TESTBANK FOR ADLER: INTRODUCTION TO
RADIOLOGIC AND IMAGING SCIENCES AND
PATIENT CARE, 8TH EDITION
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. When ctaking ca cpatient chistory, cit cis cimportant cto
a. remain cimpersonal cand cshow clittle cemotion cor cempathy ctoward cthe cpatient.
b. consistently ccall cthe cpatient cby chis cor cher cfirst cname cto cestablish cpatient crapport.
c. maintain ca cpolite cand cprofessional cdemeanor cwhen cgathering cinformation.
d. make ca cmental cnote cof cthe cpatient’s cmannerisms cto cshare cwith cthe cradiologist.
ANS: c c C
Because chistory ctaking cis cone cof cthe cmost ccritical cand cvaluable cdiagnostic ctools,
cpossessing cgood chistory-taking cskills cis can cessential cresponsibility cof cthe cradiologic
cand cimaging csciences cprofessional cand crequires ca cpolite cand cprofessional cdemeanor
cduring cthe cinterview.
REF: p. c157
2. In cpreparing cto cradiograph ca cpatient cwho chas ccome cto cthe cmedical cimaging cdepartment
cwith ca ccomplaint cof cabdominal cpain, cyou cbegin cto cquestion cthe cpatient cas cpart cof cthe
chistory. cA cgood cinitial cquestion cto cask cthe cpatient cwould cbe
a. “Can cyou crate cthe cpain con ca cscale cfrom cone cto cfive?”
b. “Can cyou ctell cme cabout cthe cnature cof cyour cpain?”
, c. “Your crequest cstates cthat cyou chave cstomach cpain, cis cthat ccorrect?”
d. “Does canyone cin cyour cfamily chave csimilar cpain?”
ANS: c c B
All chistories cshould cbegin cwith copen-ended cquestions cto cencourage cthe cpatient’s
cspontaneous cassociations cabout cthe cclinical cproblem. cThe cuse cof cleading cquestions cshould
cbe cavoided cwhenever cpossible cbecause cthey cintroduce cbiases cinto cthe chistory.
REF: p. c158
3. An cimportant cpiece cof cinformation cregarding ca cpatient’s cneed cfor cmedical ccare cis
csought cby cphysicians cand cmedical cprofessionals. cMany ctimes, cpatients care cvague
cabout ctheir cpain cor creason cfor cseeing cthe cdoctor. cIt cis cimportant cto cdiscover cthe
cpatient’s c for cseeking
cmedical ccare.
a. chief ccomplaint
b. pain cthreshold
c. tolerance
d. primary creason
ANS: c c A
Physicians cattempt cto cdetermine cthe cpatient’s cchief ccomplaint. cThis ceffort cis cvaluable
cbecause cit cfocuses cthe chistory ctoward cthe csingle cmost cimportant cissue. cIn cmany
cinstances, cthe cchief ccomplaint cis cdirectly crelated cto cthe cfirst csymptom cthat cis
cdiscussed.
REF: p. c158
, 4. In cthe cprocess cof cquestioning ca cpatient cabout cthe creason cfor chaving cthe crequested cX-
ray cexamination, cthe cpatient cbecomes cirritated cand ccomplains cthat cshe c“is cgetting
cpretty ctired cof csaying cthe csame cthings cover cand cover cto call cthese cnurses.” cAn
ceffective cmethod cto cdeal cwith cthis cpatient’s cattitude cwould cbe cto
a. allow cthe cpatient cto csign ca cstatement cdeclining cto canswer cquestions.
b. ask cthe cpatient cwhat cpieces cof cinformation cothers chave clearned.
c. limit cthe cquestioning cto csimple c“Yes cor cNo” canswers.
d. explain cthat ceach cperson cis casking cquestions cspecific cto ctheir cpatient ccare ctask.
ANS: c c D
A cuseful ctool cis cto crepeat cinformation cobtained cas ca cpart cof cthe chistory cfor ctwo
creasons: cto cverify cthat cthe cradiologic ctechnologist chas cperceived cthe cinformation
ccorrectly cand cto censure cthat cthe cpatient chas cnot cchanged chis cor cher cmind. cAsking cfor
clike cinformation cfrom cdifferent cpeople ccan coften creveal cnew cinformation.
REF: p. c158
5. Good chistory ctaking cinvolves cthe ccollection cof cobjective cand csubjective cdata. cAll
cof cthe cfollowing care cexamples cof csubjective cdata cexcept cthe cpatient’s
a. emotions.
b. respiratory crate.
c. speech cpattern.
d. ability cto cfollow cyour cinstructions.
