100% VERIFIED
when e.caring e.for e.a e.pediatric e.patient, e.the e.best e.method e.of e.transport e.is e.always:
a. a e.gurney
b. carrying e.the e.child
c. a e.crib
d. depends e.on e.the e.distance e.involved e.and e.the e.age e.of e.the e.child e.- ANSWER e.d.
e.depends e.on e. the e.distance e. involved e.and e.the e.age e.of e.the e.child
when e.caring e.for e.a e.6-year-old e.child, e.the e.radiographer e.should:
a. explain e.the e.procedure e.to e.the e.patient e.in e.great e.detail
b. tell e.the e.patient e.that e.there e.will e.be e.no e.pain e.or e.discomfort, e.regardless e.of e.the
e.type e.of e.examination
c. be e.friendly, e.honest, e.and e.concise e.in e.your e.explanation e.to e.the e.child
d. routinely e.immobilize e.the e.child e.to e.be e.examined e.- ANSWER e.c. e.be e.friendly,
e.honest, e.and e.concise e. in e.your e.explanation e.to e. the e.child
a e.cystourethrogram e.is e.considered e.a/an:
a. CT e.scan
b. fluoroscopic e.procedure
c. surgical e.procedure
d. adult e.procedure e.- ANSWER e.b. e.fluoroscopic e.procedure
confusion e.and e.other e.symptoms e.of e.dementia e.are e.to e.be e.expected e.in e.an e.elderly e.patient,
e.since e.they e.are e.part e.of e.the e.normal e.aging e.process.
a. true
,b. false e.- ANSWER e.b. e.false
eighty e.percent e.of e.deaths e.in e.persons e.over e.the e.age e.of e.65 e.years e.are e.due e.to:
a. trauma, e.peritonitis, e.and e.emphysema
b. fractures, e.chemical e.abuse, e.and e.schizophrenia
c. cancer, e.heart e.disease, e.and e.strokes
d. diabetes e.mellitus, e.arthritis, e.and e.hypertension e.- ANSWER e.c. e.cancer, e.heart
e.disease, e. and e.strokes
when e.the e.radiographer e.must e.schedule e.an e.elderly e.patient e.for e.a e.difficult e.diagnostic
e.examination, e.it e.is e.best e. to e.schedule e.the e. examination e.for:
a. evening e.hours e.so e.that e.the e.patient e.has e.the e.day e.to e.rest
b. early e.morning e.hours e.so e.that e.the e.patient e.can e.have e.breakfast e.as e.close e.to e.the e.usual
e.time e.as e.possible
c. in e.the e.middle e.of e.the e.day e.so e.that e.traffic e.is e.less e.hectic
d. at e.a e.time e.that e.is e.convenient e.for e.the e.radiographer e.- ANSWER e.b. e.early e.morning
e.hours e.so e.that e.the e.patient e.can e.have e.breakfast e.as e. close e.to e.the e.usual e. time e. as
e.possible
physiologic e.changes e.that e.come e.with e.aging e.that e.the e.radiographer e.should e.consider e.as
e.he e.works e.with e.the e.elderly e.patient e.include:
a. loss e.of e.the e.sensation e.of e.pain
b. loss e.of e.sensitivity e.to e.heat e.or e.cold
c. diminishing e.cough e.reflex
d. loss e.of e.sense e.of e.humor
e. a, e.b, e.and e.c e.- ANSWER e.e. e.a, e.b, e.and e.c
assessment e.of e.the e.elderly e.should e.include:
a. ability e.to e.see e.and e.hear
b. ability e.to e.move e.without e.assistance
, c. level e.of e.understanding
d. a e.and e.b
c. a, e.b, e.and e.c e.- ANSWER e.e. e.a, e.b, e.and e.c
general e.signs e.and e.symptoms e.that e.the e.technologist e.must e.learn e.to e.recognize e.as e.probable
e.indicators e.that e.the e.patient e.is e.in e.shock e.include: e.(list e.all e. that e. apply)
a. strong, e.irregular e.pulse
b. hypertension
c. flushed e.face
d. respiration e.increases
e. skin e.is e.cold e.and e.clammy
f. acetone e.breath
g. mental e.status e.changes e.beginning e.with e.confusion e.and e.ending e.with e.coma
h. decreased e.temperature
i. weak, e.thready e.pulse
j. rapid e.heartbeat, e.hypotension e.- ANSWER e.a, e.d, e.e, e.g, e.i, e.and e.j
why e.is e.anaphylactic e.shock e.the e.most e.frequently e.seen e.type e.of e.shock e.in e.the e.diagnostic
e.imaging e.department?
a. patients e.who e.come e.for e.diagnostic e.imaging e.procedures e.are e.weak e.and e.debilitated
b. iodinated e.contrast e.media e.are e.frequently e.used
c. patients e.here e.have e.more e.allergies
d. x-radiation e.causes e.this e.problem e.- ANSWER e.b. e.iodinated e.contrast e.media
e.are e. frequently e.used
early e.signs e.and e.symptoms e.of e.anaphylactic e.reaction e.are: e.(list e.all e.that e.apply)
a. itching e.at e.site e.of e.injection
b. tearing e.of e.eyes