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What number of breaths per minute represents the average rate of respiration for an adult? - Correct
Answers 10-20
The usual patient preparation for an upper GI exam is - Correct Answers NPO 8 hours before the exam
A patient's feeling of spinning, or the room spinning about him, is called - Correct Answers vertigo
Which of the following communicates messages to the patient? 1. tone of voice 2. eye contact 3.
appearance of radiographer - Correct Answers 1, 2 & 3
When an injured patient requires assistance dressing or undressing, the radiographer must remember
to: 1. place clothing on the injured side first 2. remove clothing from the injured side first 3. always start
with the injured side - Correct Answers 1 only
The threat to do harm is referred to as - Correct Answers assault
Which of the following can describe an offense of injurying another's reputation? - Correct Answers
Defamation of slander
A private or civil wrong would be a/an - Correct Answers Tort
A felony would be defined as - Correct Answers a major crime
Defamatory words that are written, printed or published which affect the character of another would be
called - Correct Answers libel
A patient who is diaphoretic has: - Correct Answers pale, cool, clammy skin
, An obligation one has incurred through any act or failure to act is called - Correct Answers liablitiy
An action or offense against society as a whole is called - Correct Answers crime
If a patient's chart read dx, this would mean - Correct Answers diagnosis
If a patient's chart read NPO after midnight, this would mean - Correct Answers nothing by mouth after
midnight
Blood pressure is affected by: - Correct Answers cardiac output only, blood volume only & vascular
resistance only
When taking a blood pressure, the first sound heard is the diastolic pressure. - Correct Answers False
When an injured patient requires assistance with dressing or undressing, the radiographer must
remember to: 1. place clothing on the injured side first 2. remove clothing from the injured side first 3.
always start with the injured side - Correct Answers 1 only
The period of contraction of the heart chambers is termed: - Correct Answers systole
What number of breaths per minute represents the average rate of respiration for a normal adult? -
Correct Answers 12-18
130 mm HG systolic over 80 mm HG diastolic, would be an example of: - Correct Answers within the
normal average adult range for blood pressure
A radiographer who performs an examination on a patient without the patient's consent or after the
patient has refused the examination may be liable for: - Correct Answers battery