ANS: c c B
Objective cdata care cperceptible cto cthe csenses, csuch cas csigns cthat ccan cbe cseen, cheard, cor
cfelt cand csuch cthings cas claboratory creports. cSubjective cdata cpertain cto cor care cperceived
cby cthe caffected cindividual conly. cRespiratory crate cis ca cphysiologic cmeasurement cand
cconsidered cobjective cdata.
REF: p. c157
6. Objective cdata cregarding ca cpatient’s chistory
a. are cmore cimportant cthan csubjective cdata.
b. deal cwith ca cpatient’s cfeelings.
c. consist cof ca cpatient’s cvital csigns.
d. are can ceffective cway cto cexplain cthe cpatient’s cpain clevel.
ANS: c c C
Objective cdata care cperceptible cto cthe csenses, csuch cas csigns cthat ccan cbe cseen, cheard, cor
cfelt cand csuch cthings cas claboratory creports. cMany cobjective csigns care cphysiologic
cmeasurements csuch cas ctemperature, cpulse, crespiration, cand cblood cpressure.
REF: p. c157
7. When casking cabout ca cpatient’s cpain, cit cis ceffective cto
a. identify cthe cthree c(3) cmost ccommon careas cfor cpatient cpain.
b. assure cthe cpatient cthat cquestions cabout cpain care crequired cand cstandard cquestions.
c. ask cthe cpatient cif cpain cis cin cthe cabdomen.
d. ask cthe cpatient cto cpoint cto cor ctouch cthe carea cthat churts cand crecord cthe cinformation.
, ANS: c c D
Localization cis cdefining cas cexact cand cprecise can carea cas cpossible cfor cthe cpatient’s
ccomplaint. cTwo ctypes cof ctouch cthat cthe cradiologic cand cimaging csciences cprofessional
ccommonly cuses cin cgathering ca cclinical chistory care c(1) ctouching cfor cemphasis cand c(2)
ctouching cfor cpalpation.
Touching cfor cemphasis cinvolves cusing ctouch cto chighlight cor cto cspecify cinstructions cor
cspecify clocations. cA chistory ccan cbe cclarified cby ca clight ctouch cto cspecify cthe cregion.
REF: c c pp. c158-159
8. When cquestioning cpatients cto cobtain can caccurate cpatient chistory,
a. keep cyour cquestions cgeneral cin cnature cso cas cnot cto coffend cthe cpatient.
b. start cwith copen-ended cquestions cand cthen cfollow cup cwith cmore cdirect cinquiries.
c. do cnot clet cthe cpatient ctalk ctoo cmuch cin corder cto ckeep cthe cexamination cmoving.
d. use cshort cquestions cthat care cspecific cto ctheir csuspected cmedical ccondition.
ANS: c c B
All chistories cshould cbegin cwith copen-ended cquestions cto cencourage cthe cpatient’s
cspontaneous cassociations cabout cthe cclinical cproblem. cAnswers cto cthese cquestions ccan
coften cenable cmore cdirect, cprobing cquestions cfor cclarification cand cprecision.
REF: p. c158
9. It cwould cbe cinappropriate cto
a. repeat cthe cpatient’s ccomments cregarding cthe csymptoms cto ckeep cthe
cexamination ctime cshort.
b. call cthe cpatient cby chis cor cher csurname c(preceded cby cMr., cMs., cor cMrs.) cto
cestablish ca cprofessional cimage.
c. ask cthe cpatient cleading cquestions cregarding chis cor cher csymptoms.
d. describe cthe cpatient’s csymptoms cto cthe cradiologist cin cprecise cmedical cterms.
ANS: c c C
The cuse cof cleading cquestions cshould cbe cavoided cwhenever cpossible cbecause cthey
cintroduce cbiases cinto cthe chistory.
REF: p. c158
10. As ca cpatient cbegins cto cexplain ctheir creasons cfor ccoming cto cthe cclinic cfor ca
cradiographic cexamination, cthey cbegin cto cuse cmedical cterms cto cdescribe cconditions.
cThe cinformation cappears cto cbe caccurate cmedically cand chelps cclarify ctheir csymptoms.
cTo cdeal cwith cthis cpatient, cyou cshould
a. politely clisten, crecord ctheir ccomments, cand crepeat cthe cstatements cto cclarify.
b. ask cabout ctheir capparent cmedical cbackground cand ctell cthe cradiologist.
c. begin cthe cprocedure cas cit cis csafe cto cassume cthey cknow cwhat cthey’re ctalking cabout.
d. disregard cthe cinformation cand crecord cyour cimpressions cof chidden csymptoms.
ANS: c c A
The cability cto cassess cthe cpatient’s cbackground ccan cbe ca cdifficult cskill cto cdevelop.
cProbably cthe cmost chelpful ctechnique cis cto cbegin cwith ca cquestion cthat cprovides can
copportunity cfor cthe cpatient cto crespond cin ca cmanner cthat creflects chis cor cher clife
cexperience cand ceducational cbackground.
