RADT 1001 & 1007 FINAL EXAM
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS and
CORRECT Answers
Tracheostomy - CORRECT ANSWER - An opening through the neck into the trachea
through which an indwelling tube may be inserted to ventilate the patient's lungs.
Oncologist - CORRECT ANSWER - The branch of medicine concerned with the study,
diagnosis, and treatment of malignancy
Podiatrist - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as a podiatric physician or "foot doctor",
is a medical professional, a physician devoted to the study and medical treatment of disorders of
the foot, ankle and lower extremity
Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER - Treatment of items with heat, gas, or chemicals to
make them germ-free.
Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - A civil wrong, such as negligence, false imprisonment,
assault, and battery
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) - CORRECT ANSWER - Organization that
provides complete and comprehensive healthcare for the cost of the premium plus a small fee
called a copayment for each visit.
Res Ipsa Loquitur - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal doctrine applied when negligence and
loss are so apparent they would be obvious to anyone. Literally, "the thing speaks for itself."
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The science or study of moral values or principles,
including ideals of autonomy, beneficence, and justice; the term is also applied to the moral
values or principles themselves.
, Intensifying Screen - CORRECT ANSWER - Plates coated with phosphors (fluorescent
crystals) that emit light when exposed to x-rays.
Libel - CORRECT ANSWER - A false accusation written, printed, typewritten, or
presented in a picture or a sign that is made with malicious intent to defame the reputation of a
person who is living or the memory of a person who is dead, resulting in public embarrassment,
contempt, ridicule, or hatred.
Slander - CORRECT ANSWER - Any words spoken with malice that are untrue and
prejudicial to the reputation, professional practice, commercial trade, office, or business of
another person.
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER - The unlawful use of force against a person.
Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional negligence that is the proximate cause
of injury or harm to a patient, resulting from a lack of professional knowledge, experience, or
skill that can be expected in others in the profession or from a failure to exercise reasonable care
or judgement in the application of professional knowledge, experience, or skill.
Ilieostomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgical formation of an opening of the ileum onto
the surface of the abdomen, through which fecal matter is expelled.
Purulent - CORRECT ANSWER - Consisting of, containing, or discharging pus.
Thrombus (pl. thrombi) - CORRECT ANSWER - An aggregation of platelets, fibrin,
clotting factors, and the cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or
artery.
Embolus (pl. emboli) - CORRECT ANSWER - A free-floating clot, air bubble, or other
substance in the bloodstream.
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS and
CORRECT Answers
Tracheostomy - CORRECT ANSWER - An opening through the neck into the trachea
through which an indwelling tube may be inserted to ventilate the patient's lungs.
Oncologist - CORRECT ANSWER - The branch of medicine concerned with the study,
diagnosis, and treatment of malignancy
Podiatrist - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as a podiatric physician or "foot doctor",
is a medical professional, a physician devoted to the study and medical treatment of disorders of
the foot, ankle and lower extremity
Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER - Treatment of items with heat, gas, or chemicals to
make them germ-free.
Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - A civil wrong, such as negligence, false imprisonment,
assault, and battery
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) - CORRECT ANSWER - Organization that
provides complete and comprehensive healthcare for the cost of the premium plus a small fee
called a copayment for each visit.
Res Ipsa Loquitur - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal doctrine applied when negligence and
loss are so apparent they would be obvious to anyone. Literally, "the thing speaks for itself."
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The science or study of moral values or principles,
including ideals of autonomy, beneficence, and justice; the term is also applied to the moral
values or principles themselves.
, Intensifying Screen - CORRECT ANSWER - Plates coated with phosphors (fluorescent
crystals) that emit light when exposed to x-rays.
Libel - CORRECT ANSWER - A false accusation written, printed, typewritten, or
presented in a picture or a sign that is made with malicious intent to defame the reputation of a
person who is living or the memory of a person who is dead, resulting in public embarrassment,
contempt, ridicule, or hatred.
Slander - CORRECT ANSWER - Any words spoken with malice that are untrue and
prejudicial to the reputation, professional practice, commercial trade, office, or business of
another person.
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER - The unlawful use of force against a person.
Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional negligence that is the proximate cause
of injury or harm to a patient, resulting from a lack of professional knowledge, experience, or
skill that can be expected in others in the profession or from a failure to exercise reasonable care
or judgement in the application of professional knowledge, experience, or skill.
Ilieostomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgical formation of an opening of the ileum onto
the surface of the abdomen, through which fecal matter is expelled.
Purulent - CORRECT ANSWER - Consisting of, containing, or discharging pus.
Thrombus (pl. thrombi) - CORRECT ANSWER - An aggregation of platelets, fibrin,
clotting factors, and the cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or
artery.
Embolus (pl. emboli) - CORRECT ANSWER - A free-floating clot, air bubble, or other
substance in the bloodstream.
