RAD Final Exam Practice Questions and
Answers
The legal doctrine res ipsa locquitur relates to which of the following? - Answer-the thing speaks for
itself
What number of breaths per minute represents the average rate of respiration for an adult? - Answer-
10-20
The usual patient preparation for an upper GI exam is - Answer-NPO 8 hours before the exam
A patient's feeling of spinning, or the room spinning about him, is called - Answer-vertigo
Which of the following communicates messages to the patient? 1. tone of voice 2. eye contact 3.
appearance of radiographer - Answer-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 - Answer-1 only
The threat to do harm is referred to as - Answer-assault
, Which of the following can describe an offense of injurying another's reputation? - Answer-Defamation
of slander
A private or civil wrong would be a/an - Answer-Tort
A felony would be defined as - Answer-a major crime
Defamatory words that are written, printed or published which affect the character of another would be
called - Answer-libel
A patient who is diaphoretic has: - Answer-pale, cool, clammy skin
An obligation one has incurred through any act or failure to act is called - Answer-liablitiy
An action or offense against society as a whole is called - Answer-crime
If a patient's chart read dx, this would mean - Answer-diagnosis
If a patient's chart read NPO after midnight, this would mean - Answer-nothing by mouth after midnight
Blood pressure is affected by: - Answer-cardiac output only, blood volume only & vascular resistance
only
When taking a blood pressure, the first sound heard is the diastolic pressure. - Answer-False
Answers
The legal doctrine res ipsa locquitur relates to which of the following? - Answer-the thing speaks for
itself
What number of breaths per minute represents the average rate of respiration for an adult? - Answer-
10-20
The usual patient preparation for an upper GI exam is - Answer-NPO 8 hours before the exam
A patient's feeling of spinning, or the room spinning about him, is called - Answer-vertigo
Which of the following communicates messages to the patient? 1. tone of voice 2. eye contact 3.
appearance of radiographer - Answer-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 - Answer-1 only
The threat to do harm is referred to as - Answer-assault
, Which of the following can describe an offense of injurying another's reputation? - Answer-Defamation
of slander
A private or civil wrong would be a/an - Answer-Tort
A felony would be defined as - Answer-a major crime
Defamatory words that are written, printed or published which affect the character of another would be
called - Answer-libel
A patient who is diaphoretic has: - Answer-pale, cool, clammy skin
An obligation one has incurred through any act or failure to act is called - Answer-liablitiy
An action or offense against society as a whole is called - Answer-crime
If a patient's chart read dx, this would mean - Answer-diagnosis
If a patient's chart read NPO after midnight, this would mean - Answer-nothing by mouth after midnight
Blood pressure is affected by: - Answer-cardiac output only, blood volume only & vascular resistance
only
When taking a blood pressure, the first sound heard is the diastolic pressure. - Answer-False
