RADIOLOGY AND PATIENT CARE FINAL 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which action is NOT appropriate when caring for a patient who is
experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure?
Answer: Restrain movement as much as possible.
◉ The purpose of the Glasgow Coma Scale is to objectively:
Answer: assess changes in a patient's LOC over time.
◉ A dizzy sensation that feels as if the room is spinning and that
often causes nausea may be reported by patients who suffer from:
Answer: inner ear disturbances
◉ In small children or infants, a foreign body obstruction of the
airway should be suspected if there is a sudden onset of:
1. severe coughing.
2 stridor.
Answer: Either 1 or 2
,◉ Of the following procedures, which evaluate function as well as
anatomy?
1. Intravenous urogram
2. Cystogram
3. Oral cholecystogram
4. T-tube cholangiogram
Answer: 1 and 3 only
◉ ERCP stands for:
Answer: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
◉ A device to drain bile from the hepatic and common bile ducts to
the outside of the body following cholecystectomy is called a:
Answer: T-tube.
,◉ When a contrast medium is described as aqueous, this means
that:
Answer: water is the principal solvent for the iodine compound.
◉ Films taken within the first 3 minutes after injection for excretory
urography that demonstrate a hazy opacification to the entire
kidney structure are referred to as:
Answer: nephrograms.
◉ A substantial intravenous dose delivered rapidly is called a(n):
Answer: bolus
◉ A device called a manometer may be used as part of the procedure
when performing which of the following examinations?
Answer: myelography.
◉ Injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space for a
myelogram is an example of the ___________________ route of
medication administration.
Answer: intrathecal
◉ An oxygen mask that has an attached reservoir bag that fills with
100% oxygen and a valve to prevent exhaled gas from being inhaled
again is called a:
, Answer: nonrebreathing mask.
◉ The most common cause of death for individuals under 40 years
of age in the United States is:
Answer: Trauma
◉ The radiographic protocols for trauma units usually state that
which of the following radiographs should be taken on all trauma
patients?
Answer: Chest, pelvis, and lateral cervical spine images
◉ The process of placing an artificial airway through the mouth or
nose and into the trachea is commonly called:
Answer: intubation.
◉ When patients who suffer from a chronic lung disease, such as
emphysema, experience respiratory distress, they should receive:
Answer: a low flow rate of oxygen (2 L/min or less).
◉ A patient who suddenly demonstrates nervous irritability, cold
clammy skin, weakness, hunger, and blurred vision requires the
administration of:
Answer: glucose
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which action is NOT appropriate when caring for a patient who is
experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure?
Answer: Restrain movement as much as possible.
◉ The purpose of the Glasgow Coma Scale is to objectively:
Answer: assess changes in a patient's LOC over time.
◉ A dizzy sensation that feels as if the room is spinning and that
often causes nausea may be reported by patients who suffer from:
Answer: inner ear disturbances
◉ In small children or infants, a foreign body obstruction of the
airway should be suspected if there is a sudden onset of:
1. severe coughing.
2 stridor.
Answer: Either 1 or 2
,◉ Of the following procedures, which evaluate function as well as
anatomy?
1. Intravenous urogram
2. Cystogram
3. Oral cholecystogram
4. T-tube cholangiogram
Answer: 1 and 3 only
◉ ERCP stands for:
Answer: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
◉ A device to drain bile from the hepatic and common bile ducts to
the outside of the body following cholecystectomy is called a:
Answer: T-tube.
,◉ When a contrast medium is described as aqueous, this means
that:
Answer: water is the principal solvent for the iodine compound.
◉ Films taken within the first 3 minutes after injection for excretory
urography that demonstrate a hazy opacification to the entire
kidney structure are referred to as:
Answer: nephrograms.
◉ A substantial intravenous dose delivered rapidly is called a(n):
Answer: bolus
◉ A device called a manometer may be used as part of the procedure
when performing which of the following examinations?
Answer: myelography.
◉ Injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space for a
myelogram is an example of the ___________________ route of
medication administration.
Answer: intrathecal
◉ An oxygen mask that has an attached reservoir bag that fills with
100% oxygen and a valve to prevent exhaled gas from being inhaled
again is called a:
, Answer: nonrebreathing mask.
◉ The most common cause of death for individuals under 40 years
of age in the United States is:
Answer: Trauma
◉ The radiographic protocols for trauma units usually state that
which of the following radiographs should be taken on all trauma
patients?
Answer: Chest, pelvis, and lateral cervical spine images
◉ The process of placing an artificial airway through the mouth or
nose and into the trachea is commonly called:
Answer: intubation.
◉ When patients who suffer from a chronic lung disease, such as
emphysema, experience respiratory distress, they should receive:
Answer: a low flow rate of oxygen (2 L/min or less).
◉ A patient who suddenly demonstrates nervous irritability, cold
clammy skin, weakness, hunger, and blurred vision requires the
administration of:
Answer: glucose
