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Midterm Exam Flashcards

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What does ALARA stand for? What three principles should RAD Techs be aware of?

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As Low As Reasonably Achievable; Time, Distance, and Shielding.

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What is the annual occupational dose?

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5rem/50 mSv

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What is the Supine position?

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Body part on its posterior side.

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What is the Prone position?

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Body part on it’s Anterior side.

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What is the Recumbent position?

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Body laying down.

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When we are positioning patients and using positioning terms, the side of the body we want to examine should be closest to the __________.

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Image receptor

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What is another term for Upright?

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Erect

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What does the positioning term lateral refer to?

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Away from the body’s midline (towards the outside).

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What is the Fowlers position?

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Head level elevated above feet level

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What is the Trendelenberg’s position?

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Feet elevated above head level

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What is the Sims position (Lateral recumbent position)?

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Patient laying on left side, left side straight, right hip and knee bent.

Both legs drawn up in modified sims*

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Which radiographic organization is responsible for making sure all schools are up to date?

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Joint Commission Education of Radiologic Technology (JCERT)

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Which radiographic organization is responsible for providing general welfare for it’s members and providing continuing education for rad techs?

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American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)

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Which radiographic organization provides technologists with a code of ethics?

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American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT)

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Which organization is responsible for accrediting the hospital?

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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

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What process is known as a peer review process in which agencies grant recognition to an institution in meeting an established criteria?

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Accreditation

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Which classification of organizational structure is a voluntary process through which agencies grant recognition to an individual for demonstrating professional skills?

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Certification

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17
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What ideal deals with the “right and wrong” of an act or behavior as compared to natural behavior?

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Ethics

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What is defined by professional Standards of Ethical Conduct and the Scope of Practice to which it applies?

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Professional behavior

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Which ethical principle is an active promotion of kindness?

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Beneficence

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Which ethical principle is an act of avoiding harm?

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Non-maleficensse

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Which ethical principle gives a patient a right to free will or choice?

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Autonomy

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Which ethical principle requires all technologists to tell the truth and avoid deception?

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Veracity

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Which ethical principle requires technologists to be loyal?

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Fidelity

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Which ethical principle requires technologists to be fair and equitable?

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Justice

25
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Which legal term is the process in which a technologist threatens to commit bodily harm or placing an individual at risk to receive harm?

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Assault

26
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Which legal term is the process in which a technologist imposes body contact without the consent of a patient and intentionally causes harm?

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Battery

27
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Which doctrine states that the hospital or employer is responsible? (The master speaks for the servant)

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Respondeat Superior

28
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When you are communicating with pediatric patients you should (3):

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Come down to eye level; Speak softly; Maintain eye contact

29
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Patients who are admitted to the hospital are:

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Inpatients

30
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Patients who are scheduled are:

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Outpatients

31
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When performing a wheelchair transfer, it is VERY IMPORTANT to (2):

A

Lock the wheels and move the footrests out of the way

32
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Extremity muscles (arms and legs) are classified as:

Lifting*

A

Mobility muscles

33
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Muscles of the torso are:

Posture*

A

Stability muscles

34
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Where is the center of gravity typically leveled to?

A

Second sacral vertebra of the pelvis (S1-S2)

35
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A patient with Orthostatic Hypotension would have a risk of:

Also known as Syncope*

A

Fainting or Falling

36
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A stand by assist transfer would require a technologist to place the patient’s _________ side closest to the table at a 45 degree angle. (Wheelchair)

A

Stronger

37
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What is the most common injury for health care personnel?

A

Lower Back

38
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Microorganisms that contain a nucleus are:

A

Eukaryotic

39
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A single celled organism that lacks a membrane is:

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Prokaryotic

40
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A microorganism that contains a membrane and genetic information is a:

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Virus

41
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Bacteria are considered to be:

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Prokaryotic

42
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Bacillus and Clostridium are examples of bacteria that have medical significance and help maintain:

A

Homeostasis

43
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Fungi are considered to be:

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Eukaryotic

44
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(Parasites) Helminths are:

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Parasitic Worms

45
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Fomites such as tables and door handles are examples of what kind of contact?

A

Indirect

46
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Infectious secretions are:

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Droplets

47
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Evaporated droplets are:

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Airborne

48
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Food, Water and Contaminated blood are examples of:

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Vehicles

49
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Insects or animal carriers are:

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Vectors

50
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These steps, Organism-Reservoir-Portal of Exit-Transmission-Portal of Entry-Susceptible Host-Organisms, are the product of the:

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Chain of Infection

51
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(Process of Infection) Pathogen lie dormant for a short period of time:

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Incubation

52
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(Process of Infection) Specific symptoms noted, disease becomes highly infectious:

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Prodormal Stage

53
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(Process of Infection) Disease reaches it’s full extent:

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Full Disease Stage

54
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(Process of Infection) Disease diminishes and goes into latent stage:

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Convalescent Stage

55
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Iatrogenic is contamination from a:

A

Procedure

56
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An inadequate defensed patient with a compromised health condition would be considered:

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Immunosuppressed

58
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The most common nosocomial infection is a:

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UTI

59
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How long should you wash your hands?

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15-20 secs minimum

60
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Which practice prevents infection by requiring hospitals and health care techs to wear protective equipment such as gloves and gowns?

Treat everyone as if they’re infected*

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Standard Precautions (Tier 1)

61
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Which practice requires hospitals to place a barrier to prevent the spreading of highly infectious diseases such as airborne and droplet based infections?

A

Transmission Precautions (Tier 2)

62
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Patients who are at risk of spreading a highly infectious airborne disease must be placed in a ________ pressure isolation room.

A

Negative

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