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| What is the term applied to Personal Injury Law |
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| An action that causes frear or apprehension in the patient |
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| Innapropriate touching or harm done to the patient |
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| Term for Unjustified restraint |
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| What is the term for viloatin of any aspect of patient confidentiality |
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| Written defamtion of Character |
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| Spoken defamation of character |
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| unintentionally omitting reasonable care |
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| an employer is responsible for the employees actions |
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| Cause of the negligence is obvious |
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| This assumes the patient would a[[rpve of the care if consious |
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| This establishes legal regulations regarding confidentiality of patient records |
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| Documents used by patient to provide directives regarding medical care before becoming incapacitated |
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| Patient provides for another personal to make decisionsx regarding medical care if the patient is unable to comunicate |
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| Durable Power of Attorney |
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| Microorganisms ha ve been eliminated as muych as possible |
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| Complete removal of all organisms from equipment and enviornment |
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First tier of transmission based isolation precautions
this uses barriers to prevent contact with blood, all body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes |
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| respiratory protection required for individuals entering a patients room |
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| Masks required for persons coming in close contact with a patient |
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| Mask gloves and gowns required for individuals coming in contact with a patient |
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| Infected person touches susceptible host |
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| Direct contact transmission |
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| inanmimate object containing pathogenic organisms is placed in contact with a sucseptible person |
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| Indirect contact trnasmission |
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| primarily transmission by coughs , sneezess or other methods of spraying onto a nearby host |
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| Common transmission by contaminated items such as food, water medications, devices, and equipment |
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| Common Vehicle transmission |
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| an animal contains and trnasmits infectious organisms to humans |
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| Vector borne transmission |
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| What is the most effective method to prevent the spread of disease |
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| What is the normal adult pulse |
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| What is the normal adult respiration |
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| 12 to 16 Breathes per minute |
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| What is the adults normal blood pressure |
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| Systolic pressure is the measure of the .... |
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| pumping action of the heart |
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| Diastolic pressure is the measure of the |
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| Failure of circulation in which blood pressure is inadequate to oxygenate tissues and remove by-[roducts of metabolism |
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| follows a loss of a large amount of blood or plasma |
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| occurs when toxins produced during massive infection cause a dramatic decrease in blood pressure` |
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This cause blood to pool in peripheral vessels \
(type of Shock) |
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Thius is secondary to cardiac failure or other interference with heart function
(shock) |
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| Allergic reaction to foreign particles |
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| Allegic or anaphylaxis shock |
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| Serious and potentially life threating injuries |
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| What are anyphalatic reactions |
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| flushing, hives and nausea |
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| What are cardiovascular reactions |
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| hypotension, tachycardia, cardiac arrest |
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| How many conditions are needed to establish Malpractice and describe them |
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4
1. Establishment of standard care
2. Demostration that standard care was violated
3. Demonstration that loss or injury was caused by radiographer
4. Demonstration that loss or injury actually occured and is a result of negligence |
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| What is the term used when "let the master answer" is used |
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| What is the rule of personal responsibility |
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| Individuals are responsible for thier own actions |
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| "The thing speaks for itself" |
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True or false
Radiographers must sign charts with full name and credentials |
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| What information must be included on a radiograph |
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Patient Identification
anatomical markings including left and right markers
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Normally, how long are radiographs maintained
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| 5-7 years after date of examination |
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| How long are images of mammograms and black lung kept for |
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