AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
How big are pacemaker units? - Answer-Approximately 1 inch in width, in diameter, and
in thickness, weighing just a little over 1 ounce
What is our job in order for a physician to be able to place the quidewire and pacemaker
assembly correctly? - Answer-Operate fluoroscopy unit
portable fluoro requires - Answer-draping of image receptor and patient
Surgical draping of the c-arm and the patient is performed by ? - Answer-Surgical Team
3 methods of maintaining sterile field with C-arm - Answer--snap cover bag over image
receptor
-shower curtain drape
-barrier over surgery site during imaging
C-arm in surgery - Answer-Commonly used for surgery to perform fluoroscopic surgical
procedures
Taking Radiographs in the Operating Room - Answer-- Dress appropriately.
- Be aware of sterile areas.
- Identify surgical team and float nurse.
- Take charge of your area of responsibility.
- Position image receptor and x-ray unit appropriately.
- Communicate clearly with operating room staff.
neonatal portable radiography often performed for - Answer-transient tachypnea or
respiratory distress syndrome
What type of shield is important for neonatal portable radiography ? - Answer-Gonadal
-shadow shield
-contact shield
aseptic techniques can be applied - Answer-in any clinical setting
important situations for aseptic technique - Answer--surgery
-intravenous lines
, -urinary catheters
-drains
goals of aseptic technique - Answer--protect patient from infection
-prevent spread of pathogens and/or harmful microorganisms
What are the two classes of asepsis? - Answer-surgical and medical
Where is it important to practice sterile procedures ? - Answer-Surgery sterile
environment
When do use asepsis technique performed? - Answer-Whenever we Pierce the patient's
skin
aseptic technique in medical imaging is challenging due to - Answer--equipment
designs
-variety/nature of exams
-mix of staff expertise
procedures requiring aseptic technique - Answer--biopsies
-angiographic procedures
-line placements
-hysterosalpingography (female assistance ONLY)
-arthrography
sources of infection - Answer--skin
-hair
-nasopharynx
-fomites
-air
-human error
-cross-contamination
protection against infection before, during, and after a surgical procedure by using
sterile techniques - Answer-Surgical asepsis
Removal of our destruction of infected material - Answer-Medical asepsis
surgical medical imaging team - Answer--chief surgeon: responsible for everything in
there.
-assisting surgeon
-anesthesiologist or CRNA: sits at the head of pt monitoring pt's vital signs
-OR nurse - circulating
-support OR staff