ARRT- VI EXAM 2021 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Oral Consent Correct Answer Verbal permission, expressed in words (difficult to prove in court) Written Consent Correct Answer A signed consent Implied Consent Correct Answer Inferred from the patient's conduct or presumed (often used in an emergency) Blanket Form Correct Answer usually signed on admission, covers all general procedures Battery Form Correct Answer general form with blank spaces to fill in more descriptive terms Detail Form Correct Answer explains specifically the risk of performing the particular exam. this is what informed consent is. Battery Correct Answer The actual laying hands on or willful or wrongful use of weapons or instruments False Imprisonment Correct Answer the intentional confinement or restraint of another person's activities without justification Defamation Correct Answer slander (oral) or libel (written) invasion of privacy Correct Answer improper touching or exposing of a patients body; also, breaking confidentiality Negligence Correct Answer unintentional misconduct Malpractice Correct Answer Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards BUN (blood urea nitrogen) Correct Answer 7-22 mg/dl Creatinine in females Correct Answer 0.6 to 1.3 mg/dl Creatinine in males Correct Answer 0.8 to 1.5 mg/dl Uric Acid in females Correct Answer 2.2 to 7.3 mg/dl Uric Acid in males Correct Answer 3.9 to 8.3 mg/dl Glucose Correct Answer 70- 112 mg/dl PT (prothrombin time) Correct Answer 10-13 seconds PTT (partial thromboplastin time) Correct Answer 22- 25 seconds Platelets Correct Answer 150,000-450,000 cu/mm Cation Correct Answer A positively charged ion, provides solubility, radiolucent Anion Correct Answer A negatively charged ion, provides stability, radiopaque Osmolality/Osmolarity Correct Answer Causes patient discomfort and vasodilation Viscosity Correct Answer Degree of stickiness. Contributes to discomfort. Miscibility Correct Answer Ability to mix with blood Isovue and Omnipaque Correct Answer Nonionic low-osmolar contast agents. Discomfort and toxicity is decreased, as well as adverse reactions. Atropine Correct Answer Guards against vasovagal reactions. Contraindicated for patients with asthma, heart disease, and glaucoma Bezodiazepines Correct Answer Anti anxiety medicines. Diazepam, versed, and flurazepam hydrochloride vasovagal characteristics Correct Answer Sweating, nausea, decreased blood pressure Diazepam (Valium) Correct Answer Mild sedative; given IV 5-10mg Relieves short term anxiety, antispasmatic, anticonvulsant. Contraindicated in patients with acute or untreated open-angle glaucoma. Adverse reactions include: respiratory depression, peripheral circulatory collapse, cardiac arrest, tachycardia, hypotension, and bradycardia. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Correct Answer antihistamines Prophylaxis in high-risk patients Fentanyl (Sublimaze) Correct Answer Short acting synthetic opiate. Laryngospasm and respiratory depression can occur. Lidocaine (Xylocaine) Correct Answer local anesthetic. May be added to contrast agent to reduce sensitivity. Can be used intraarterially to produce vasodilation.