ARRT registry review patient care and
pharmacology exam questions and
answers
Where should a patients urinary bag be kept during transfer -
correct answer ✅below bladder level (so urine doesn't backflow
into the patients bladder)
While radiographing a patient with chest tube drainage, which of
the following actions must be taken? -
correct answer ✅keep drainage tube below chest (this way the
drainage cannot reenter the chest)
Which of the following is not a reliable way to take a temperature -
correct answer ✅axillary (armpit doesn't give accurate core
temperature)
The "threat" of touching someone in a harmful manner is the legal
definition of -
correct answer ✅assault (Assault is the intentional act of making
someone fear that you will cause them harm)
A written page or spoken word are examples of which of the
following components of communication? -
correct answer ✅channel
,ARRT registry review patient care and
pharmacology exam questions and
answers
For a patient with I.V. therapy, how high above the vein should the
container of solution be kept? -
correct answer ✅18-20 inches
Which of the following may cause a patient to faint: hunger,
emotional issues, or lack of sleep -
correct answer ✅hunger, stress, and lack of sleep
Which type of stroke occurs when a weakened blood vessel
ruptures -
correct answer ✅hemorrhagic
What type of shock is caused by failure of the heart to pump
enough blood to vital organs -
correct answer ✅cardiogenic shock
What is the most common work related problem among healthcare
workers -
correct answer ✅back problems from improper lifting
, ARRT registry review patient care and
pharmacology exam questions and
answers
If a patient's iv site becomes puffy and swollen what should the
radiographer do -
correct answer ✅clamp off patients IV
Where would an ET tube be located -
correct answer ✅an ET (endotracheal tube) in the trachea
A patient in insulin shock who is still conscious requires which of
the following -
correct answer ✅rapidly absorbed sugar 15/15 rule 15 grams of
sugar in 15 minutes
Another term for fainting -
correct answer ✅syncope
A patient with a head injury should be kept in which of the
following positions -
correct answer ✅semi erect
pharmacology exam questions and
answers
Where should a patients urinary bag be kept during transfer -
correct answer ✅below bladder level (so urine doesn't backflow
into the patients bladder)
While radiographing a patient with chest tube drainage, which of
the following actions must be taken? -
correct answer ✅keep drainage tube below chest (this way the
drainage cannot reenter the chest)
Which of the following is not a reliable way to take a temperature -
correct answer ✅axillary (armpit doesn't give accurate core
temperature)
The "threat" of touching someone in a harmful manner is the legal
definition of -
correct answer ✅assault (Assault is the intentional act of making
someone fear that you will cause them harm)
A written page or spoken word are examples of which of the
following components of communication? -
correct answer ✅channel
,ARRT registry review patient care and
pharmacology exam questions and
answers
For a patient with I.V. therapy, how high above the vein should the
container of solution be kept? -
correct answer ✅18-20 inches
Which of the following may cause a patient to faint: hunger,
emotional issues, or lack of sleep -
correct answer ✅hunger, stress, and lack of sleep
Which type of stroke occurs when a weakened blood vessel
ruptures -
correct answer ✅hemorrhagic
What type of shock is caused by failure of the heart to pump
enough blood to vital organs -
correct answer ✅cardiogenic shock
What is the most common work related problem among healthcare
workers -
correct answer ✅back problems from improper lifting
, ARRT registry review patient care and
pharmacology exam questions and
answers
If a patient's iv site becomes puffy and swollen what should the
radiographer do -
correct answer ✅clamp off patients IV
Where would an ET tube be located -
correct answer ✅an ET (endotracheal tube) in the trachea
A patient in insulin shock who is still conscious requires which of
the following -
correct answer ✅rapidly absorbed sugar 15/15 rule 15 grams of
sugar in 15 minutes
Another term for fainting -
correct answer ✅syncope
A patient with a head injury should be kept in which of the
following positions -
correct answer ✅semi erect
