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A comprehensive review of key concepts and questions related to the arrt (american registry of radiologic technologists) boards exam. It covers a wide range of topics, including ethical considerations, medical imaging procedures (kub, ivu, be, ugi), patient care (assault, battery, invasion of privacy), legal aspects (false imprisonment, negligence, libel, slander, intentional tort, unintentional tort, malpractice), and essential medical knowledge (anatomy, physiology, pathology). The document also includes questions and answers on topics such as contrast media, infection control, and patient positioning, making it a valuable resource for students preparing for the arrt exam. It serves as a study guide, offering concise explanations and quick reviews of critical information.
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ARRT Ethics Committee - correct answer ✅who do you report any HIPAA violations to?
False Imprisonment - correct answer ✅unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement (restraints) Negligence - correct answer ✅the neglect of reasonable care or caution. (something you failed to do) libel - correct answer ✅written defamation slander - correct answer ✅spoken defamation intentional tort - correct answer ✅A wrongful act knowingly committed. unintentional tort - correct answer ✅do standard of care but an accident still happens
upright and board restraints, radiolucent paddles, stockinette's, and tape modes of communication - correct answer ✅oral, written, nonverbal empathy - correct answer ✅sensitivity to the needs of others that allows you to meet those needs in a constructive manner Dr. Elisabeth kubler-ross - correct answer ✅a psychiatrist who developed the 5 stages of grief 5 stages of grief - correct answer ✅denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance (DABDA) high risk - correct answer ✅written informed consent required for any procedure that is considered ____
IV iodinated contrast administration - correct answer ✅procedures involving ___ are high risk log roll - correct answer ✅transferring patients with a head or spinal injury 3-5 - correct answer ✅logrolling requires ______ people Swan-Ganz catheter - correct answer ✅tip of catheter is placed into pulmonary artery nasogastric tubes - correct answer ✅used for feeding or for gastric suction nasoenteric tubes (non sterile) - correct answer ✅goes into the intestine for the purpose of aspirating gas and fluid in the intestinal tract following surgery
correct answer ✅CHILDREN heart rate range 60-100 - correct answer ✅ADULT heart rate range pulse palpitation sites - correct answer ✅Skull- temporal artery Neck- carotid artery Upper Extremity- radial artery Groin- Femoral artery Lower Extremity- dorsal pedis artery tachycardia - correct answer ✅Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm) bradycardia - correct answer ✅slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
systolic - correct answer ✅Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the ventricles. diastolic - correct answer ✅occurs when the ventricles are relaxed; the lowest pressure against the walls of an artery 12-20 breaths per minute - correct answer ✅normal adult respiratory rate 30-60 breaths per minute - correct answer ✅normal child respiratory rate apnea - correct answer ✅cessation of breathing jones fracture - correct answer ✅common foot fractures colles fracture
both joints - correct answer ✅when moving a fractured extremity, what should be included syncope - correct answer ✅fainting petite mal - correct answer ✅non convulsive seizure grand mal - correct answer ✅tonic clonic seizure with convulsions proximally - correct answer ✅for arterial bleeding, apply compress ____ to the site distally - correct answer ✅for venous bleeding, apply compress ____ to the site
orthostatic hypotension - correct answer ✅low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up epistaxis - correct answer ✅nose bleed rescue alarm contain extinguish - correct answer ✅what does RACE stand for? Pull aim squeeze sweep - correct answer ✅what does PASS stand for? asepsis - correct answer ✅absence of significant contamination
that is indirect by means of a fomite that touches a person's body or is ingested vectors - correct answer ✅Animals that carry pathogens from person to person (mosquito, flea, tick) nosocomial infection - correct answer ✅hospital acquired infection Iatrogenic infection - correct answer ✅physician caused infection idiopathic infection - correct answer ✅unknown caused infection
a value of _____ in order to prevent over penetration of the contrast non ionic - correct answer ✅what type of contrast does not break down in blood (osmosis) ionic contrast media - correct answer ✅disassociates into two ( anion and cation) molecules in water and blood non ionic solution - correct answer ✅reduces the frequency of adverse reactions resulting from iodinated contrast osmolarity - correct answer ✅related to the concentration of osmotic solution and has a relationship to the patient risk of reaction Viscosity - correct answer ✅thickness of contrast media, restraint of flow
Drowsiness; headache; fever/chills, Shock, pulmonary edema are what type of reactions? allergic reactions - correct answer ✅decahedron and Benadryl are used for? seizures - correct answer ✅dilantin is used for? edema - correct answer ✅lassie is used for? cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis - correct answer ✅epinephrine is used for? angina - correct answer ✅nitroglycerine is used for? smasmatic colon - correct answer ✅glucagon is used for?
anticoagulant - correct answer ✅heparin, warfarin, and Coumadin are used for? hyperglycemia - correct answer ✅insulin, metformin, and glucophage are used for? source of electrons acceleration of electrons focusing of electrons deceleration of electrons - correct answer ✅4 requirements for production of xrays thermionic emission - correct answer ✅the release of electrons from the tungsten filament when the electrical current passes through it and heats the filament -requires 4-6 amps of current