How to become a better student? Flashcards
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Radiologic technologist
Health care professional skilled in the theory and practice of the technical aspects of the use of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
Emancipatory Learning
Awareness of the forces that have created the circumstances in one’s life and taking action to change them
Aspects of critical thinking
Abstract, creative, systematic, communicative
Stress!
Increases BP Increases heart rate Increases respiration Increases irritability Increases cholesterol Decreases immune system
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
Physiological - food, water, air Safety and Security - protection Love and Belonging - family, friends Self-Esteem - pride in accomplishments Self-Actualization - desire to meet one’s potential
Henri Becquerel
Worked with Uranium
Emancipation
Freedom from restraints or influences
Hippocrates
Father of medicine
Critical thinking can be defined as
“the cognitive skills of comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.”
Lead
was found to be a suitable way to protect from x-rays due to its high atomic number, density and the fact that it is inexpensive and malleable
Learn to think critically
Analyze & evaluate
Use the best & most complete
evidence that’s available
Clarify
Reconcile any contradictions
Distinguish from what we know from what we merely suspect
Interventional Radiography
Injection of contrast to visualize structures
- Arteriography
- Venography
Interventional
- removal of renal or GB stonesBone Densitometry
Designed to measure bone mineral density for osteoporosis
Computed Tomography
Gathers anatomic information from a cross-sectional plane of the body and presents it in 3-dimensional images
Non critical thinkers
Will pretend to know more than they do Get annoyed with problems Are impatient Judge on first impressions and intuition Focus on their own opinions Look only for ideas like their own Are guided by feelings rather than thoughts
Rote Memory
To learn word by word; to learn by heart or repeat by heart or rote
Steps of critical thinking
- Define the goal.
- Note your observations.
- List possible options and their consequences.
- Select the best available option.
Self-Deception
the action or practice of allowing oneself to believe that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true.
Mammography
Radiographic examination of the breast to rule out cancer
3D called tomosynthesis
Emil Grubbe
began treating cancers with x-rays in 1896 – now known as radiation therapy
Things that you do to reduce stress
Positive Thinking Family - Balancing - Flexibility - Building Togetherness - Networking - Conflict Solution Physical - Relaxation Exercises - Exercise - Nourishment – eat healthy - Deep Breathing Diversion - Music - Play - Vacation - Hobby Interpersonal - Be Assertive - Use Affirmations - Setting Limits/Goals – don’t procrastinate! - Communication! - Be Proactive – not reactive Good Time Management - Recognize YOUR peaks and valleys - PrioritiZe! - Plan, Plan, Plan If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! - Delegate
Critical Thinking Skills
Reasoning, analyzing, evaluating, problem solving, decision making
Disarm Test
Review Use tools Have a strategy Read the directions! Scan the test Jot down formulas Look for answers in other questions If you must guess, guess “C”! Have a sense of humor
Fight or Flight!
Physiologic reaction to a real or imagined threat arising from emotions of both fear and anger
