ARRT Patient Care Exam Questions and
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1) Which of the following statements is correct with regard to
assisting a patient from a wheelchair to an x-ray table?
A. The patient's stronger side should be closer to the x-ray
table.
B. The patient's weaker side should be closer to the x-ray
table.
C. The wheelchair should directly face the x-ray table.
D. The wheelchair should be parallel with the x-ray table. -
Correct Answers ✅A. The patient's stronger side should be
closer to the x-ray table.
2) Sanction/injunction by the ARRT can result from:
1. conviction of a felony.
2. failing to shield a patient.
3. interpreting images and providing the patient with that
information.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers ✅A. 1 only
,ARRT Patient Care Exam Questions and
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3) For medicolegal reasons, radiographic images are required
to include all the following information except
A. the patient's name and/or identification number.
B. the patient's birth date.
C. a right- or left-side marker.
D. the date of the examination. - Correct Answers ✅B. the
patient's birth date.
4) A radiographer who discloses confidential information to
unauthorized individuals could be found guilty of
A. invasion of privacy.
B. slander.
C. libel.
D. defamation. - Correct Answers ✅A. invasion of privacy.
5) An iatragenic infection is one caused by
A. physician intervention.
B. blood-borne pathogens.
C. chemotherapy.
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D. infected droplets. - Correct Answers ✅A. physician
intervention.
6) Which of the following instructions should be given to a
patient following a barium sulfate contrast examination?
1. Increase fluid and fiber intake for several days.
2. Changes in stool color will occur until all barium has been
evacuated.
3. Contact a physician if no bowel movement occurs in 24
hours.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers ✅D. 1, 2, and 3.
7) Logrolling is a method of moving patients with suspected
A. head injury
B. spinal injury
C. bowel obstruction
D. extremity fracture - Correct Answers ✅B. spinal injury.
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8) A patient will be required to ingest barium sulfate
suspension in order to demonstrate which of the following
structures?
1. Duodenum
2. Pylorus
3. Ilium
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers ✅B. 1 and 2 only.
9) The normal average rate of respiration for a healthy adult
patient is
A. 5 to 7 breaths/min.
B. 8 to 12 breaths/min.
C. 12 to 20 breaths/min.
D. 20 to 30 breaths/min. - Correct Answers ✅C. 12 to 20
breaths/min.
10) Examples of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) include
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1) Which of the following statements is correct with regard to
assisting a patient from a wheelchair to an x-ray table?
A. The patient's stronger side should be closer to the x-ray
table.
B. The patient's weaker side should be closer to the x-ray
table.
C. The wheelchair should directly face the x-ray table.
D. The wheelchair should be parallel with the x-ray table. -
Correct Answers ✅A. The patient's stronger side should be
closer to the x-ray table.
2) Sanction/injunction by the ARRT can result from:
1. conviction of a felony.
2. failing to shield a patient.
3. interpreting images and providing the patient with that
information.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers ✅A. 1 only
,ARRT Patient Care Exam Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
3) For medicolegal reasons, radiographic images are required
to include all the following information except
A. the patient's name and/or identification number.
B. the patient's birth date.
C. a right- or left-side marker.
D. the date of the examination. - Correct Answers ✅B. the
patient's birth date.
4) A radiographer who discloses confidential information to
unauthorized individuals could be found guilty of
A. invasion of privacy.
B. slander.
C. libel.
D. defamation. - Correct Answers ✅A. invasion of privacy.
5) An iatragenic infection is one caused by
A. physician intervention.
B. blood-borne pathogens.
C. chemotherapy.
,ARRT Patient Care Exam Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
D. infected droplets. - Correct Answers ✅A. physician
intervention.
6) Which of the following instructions should be given to a
patient following a barium sulfate contrast examination?
1. Increase fluid and fiber intake for several days.
2. Changes in stool color will occur until all barium has been
evacuated.
3. Contact a physician if no bowel movement occurs in 24
hours.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers ✅D. 1, 2, and 3.
7) Logrolling is a method of moving patients with suspected
A. head injury
B. spinal injury
C. bowel obstruction
D. extremity fracture - Correct Answers ✅B. spinal injury.
, ARRT Patient Care Exam Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
8) A patient will be required to ingest barium sulfate
suspension in order to demonstrate which of the following
structures?
1. Duodenum
2. Pylorus
3. Ilium
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers ✅B. 1 and 2 only.
9) The normal average rate of respiration for a healthy adult
patient is
A. 5 to 7 breaths/min.
B. 8 to 12 breaths/min.
C. 12 to 20 breaths/min.
D. 20 to 30 breaths/min. - Correct Answers ✅C. 12 to 20
breaths/min.
10) Examples of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) include
