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HESI RADIOGRAPHY EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026
| ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
Terms in this set (181)
Which procedure is an example of D. Surgical hand scrub.
surgical asepsis?
Asepsis is the absence of disease-producing
A. Clean glove application. (pathogenic) organisms. Surgical asepsis, or sterile
B. Hand washing technique, includes procedures used to eliminate
C. Clean gown application all microorganisms from an area. Surgical hand
D. Surgical hand scrub. scrub, sterile glove application, and sterile gown
application are examples of surgical asepsis.
A radiographer receives a request A. Battery
for a portable chest x-ray and then
performs the x-ray on the incorrect Battery is defined as touching to which the victim
patient. Which legal term best has not consented. Performing a procedure on the
describes the actions of the wrong patient may constitute grounds for a charge
radiographer? of battery.
A. Battery
B. Negligence
C. Assault
D. Invasion of privacy
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The lead radiographer is planning a D. A two-year-old child for a barium swallow
strategy to efficiently manage the
morning workload. The department An x-ray department should begin the day with
is short-staffed due to meetings, and patients who are fasting prior to their examination.
four patients are now ready for their In this example, more than one of the patients is
examinations. Assuming that none of fasting, so the radiographer must decide who goes
the exams is emergent, which patient first based on other factors. Since none of the
should be seen first? cases are emergent, consideration should be given
to pediatric and geriatric patients because they
A. An 54-year-old male with type 2 have the most difficulty being NPO for long
diabetes for an upper GI periods of time.
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 agent is C. Ionic, water soluble, diluted with juice
preferred for low risk and low cost
for a patient diagnosed with a The least risk with the least cost would dictate
possible perforated bowel? ionic, water soluble media. Barium should definitely
be avoided, because of the risk of introducing
A. Barium sulfate suspension, contrast into the peritoneum. Barium sulfate
flavored suspension might cause adhesions if it spills into
B. Gaseous media in the form of the peritoneum via a perforation. Gaseous media
crystals will not yield all of the information that positive
C. Ionic, water soluble, diluted with media will in this case.
juice
D. Nonionic, water soluble, diluted
with juice
A patient reports symptoms C. Anaphylactoid reaction
including itching, rash formation, and
difficulty breathing immediately The symptoms described in this scenario are the
following the administration of result of an anaphylactoid reaction, a type of
intravenous (IV) contrast media. reaction that clinically mimics anaphylaxis but
Assuming the patient has had no requires no previous exposure to contrast media.
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 of IV A. The presence of the previous oral contrast in the
contrast media as a part of an abdomen precludes an IVU.
abdominal computed tomography
(CT) scan, as well as 500 ml of dilute, The single, most compelling reason to reschedule
oral contrast, prior to coming to this IVU is the presence of previous oral contrast in
Radiology for a separate order, an the abdomen.
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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HESI RADIOGRAPHY EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026
| ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
Terms in this set (181)
Which procedure is an example of D. Surgical hand scrub.
surgical asepsis?
Asepsis is the absence of disease-producing
A. Clean glove application. (pathogenic) organisms. Surgical asepsis, or sterile
B. Hand washing technique, includes procedures used to eliminate
C. Clean gown application all microorganisms from an area. Surgical hand
D. Surgical hand scrub. scrub, sterile glove application, and sterile gown
application are examples of surgical asepsis.
A radiographer receives a request A. Battery
for a portable chest x-ray and then
performs the x-ray on the incorrect Battery is defined as touching to which the victim
patient. Which legal term best has not consented. Performing a procedure on the
describes the actions of the wrong patient may constitute grounds for a charge
radiographer? of battery.
A. Battery
B. Negligence
C. Assault
D. Invasion of privacy
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The lead radiographer is planning a D. A two-year-old child for a barium swallow
strategy to efficiently manage the
morning workload. The department An x-ray department should begin the day with
is short-staffed due to meetings, and patients who are fasting prior to their examination.
four patients are now ready for their In this example, more than one of the patients is
examinations. Assuming that none of fasting, so the radiographer must decide who goes
the exams is emergent, which patient first based on other factors. Since none of the
should be seen first? cases are emergent, consideration should be given
to pediatric and geriatric patients because they
A. An 54-year-old male with type 2 have the most difficulty being NPO for long
diabetes for an upper GI periods of time.
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 agent is C. Ionic, water soluble, diluted with juice
preferred for low risk and low cost
for a patient diagnosed with a The least risk with the least cost would dictate
possible perforated bowel? ionic, water soluble media. Barium should definitely
be avoided, because of the risk of introducing
A. Barium sulfate suspension, contrast into the peritoneum. Barium sulfate
flavored suspension might cause adhesions if it spills into
B. Gaseous media in the form of the peritoneum via a perforation. Gaseous media
crystals will not yield all of the information that positive
C. Ionic, water soluble, diluted with media will in this case.
juice
D. Nonionic, water soluble, diluted
with juice
A patient reports symptoms C. Anaphylactoid reaction
including itching, rash formation, and
difficulty breathing immediately The symptoms described in this scenario are the
following the administration of result of an anaphylactoid reaction, a type of
intravenous (IV) contrast media. reaction that clinically mimics anaphylaxis but
Assuming the patient has had no requires no previous exposure to contrast media.
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 of IV A. The presence of the previous oral contrast in the
contrast media as a part of an abdomen precludes an IVU.
abdominal computed tomography
(CT) scan, as well as 500 ml of dilute, The single, most compelling reason to reschedule
oral contrast, prior to coming to this IVU is the presence of previous oral contrast in
Radiology for a separate order, an the abdomen.
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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