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As X-ray techs, we must obtain ________ and cooperation from our patient before continuing with the procedure.
What is consent?
Generally, the two most common patient identifiers are patient's name and patient's ____________.
What is date of birth?
A myocardial infarction is also know as a _________.
What is a heart attack?
Is the establishment and growth of a microorganism on or in a host.
What is infection?
Mekelberg and the Mean Girls wear this colour on Wednesdays.
What is pink?
Emotional support, emphasis and ___________ are the only reasons to touch a patient.
What is palpation?
It is best to use __________ questions when interviewing a patient.
What are open-ended?
Hypovolemic shock is due to a loss of this in the body.
What is fluid/blood?
4 basic infection agents include: bacteria, protozoan, fungi and __________.
What is virus?
What does PPE stand for?
What is personal protective equipment?
The most common diversity traits encountered in patients include: age, ability, ethnicity, gender and ___________.
What is religion?
This type of data is anything that the radiographer sees, hears, smells, touches, or reads in patient chart (perceptible to others besides patient).
What is objective?
A metabolic disease caused by either insufficient production of insulin or inadequate utilization of insulin by the cells of the body.
What is diabetes?
Tuberculosis, streptococcal infections of the throat, salmonella poisoning, Lyme disease, gonorrhea, syphilis, and tetanus are categorized as this type of infection.
What are bacterial?
An infection acquired by a patient due to the activity of a physician, nurse or allied health professional.
What is iatrongenic infection?
S-NOD stands for this.
What is "student, name, occupation and doing"?
This type of data is anything that the patient or significant other says is pertinent to patient care (may be subjective, but still important).
What is subjective?
The sudden stoppage of cardiac output and leads to permanent organ damage or death if not treated.
What is cardiac arrest?
Athlete's foot and ringworm are examples of this type of infection.
What is fungi/fungal?
What PPE do you require for a patient with droplet precautions?
What are a mask with face shield, gown and gloves?
Legal documents that are formulated by a competent person that provide written information concerning the patient's desires if the patient is unable to make the decision on his or her own. (DNR)
What are advance directives?
The cardinal rules of radiation protection. Hint: 3 words.
What are time, distance and shielding? ?Shielding?
When blood flow is blocked in a coronary artery - an artery in the heart.
What is a heart attack/myocardial infarction?
An infection acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff.
What is a nosocomial infection?
What PPE do you require for a patient with contact precautions?
What are glove and gown?