RADIOLOGIC AND IMAGING SCIENCES AND
PATIENT CARE, 8TH EDITION
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. When ctaking ca cpatient chistory, cit cis cimportant cto
a. remain cimpersonal cand cshow clittle cemotion cor cempathy ctoward cthe cpatient.
b. consistently ccall cthe cpatient cby chis cor cher cfirst cname cto cestablish cpatient crapport.
c. maintain ca cpolite cand cprofessional cdemeanor cwhen cgathering cinformation.
d. make ca cmental cnote cof cthe cpatient’s cmannerisms cto cshare cwith cthe cradiologist.
ANS: c c C
Because chistory ctaking cis cone cof cthe cmost ccritical cand cvaluable cdiagnostic ctools,
cpossessing cgood chistory-taking cskills cis can cessential cresponsibility cof cthe cradiologic
cand cimaging csciences cprofessional cand crequires ca cpolite cand cprofessional cdemeanor
cduring cthe cinterview.
REF: p. c157
2. In cpreparing cto cradiograph ca cpatient cwho chas ccome cto cthe cmedical cimaging cdepartment
cwith ca ccomplaint cof cabdominal cpain, cyou cbegin cto cquestion cthe cpatient cas cpart cof cthe
chistory. cA cgood cinitial cquestion cto cask cthe cpatient cwould cbe
a. “Can cyou crate cthe cpain con ca cscale cfrom cone cto cfive?”
b. “Can cyou ctell cme cabout cthe cnature cof cyour cpain?”
, c. “Your crequest cstates cthat cyou chave cstomach cpain, cis cthat ccorrect?”
d. “Does canyone cin cyour cfamily chave csimilar cpain?”
ANS: c c B
All chistories cshould cbegin cwith copen-ended cquestions cto cencourage cthe cpatient’s
cspontaneous cassociations cabout cthe cclinical cproblem. cThe cuse cof cleading cquestions cshould
cbe cavoided cwhenever cpossible cbecause cthey cintroduce cbiases cinto cthe chistory.
REF: p. c158
3. An cimportant cpiece cof cinformation cregarding ca cpatient’s cneed cfor cmedical ccare cis
csought cby cphysicians cand cmedical cprofessionals. cMany ctimes, cpatients care cvague
cabout ctheir cpain cor creason cfor cseeing cthe cdoctor. cIt cis cimportant cto cdiscover cthe
cpatient’s c for cseeking
cmedical ccare.
a. chief ccomplaint
b. pain cthreshold
c. tolerance
d. primary creason
ANS: c c A
Physicians cattempt cto cdetermine cthe cpatient’s cchief ccomplaint. cThis ceffort cis cvaluable
cbecause cit cfocuses cthe chistory ctoward cthe csingle cmost cimportant cissue. cIn cmany
cinstances, cthe cchief ccomplaint cis cdirectly crelated cto cthe cfirst csymptom cthat cis
cdiscussed.
REF: p. c158
, 4. In cthe cprocess cof cquestioning ca cpatient cabout cthe creason cfor chaving cthe crequested cX-
ray cexamination, cthe cpatient cbecomes cirritated cand ccomplains cthat cshe c“is cgetting
cpretty ctired cof csaying cthe csame cthings cover cand cover cto call cthese cnurses.” cAn
ceffective cmethod cto cdeal cwith cthis cpatient’s cattitude cwould cbe cto
a. allow cthe cpatient cto csign ca cstatement cdeclining cto canswer cquestions.
b. ask cthe cpatient cwhat cpieces cof cinformation cothers chave clearned.
c. limit cthe cquestioning cto csimple c“Yes cor cNo” canswers.
d. explain cthat ceach cperson cis casking cquestions cspecific cto ctheir cpatient ccare ctask.
ANS: c c D
A cuseful ctool cis cto crepeat cinformation cobtained cas ca cpart cof cthe chistory cfor ctwo
creasons: cto cverify cthat cthe cradiologic ctechnologist chas cperceived cthe cinformation
ccorrectly cand cto censure cthat cthe cpatient chas cnot cchanged chis cor cher cmind. cAsking cfor
clike cinformation cfrom cdifferent cpeople ccan coften creveal cnew cinformation.
REF: p. c158
5. Good chistory ctaking cinvolves cthe ccollection cof cobjective cand csubjective cdata. cAll
cof cthe cfollowing care cexamples cof csubjective cdata cexcept cthe cpatient’s
a. emotions.
b. respiratory crate.
c. speech cpattern.
d. ability cto cfollow cyour cinstructions.
ANS: c c B
Objective cdata care cperceptible cto cthe csenses, csuch cas csigns cthat ccan cbe cseen, cheard, cor
cfelt cand csuch cthings cas claboratory creports. cSubjective cdata cpertain cto cor care cperceived
cby cthe caffected cindividual conly. cRespiratory crate cis ca cphysiologic cmeasurement cand
cconsidered cobjective cdata.
