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Which procedure is an D. Surgical hand scrub.
example of surgical
asepsis? Asepsis is the absence of disease-producing
(pathogenic) organisms. Surgical asepsis, or sterile
A. Clean glove technique, includes procedures used to eliminate all
application. microorganisms from an area. Surgical hand scrub,
B. Hand washing sterile glove application, and sterile gown application
C. Clean gown application are examples of surgical asepsis.
D. Surgical hand scrub.
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A radiographer receives a A. Battery
request for a portable
chest x-ray and then Battery is defined as touching to which the victim has
performs the x-ray on the not consented. Performing a procedure on the wrong
incorrect patient. Which patient may constitute grounds for a charge of
legal term best describes battery.
the actions of the
radiographer?
A. Battery
B. Negligence
C. Assault
D. Invasion of privacy
The lead radiographer is D. A two-year-old child for a barium swallow
planning a strategy to
efficiently manage the An x-ray department should begin the day with
morning workload. The patients who are fasting prior to their examination. In
department is short- this example, more than one of the patients is fasting,
staffed due to meetings, so the radiographer must decide who goes first based
and four patients are now on other factors. Since none of the cases are
ready for their emergent, consideration should be given to pediatric
examinations. Assuming and geriatric patients because they have the most
that none of the exams is difficulty being NPO for long periods of time.
emergent, which patient
should be seen first?
A. An 54-year-old male
with type 2 diabetes for an
upper GI
B. A 18-year-old female for
an intravenous urogram
C. An 83-year-old female
for a chest x-ray
D. A two-year-old child for
a barium swallow
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Which type of contrast C. Ionic, water soluble, diluted with juice
agent is preferred for low
risk and low cost for a The least risk with the least cost would dictate ionic,
patient diagnosed with a water soluble media. Barium should definitely be
possible perforated avoided, because of the risk of introducing contrast
bowel? into the peritoneum. Barium sulfate suspension might
cause adhesions if it spills into the peritoneum via a
A. Barium sulfate perforation. Gaseous media will not yield all of the
suspension, flavored information that positive media will in this case.
B. Gaseous media in the
form of crystals
C. Ionic, water soluble,
diluted with juice
D. Nonionic, water
soluble, diluted with juice
A patient reports C. Anaphylactoid reaction
symptoms including
itching, rash formation, The symptoms described in this scenario are the result
and difficulty breathing of an anaphylactoid reaction, a type of reaction that
immediately following the clinically mimics anaphylaxis but requires no previous
administration of exposure to contrast media.
intravenous (IV) contrast
media. Assuming the
patient has had no prior
exposure to radiopaque
contrast media, what is the
most likely cause of these
symptoms?
A. Acute bronchospasm
B. Allergic reaction
C. Anaphylactoid reaction
D. Acute renal failure
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A patient received 100 ml A. The presence of the previous oral contrast in the
of IV contrast media as a abdomen precludes an IVU.
part of an abdominal
computed tomography The single, most compelling reason to reschedule this
(CT) scan, as well as 500 IVU is the presence of previous oral contrast in the
ml of dilute, oral contrast, abdomen.
prior to coming to
Radiology for a separate
order, an intravenous
urogram (IVU). The
patient's creatinine is 0.4
mg/dl and BUN is 36
mg/dl. Why should this
IVU be rescheduled?
A. The presence of the
previous oral contrast in
the abdomen precludes
an IVU.
B. The lab values indicate
increased risk for contrast
injection.
C. The lab values indicate
that the contrast would
not be excreted in
sufficient quantity to be
useful for an IVU.
D. The presence of the
previous intravenous
contrast precludes an IVU
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Terms in this set (181)
Which procedure is an D. Surgical hand scrub.
example of surgical
asepsis? Asepsis is the absence of disease-producing
(pathogenic) organisms. Surgical asepsis, or sterile
A. Clean glove technique, includes procedures used to eliminate all
application. microorganisms from an area. Surgical hand scrub,
B. Hand washing sterile glove application, and sterile gown application
C. Clean gown application are examples of surgical asepsis.
D. Surgical hand scrub.
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,7/14/25, 12:59 PM HESI Radiography Practice Test 1 | EXAM (2025) (TESTING ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS) AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (MULTIP…
A radiographer receives a A. Battery
request for a portable
chest x-ray and then Battery is defined as touching to which the victim has
performs the x-ray on the not consented. Performing a procedure on the wrong
incorrect patient. Which patient may constitute grounds for a charge of
legal term best describes battery.
the actions of the
radiographer?
A. Battery
B. Negligence
C. Assault
D. Invasion of privacy
The lead radiographer is D. A two-year-old child for a barium swallow
planning a strategy to
efficiently manage the An x-ray department should begin the day with
morning workload. The patients who are fasting prior to their examination. In
department is short- this example, more than one of the patients is fasting,
staffed due to meetings, so the radiographer must decide who goes first based
and four patients are now on other factors. Since none of the cases are
ready for their emergent, consideration should be given to pediatric
examinations. Assuming and geriatric patients because they have the most
that none of the exams is difficulty being NPO for long periods of time.
emergent, which patient
should be seen first?
A. An 54-year-old male
with type 2 diabetes for an
upper GI
B. A 18-year-old female for
an intravenous urogram
C. An 83-year-old female
for a chest x-ray
D. A two-year-old child for
a barium swallow
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Which type of contrast C. Ionic, water soluble, diluted with juice
agent is preferred for low
risk and low cost for a The least risk with the least cost would dictate ionic,
patient diagnosed with a water soluble media. Barium should definitely be
possible perforated avoided, because of the risk of introducing contrast
bowel? into the peritoneum. Barium sulfate suspension might
cause adhesions if it spills into the peritoneum via a
A. Barium sulfate perforation. Gaseous media will not yield all of the
suspension, flavored information that positive media will in this case.
B. Gaseous media in the
form of crystals
C. Ionic, water soluble,
diluted with juice
D. Nonionic, water
soluble, diluted with juice
A patient reports C. Anaphylactoid reaction
symptoms including
itching, rash formation, The symptoms described in this scenario are the result
and difficulty breathing of an anaphylactoid reaction, a type of reaction that
immediately following the clinically mimics anaphylaxis but requires no previous
administration of exposure to contrast media.
intravenous (IV) contrast
media. Assuming the
patient has had no prior
exposure to radiopaque
contrast media, what is the
most likely cause of these
symptoms?
A. Acute bronchospasm
B. Allergic reaction
C. Anaphylactoid reaction
D. Acute renal failure
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A patient received 100 ml A. The presence of the previous oral contrast in the
of IV contrast media as a abdomen precludes an IVU.
part of an abdominal
computed tomography The single, most compelling reason to reschedule this
(CT) scan, as well as 500 IVU is the presence of previous oral contrast in the
ml of dilute, oral contrast, abdomen.
prior to coming to
Radiology for a separate
order, an intravenous
urogram (IVU). The
patient's creatinine is 0.4
mg/dl and BUN is 36
mg/dl. Why should this
IVU be rescheduled?
A. The presence of the
previous oral contrast in
the abdomen precludes
an IVU.
B. The lab values indicate
increased risk for contrast
injection.
C. The lab values indicate
that the contrast would
not be excreted in
sufficient quantity to be
useful for an IVU.
D. The presence of the
previous intravenous
contrast precludes an IVU
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