Chapter 1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
4 Patient Care Responsibilities of a radiographer
Communication, assessment, monitoring and support
Practice Standards are written by
ASRT
Standards of Ethics are maintained by
ARRT
How many Rules of Ethics are there?
22
Procedures that require rigid aseptic technique
Cystography, intravenous urography, spinal puncture, arthography, and angioplasty
Which side of operating table should C-arm unit be placed on?
Opposite of the surgeon
At minimum how many people should there be to move a patient to the table
Four
Who is responsible for obtaining clinical history if the physician is unable
The radiographer
What may be used to “clean” a patients colon
Laxatives, limited diet, enemas
Cannot be penetrated easily by X-ray
Radiopaque
Easily penetrable by X-ray
Radiolucent
Three types of muscular tissue
Smooth, Cardiac, Striated
Rhythmic action of muscular tissue of the alimentaty tract
Peristalsis
True or False cardiac and smooth are involuntary movement
True
True or False Striated is not voluntary movement
False
Most common and fastest image acquisition system
Solid-State digital dector
IR used for Computed Radiography
Photostimulable storage phosphor image plate
Prime technical factors the radiographer can control at the control console
kVp,mAs,exposure time
SID
Soure to image receptor distance
Stated gonadal shielding can negatively effect exam efficiency.
AAPM
3 general positions of IR
Lengthwise, crosswise, diagonol
SSD is recommended to never be less than
38 cm
SSD should never be less than
30 cm
