor to be increased with no harmful affects to the surrounding tissue |
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| what exam is done to detect pathological conditions of the spinal cord such as a herniated intravertebral disc, tumors, malformation, and arthritic bone spurs |
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