Test Bank: Patient Care in Radiography: With an Introduction to
Medical Imaging 9th Edition by Ruth - Ch. 1-22,
9780323353762, with Rationales
Hypothermia - ANSWER:Less than 36 degrees Celsius
Normal temperature range - ANSWER:36-38 degrees Celsius
Pyrexia - ANSWER:Greater than 38 degrees Celsius
Infant average pulse - ANSWER:120-160
Toddler average pulse - ANSWER:90-140
Child and preadolescent (3-12 years) average pulse - ANSWER:75-100
Adolescent (13-18 years) average pulse - ANSWER:60-90
Adult average pulse - ANSWER:60-100 BPM
Bradycardia - ANSWER:Pulse less than 60
Tachycardia - ANSWER:Pulse greater than 100
Infant average respirations - ANSWER:30-50
Toddler average respirations - ANSWER:25-32
Child and preadolescent (3-12 years) average respirations - ANSWER:20-30
Adolescent (13-18 years) average respirations - ANSWER:16-19
Adult average respirations - ANSWER:12-20
Bradypnea - ANSWER:Less than 12 respirations
Tachypnea - ANSWER:More than 20 respirations
Optimal adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: less than or equal to 120 (95-120)
Diastolic: less than or equal to 80 (60-80)
Normal adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: less than 130 (121-129)
Diastolic: less than 85 (81-84)
High normal adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: 130-139
Diastolic: 85-89
Hypertension adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: greater than or equal to 140
Diastolic: greater than or equal to 90
Charting abbreviations for temperature - ANSWER:R-rectal
A-axilla
T- tymphanic
, Temperature depends on... - ANSWER:Age, time of day and potential infection
What method is common to take temperature for paediatric patients? - ANSWER:Tympanic
Where can pulse be taken? - ANSWER:Apical, radial, carotid, brachial or pedal
What pulse is normally taken for paediatric patients? - ANSWER:Brachial
True or false: use your thumb to take someone's pulse. - ANSWER:False - use tips of ring and middle
finger
What pulse do you evaluate when it is irregular? - ANSWER:Apical or carotid
True or false: HBP increases risk of heart attack and stroke. - ANSWER:True
Blood pressure varies with... - ANSWER:Age, gender, body position, time of day and health status
True of false: oxygen is considered a medication. - ANSWER:True - must be order by a physician,
because excessive amounts produce toxic effects (especially to COPD patients)
Flow rate of oxygen is described in... - ANSWER:Litres per minute (LPM)
Nasal cannula - ANSWER:For minimal respiratory distress, long term oxygen use, 1-4 LPM and less
than 3 LPM for COPD
Rate should be ____________ for oxygen therapy masks. - ANSWER:No less than 5 LPM; this i
Rate is needed to flush carbon dioxide from the mask
Partial rebreathing mask - ANSWER:No valve between mask and bag so some exhaled air flows into
reservoir bag and is used again; supplies 40-70% oxygen
Non-rebreathing mask - ANSWER:Has a reservoir bag attached to it to prevent exhaled air from being
re-inhaled; can supply 100% oxygen
Venturi mask - ANSWER:Delivers a known, specified oxygen concentration for COPD; considered a
high flow oxygen therapy device
Aerosol mask - ANSWER:Provides 60-80% oxygen mixed with particles of water
Nebulizer mask - ANSWER:Administer medication in the form of a mist commonly used to treat
patients with asthma
Paediatric oxygen therapy - ANSWER:Nasal cannula: 1/4 - 1/2 LPM
Croupette: paediatric oxygen tent with high humidity
True or false: oxygen is flammable. - ANSWER:True
ECG (electrocardiogram) - ANSWER:Records electrical activity of the heart
Pulse oximetry monitors... - ANSWER:The oxygen saturation of hemoglobin; can also measure the
heart rate
*patients with poor circulation may have unreliable readings
True or false: any change in the patient's physical signs must be reported to the appropriate person. -
ANSWER:True