REF: p. c157
6. Objective cdata cregarding ca cpatient’s chistory
a. are cmore cimportant cthan csubjective cdata.
b. deal cwith ca cpatient’s cfeelings.
c. consist cof ca cpatient’s cvital csigns.
d. are can ceffective cway cto cexplain cthe cpatient’s cpain clevel.
ANS: c c C
Objective cdata care cperceptible cto cthe csenses, csuch cas csigns cthat ccan cbe cseen, cheard, cor
cfelt cand csuch cthings cas claboratory creports. cMany cobjective csigns care cphysiologic
cmeasurements csuch cas ctemperature, cpulse, crespiration, cand cblood cpressure.
REF: p. c157
7. When casking cabout ca cpatient’s cpain, cit cis ceffective cto
a. identify cthe cthree c(3) cmost ccommon careas cfor cpatient cpain.
b. assure cthe cpatient cthat cquestions cabout cpain care crequired cand cstandard cquestions.
c. ask cthe cpatient cif cpain cis cin cthe cabdomen.
d. ask cthe cpatient cto cpoint cto cor ctouch cthe carea cthat churts cand crecord cthe cinformation.
, ANS: c c D
Localization cis cdefining cas cexact cand cprecise can carea cas cpossible cfor cthe cpatient’s
ccomplaint. cTwo ctypes cof ctouch cthat cthe cradiologic cand cimaging csciences cprofessional
ccommonly cuses cin cgathering ca cclinical chistory care c(1) ctouching cfor cemphasis cand c(2)
ctouching cfor cpalpation.
Touching cfor cemphasis cinvolves cusing ctouch cto chighlight cor cto cspecify cinstructions cor
cspecify clocations. cA chistory ccan cbe cclarified cby ca clight ctouch cto cspecify cthe cregion.
REF: c c pp. c158-159
8. When cquestioning cpatients cto cobtain can caccurate cpatient chistory,
a. keep cyour cquestions cgeneral cin cnature cso cas cnot cto coffend cthe cpatient.
b. start cwith copen-ended cquestions cand cthen cfollow cup cwith cmore cdirect cinquiries.
c. do cnot clet cthe cpatient ctalk ctoo cmuch cin corder cto ckeep cthe cexamination cmoving.
d. use cshort cquestions cthat care cspecific cto ctheir csuspected cmedical ccondition.
ANS: c c B
All chistories cshould cbegin cwith copen-ended cquestions cto cencourage cthe cpatient’s
cspontaneous cassociations cabout cthe cclinical cproblem. cAnswers cto cthese cquestions ccan
coften cenable cmore cdirect, cprobing cquestions cfor cclarification cand cprecision.
REF: p. c158
9. It cwould cbe cinappropriate cto
a. repeat cthe cpatient’s ccomments cregarding cthe csymptoms cto ckeep cthe
cexamination ctime cshort.
b. call cthe cpatient cby chis cor cher csurname c(preceded cby cMr., cMs., cor cMrs.) cto
cestablish ca cprofessional cimage.
c. ask cthe cpatient cleading cquestions cregarding chis cor cher csymptoms.
d. describe cthe cpatient’s csymptoms cto cthe cradiologist cin cprecise cmedical cterms.
ANS: c c C
The cuse cof cleading cquestions cshould cbe cavoided cwhenever cpossible cbecause cthey
cintroduce cbiases cinto cthe chistory.
REF: p. c158
10. As ca cpatient cbegins cto cexplain ctheir creasons cfor ccoming cto cthe cclinic cfor ca
cradiographic cexamination, cthey cbegin cto cuse cmedical cterms cto cdescribe cconditions.
cThe cinformation cappears cto cbe caccurate cmedically cand chelps cclarify ctheir csymptoms.
cTo cdeal cwith cthis cpatient, cyou cshould
a. politely clisten, crecord ctheir ccomments, cand crepeat cthe cstatements cto cclarify.
b. ask cabout ctheir capparent cmedical cbackground cand ctell cthe cradiologist.
c. begin cthe cprocedure cas cit cis csafe cto cassume cthey cknow cwhat cthey’re ctalking cabout.
d. disregard cthe cinformation cand crecord cyour cimpressions cof chidden csymptoms.
ANS: c c A
The cability cto cassess cthe cpatient’s cbackground ccan cbe ca cdifficult cskill cto cdevelop.
cProbably cthe cmost chelpful ctechnique cis cto cbegin cwith ca cquestion cthat cprovides can
copportunity cfor cthe cpatient cto crespond cin ca cmanner cthat creflects chis cor cher clife
cexperience cand ceducational cbackground.
