AMSWERS 2025 LATEST UPDATE.
✅Severe reactions like bronchospasms may require Answer - Epinephrine
✅High risk pts can be pre-medicated with _______________ to reduce risk of reactions Answer
- steroids or Benadryl
✅Gadolinium Answer - Metal-based compound surrounded by chelates, allowing it to pass
through the body and overcome its toxicity
✅ Answer - Infiltration of contrast into surrounding tissues. Remove needle/IV, hold
pressure until bleeding stops, apple ice. Must document chart.
✅ Answer - 120/80 mmHG
✅ Answer - Highest pressure when heart contrast
✅ Answer - Lowest pressure when heart relaxes
✅ Answer - Average pressure during a cardiac cycle
✅ Answer - Over 140/90
✅ Answer - 90/60
✅ Answer - Measures ox levels in blood & pulse rate
, Normal: 95-100%
✅ Answer - Decrease amount of ox in body
✅ Answer - Physician. Technologist only in emergency. 2L typically.
✅ Answer - 60-90
✅ Answer - Fast heart rate. Over 100
✅ Answer - Slow heart rate. Below 60
✅ Answer - Irregular heart rhythm
✅Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF): Answer - Rare disease, occcurs in renal failure pts.
Thickening and darkening of skin, affects heart, kidneys and lunges. Possible reaction to gadolinium.
✅Nonsystemic reactions: Answer - Contrast reactions: flushing, hives & nausea
✅ Answer - No evidence of any cardiac activity
✅ Answer - Black- upper left. Red- lower left. White- upper right, green- lower right. Brown- middle
of chest
✅ Answer - 98.6F or 37C
✅ Answer - Measures COZ and respiratory rate. Used with anesthesia/sedated and intubated
patients
✅ Answer - Condition where blood sugar is too high, causing pt to be at risk for cardiovascular
accident (CVA)