How are respirations written in a chart? - ANSWER:R#
Medical Imaging 9th Edition by Ruth - Ch. 1-22,
9780323353762, with Rationales
Hypothermia - ANSWER:Less than 36 degrees Celsius
Normal temperature range - ANSWER:36-38 degrees Celsius
Pyrexia - ANSWER:Greater than 38 degrees Celsius
Infant average pulse - ANSWER:120-160
Toddler average pulse - ANSWER:90-140
Child and preadolescent (3-12 years) average pulse - ANSWER:75-100
Adolescent (13-18 years) average pulse - ANSWER:60-90
Adult average pulse - ANSWER:60-100 BPM
Bradycardia - ANSWER:Pulse less than 60
Tachycardia - ANSWER:Pulse greater than 100
Infant average respirations - ANSWER:30-50
Toddler average respirations - ANSWER:25-32
Child and preadolescent (3-12 years) average respirations - ANSWER:20-30
Adolescent (13-18 years) average respirations - ANSWER:16-19
Adult average respirations - ANSWER:12-20
Bradypnea - ANSWER:Less than 12 respirations
Tachypnea - ANSWER:More than 20 respirations
Optimal adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: less than or equal to 120 (95-120)
Diastolic: less than or equal to 80 (60-80)
Normal adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: less than 130 (121-129)
Diastolic: less than 85 (81-84)
High normal adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: 130-139
Diastolic: 85-89
Hypertension adult blood pressure range - ANSWER:Systolic: greater than or equal to 140
Diastolic: greater than or equal to 90
Charting abbreviations for temperature - ANSWER:R-rectal
A-axilla
T- tymphanic
, Temperature depends on... - ANSWER:Age, time of day and potential infection
What method is common to take temperature for paediatric patients? - ANSWER:Tympanic
Where can pulse be taken? - ANSWER:Apical, radial, carotid, brachial or pedal
What pulse is normally taken for paediatric patients? - ANSWER:Brachial
True or false: use your thumb to take someone's pulse. - ANSWER:False - use tips of ring and middle
finger
What pulse do you evaluate when it is irregular? - ANSWER:Apical or carotid
True or false: HBP increases risk of heart attack and stroke. - ANSWER:True
Blood pressure varies with... - ANSWER:Age, gender, body position, time of day and health status
True of false: oxygen is considered a medication. - ANSWER:True - must be order by a physician,
because excessive amounts produce toxic effects (especially to COPD patients)
Flow rate of oxygen is described in... - ANSWER:Litres per minute (LPM)
Nasal cannula - ANSWER:For minimal respiratory distress, long term oxygen use, 1-4 LPM and less
than 3 LPM for COPD
Rate should be ____________ for oxygen therapy masks. - ANSWER:No less than 5 LPM; this i
Rate is needed to flush carbon dioxide from the mask
Partial rebreathing mask - ANSWER:No valve between mask and bag so some exhaled air flows into
reservoir bag and is used again; supplies 40-70% oxygen
Non-rebreathing mask - ANSWER:Has a reservoir bag attached to it to prevent exhaled air from being
re-inhaled; can supply 100% oxygen
Venturi mask - ANSWER:Delivers a known, specified oxygen concentration for COPD; considered a
high flow oxygen therapy device
Aerosol mask - ANSWER:Provides 60-80% oxygen mixed with particles of water
Nebulizer mask - ANSWER:Administer medication in the form of a mist commonly used to treat
patients with asthma
Paediatric oxygen therapy - ANSWER:Nasal cannula: 1/4 - 1/2 LPM
Croupette: paediatric oxygen tent with high humidity
True or false: oxygen is flammable. - ANSWER:True
ECG (electrocardiogram) - ANSWER:Records electrical activity of the heart
Pulse oximetry monitors... - ANSWER:The oxygen saturation of hemoglobin; can also measure the
heart rate
*patients with poor circulation may have unreliable readings
True or false: any change in the patient's physical signs must be reported to the appropriate person. -
ANSWER:True
How are respirations written in a chart? - ANSWER:R#
