Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Radiography
Questions With Complete Solution
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) - Written instructions for handling of biohazardous materials, safe use of the product, and cleanup and disposal directions are called:
Early as possible - older patients should be scheduled: First - patients who have been NPO should be scheduled:
Early as possible - patients with diabetes should be scheduled:
First in a series of procedures - endoscopic procedures should be scheduled:
Tort - violations of civil law that are part of personal injury law and provide for compensation for injury
Battery - radiographing the wrong patient or body part is an example of
Assault - threatening a patient or causing the patient to be apprehensive is an example of
Invasion of privacy - improperly exposing the patient's body is an example of
Negligence - unintentional misconduct is also called
How a professional who has similar education, training, and experience would perform the act - the concept of the reasonable prudent person is interpreted as:
let the master answer - respondent superior means
Gross negligence - An act that shows reckless disregard for life or limb
The standard of care was violated the the injury actually occurred and was caused by the
defendant and was a result of negligence - what conditions must be met to prove malpractice
Res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself) - a case involving obvious negligence would be defined by the doctrine of:
Rinse immediately with cool water for at least 5 minutes - if the radiographer touches
hazardous chemicals, what must be done first?
Insects or Animals - vectors may be: Universal precautions - standard precautions used to be called:
Standard Precautions - a system that emphasizes the placement of barriers between the
health care worker and the patient is called?
Hand washing - most effective method to prevent the spread of infection
Medical asepsis - the process of eliminating as many organisms as possible by the use of
water and chemical disinfection is called:
Surgical asepsis - the process of eliminating all organisms from the environment by gas sterilization, use of germicides, or use of dry heat is called:
Wash hands - when putting on gloves for a procedure, what should occur first?
Indirect contact - what route of transmission involves touching a susceptible person with a contaminated object (e.g., an IR)?
Droplet - which transmission based precaution does not require the use of gloves?
Standard precautions - what is used for total protection of the health care worker from every method of transmission possible in the work setting?
Urinary catheter - the most common site of health care aquired infections is:
Anywhere organisms can thrive - the reservoir of infection is located: 98 to 99 - normal adult body temp taken orally is:
Inert Inorganic Salt - barium sulfate is classified as an:
neurogenic shock - what causes blood to pool in peripheral vessels?
Septic shock - what is caused by an infection that results in extremely low blood pressure?
Accelerated pulse, cool/clammy/pale skin, blood pressure less than 30 mm Hg - symptoms
of shock
Ventilator - what is another name for a mechanical respirator?
Negative - air is a contrast agent
Inert - barium is an substance
Measure of the diameter of the needle opening - what is the gauge of a needle
Questions With Complete Solution
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) - Written instructions for handling of biohazardous materials, safe use of the product, and cleanup and disposal directions are called:
Early as possible - older patients should be scheduled: First - patients who have been NPO should be scheduled:
Early as possible - patients with diabetes should be scheduled:
First in a series of procedures - endoscopic procedures should be scheduled:
Tort - violations of civil law that are part of personal injury law and provide for compensation for injury
Battery - radiographing the wrong patient or body part is an example of
Assault - threatening a patient or causing the patient to be apprehensive is an example of
Invasion of privacy - improperly exposing the patient's body is an example of
Negligence - unintentional misconduct is also called
How a professional who has similar education, training, and experience would perform the act - the concept of the reasonable prudent person is interpreted as:
let the master answer - respondent superior means
Gross negligence - An act that shows reckless disregard for life or limb
The standard of care was violated the the injury actually occurred and was caused by the
defendant and was a result of negligence - what conditions must be met to prove malpractice
Res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself) - a case involving obvious negligence would be defined by the doctrine of:
Rinse immediately with cool water for at least 5 minutes - if the radiographer touches
hazardous chemicals, what must be done first?
Insects or Animals - vectors may be: Universal precautions - standard precautions used to be called:
Standard Precautions - a system that emphasizes the placement of barriers between the
health care worker and the patient is called?
Hand washing - most effective method to prevent the spread of infection
Medical asepsis - the process of eliminating as many organisms as possible by the use of
water and chemical disinfection is called:
Surgical asepsis - the process of eliminating all organisms from the environment by gas sterilization, use of germicides, or use of dry heat is called:
Wash hands - when putting on gloves for a procedure, what should occur first?
Indirect contact - what route of transmission involves touching a susceptible person with a contaminated object (e.g., an IR)?
Droplet - which transmission based precaution does not require the use of gloves?
Standard precautions - what is used for total protection of the health care worker from every method of transmission possible in the work setting?
Urinary catheter - the most common site of health care aquired infections is:
Anywhere organisms can thrive - the reservoir of infection is located: 98 to 99 - normal adult body temp taken orally is:
Inert Inorganic Salt - barium sulfate is classified as an:
neurogenic shock - what causes blood to pool in peripheral vessels?
Septic shock - what is caused by an infection that results in extremely low blood pressure?
Accelerated pulse, cool/clammy/pale skin, blood pressure less than 30 mm Hg - symptoms
of shock
Ventilator - what is another name for a mechanical respirator?
Negative - air is a contrast agent
Inert - barium is an substance
Measure of the diameter of the needle opening - what is the gauge of a needle
