Medical Terminology
A medical term containing the prefix sub- describes a structure located in this position relative to another structure.
Below or beneath
An imaging request labeled with this abbreviation should receive immediate priority.
STAT
Looking at a patient's medical record simply because you are curious violates this principle of healthcare privacy.
HIPAA
This organization is best known for certifying and registering individual radiologic technologists.
ARRT
This professional organization provides education, resources, and national representation for radiologic technologists.
ASRT
The prefix intra- tells you that something is located in this position.
Within or inside
This common abbreviation refers to a radiographic examination of the chest.
CXR
A student wants to photograph an unusual image on a PACS monitor using a personal phone. This is the appropriate action.
Do not photograph the image
This organization accredits educational programs in radiography rather than individual technologists.
JRCERT
This federal agency develops workplace safety standards that also affect healthcare employees.
OSHA
In the word gastroscopy, the suffix -scopy refers to this type of procedure.
Visual examination
Before beginning an examination, the technologist should verify the patient's identity, clinical indication, and _______ that tells exactly what imaging procedure is requested.
Ordered examination
This healthcare professional positions patients and operates imaging equipment to produce diagnostic images.
Radiologic technologist
A state government granting permission for an individual to practice radiography is an example of this.
Licensure
Radiography students working with nursing, respiratory therapy, and other health professions are participating in this type of education.
Interprofessional education/practice
This letter, commonly “o,” may be placed between medical word parts to make a term easier to pronounce.
Combining vowel
An ambulatory patient may need an appointment, provider prescription, and this type of financial approval before certain imaging examinations.
Insurance authorization or clearance
This physician interprets medical images and provides diagnostic findings.
Radiologist
An ARRT-registered technologist generally needs this many continuing education credits during each two-year reporting period.
24 CE credits
In evidence-based practice, after developing a clinical question, the practitioner searches for the best available research. This is the second step of the process.
Acquire
Break down the term intravenous: the prefix intra- means “within,” and the root ven refers to this structure.
Vein
An order for an upright chest examination specifies that the x-ray beam should enter posteriorly and exit anteriorly. This describes this projection.
PA projection
Removing a patient's name from a clinical image does not automatically make it appropriate for a student to photograph because this obligation still applies.
Protecting PHI/Following HIPAA
This ARRT process occurs on a 10-year cycle and helps identify areas where a technologist may need additional professional development.
CQR, Continuing Qualifications Requirements
A radiography program reviews whether a new teaching method improved student performance after putting the method into practice. This represents the final step of the evidence-based practice process.
Assess/Analyze