Rad 112 Patient Care Final Part 1 Exam 2025

T/F The two basic types of head injury are open and closed. - Correct Ans-True T/F Abdominal trauma and acute abdominal distress are NOT emergencies. - Correct Ans-False T/F Urinary catheterization does not require sterile technique. - Correct Ans-False What should be remembered when removing and indwelling catheter? - Correct Ans Deflate the balloon Hyperosmolar fluids can create __________. - Correct Ans-Dehydration Hypo-osmolar fluids can create __________. - Correct Ans-Fluid toxicity T/F Always clamp a double-lumen NG tube. - Correct Ans-False T/F Never remove NG tubes when taking an image. - Correct Ans-True What is the complete removal of microorganisms and their spores from the surface of an object? - Correct Ans-Surgical Asepsis T/F Always wear the radiation detector monitor inside the lead apron when working at the OR. - Correct Ans-False What is the study of drug actions and drug interactions with living organisms? - Correct Ans-Pharmacology T/F Contrast media are not drugs. - Correct Ans-False Which is not part of the 5 Rights of Drug Administration? - Correct Ans-Right Collection T/F When selecting medication, you only read the label once. - Correct Ans-False T/F ECG means Echocardiogram. - Correct Ans-False What separates the right and left ventricles? - Correct Ans-Interventricular septum T/F A person can have a maximum of 2 nuclear medicine procedure in a day. - Correct Ans-False Rad112 Rad112 Rad112 T/F MRI is a sophisticated invasive procedure used for diagnosing neoplasms and other conditions. - Correct Ans-False Traumatic injuries are caused by external force or violence such as a) pedestrian accidents b) motor vehicle accidents c) choking d) blunt trauma e) all of the above (p.203) - Correct Ans-e) all of the above A rigid abdomen, severe abdominal pain and possible seatbelt contusions are clinical manifestations of a patient with a/an - Correct Ans-Acute abdominal stress What is reflux? - Correct Ans-Backward flow; usually unnatural, as when urine travels back up the ureter T/F When removing an indwelling catheter, remember to deflate the balloon. - Correct Ans-True What are the most commonly used negative agents as radiographic contrast media?` - Correct Ans-Carbon dioxide and air When placing an enema tip, the patient is in what position? - Correct Ans-Sims T/F The technologist can't perform a mobile abdomen x-ray for NG tube placement at the patient's bedside. - Correct Ans-False Which of these common Nasogastric tubes is used to control bleeding from esophageal varices? - Correct Ans-Sengstaken-Blakemore What is medical asepsis? - Correct Ans-Any practice that helps reduce the number and spread of microorganisms Who can enter zone 2 in the surgical suite to help decrease the incidents of infection? - Correct Ans-Only persons dressed in scrub dress with hair covered and shoes covered may enter Drugs that are considered safe for self-administration are called _______________. - Correct Ans-Over-the-counter drugs (OTC drugs) T/F All female patients of childbearing age must be screened before receiving any drug to ascertain whether they are pregnant. - Correct Ans-True What are the 3 routes by which drugs may be administered? - Correct Ans-enteral, topical and parenteral Rad112 Rad112 T/F As a technologist, you can leave the patient even before they have consumed the drug that they have to take. - Correct Ans-False At rest, myocytes are _____, and the interior of the cells is negatively charged. When they are _____, the interior of the myocytes become positive. - Correct Ans-polarized; depolarized The dominant pacemaker of the heart, located in the upper posterior wall of the right atrium, is the _________. - Correct Ans-SA node For angiography of the heart, how long do the patients have to abstain from food and fluids before the procedure? - Correct Ans-4-8 hours before the procedure If a patient is to have barium imaging as well as an ultrasound, why must the ultrasound examination precede the barium examination? - Correct Ans-Because residual barium will interfere with effective ultrasound results Which of the following is not a basic rule for trauma radiography? - Correct Ans-Allow the family to stay in the room during x-ray to keep the patient calm. T/F It is acceptable for the Radiographer to remove supportive devices for trauma patients without a physician's order in order to obtain quality images. - Correct Ans-False T/F A straight catheter has a double lumen with an inflatable balloon at one end. - Correct Ans-False The lithotomy (dorsal recumbent) position is appropriate for female catheterization and is demonstrated by which of the following positions: - Correct Ans-Knees flexed and externally rotated lying supine. T/F All commercially sold bath soaps are safe to use for Soapsuds Enemas. - Correct Ans-False Which of the following diseases is not treated with creation of a stoma (EX: colostomy, ileostomy) through which the contents of the bowel can be eliminated. - Correct Ans-Esophageal Varices T/F When the patient requires total nutritional support by the parenteral method, it is delivered through a nasogastric tube. - Correct Ans-False Which of the following is not a precaution for a patient who is being ventilated by positive pressure? - Correct Ans-If the patient becomes suddenly restless or confused or seems to be fighting the respirator, hold the Rad112 Rad112 patient down until the feeling passes. T/F When performing the surgical scrub, the Radiographer must don radiation protective apparel after completing the scrub. - Correct Ans-False Which of the following is not a method of sterilization? - Correct Ans-UVB Sterilization Drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and then excreted from the body. As this process takes place, the drug reaches a point at which it has its intended effect and is termed: - Correct Ans Onset of Action T/F Bioavailability of a drug is defined as the actual amount of the drug that reaches the systemic circulation and become bioavailable. - Correct Ans-False Which of the following is not an item to report when documenting a medication error? - Correct Ans-The Charge Nurses feelings about your error. T/F Drugs are administered by only two routes and they are the enteral routes and the topical routes. - Correct Ans-False T/F When considering the cardiac conduction system, the SA node, under normal conditions, initiates a cycle