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What side of the patient should be positioned closest to the table during transfer?
The strong arm and strong leg.
Where do we insert a Swan-Ganz catheter?
Tip of the catheter is placed in the pulmonary artery.
In regard to Patient Monitoring and Documentation:
What are considered Normal Values for Pulse readings/heart rate range.
1. Adults: 60-100 beats per minute
2. Children: 90-100 beats per minute
3. Infants: 80-120 beats per minute.
Define Bradycardia.
slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute.
List the normal values, in regard to blood pressure readings.
Adults: 110-140mmHg Systolic, 60-81mmHg Diastolic.
Children: 70-112mmHg Systolic, 26-70mmHg Diastolic.
Infants: 60-105mmHG Systolic, 22-60mmHg Diastolic.
In regard to Proper Body Mechanics for Patient Transfer:
As a radiographer, do we push or pull heavy objects/patients?
1. We PUSH heavy objects rather than trying to pull.
2. We PULL A PATIENT onto the table or stretcher.
In regard to Assisting patients with medical equipment:
Describe the functions and characteristics of a Nasal Cannula.
1. delivers oxygen to the nostrils
2. 21%-60% of oxygen delivered using a flow of 1-6 L/min for adults.
3. measured in liters per minute (L/min)
4. Warning: oxygen supports combustion.
In regard to Patient Monitoring and Documentation:
List the pulse palpation sites.
1. Skull-temporal artery
2. Neck-carotid artery
3. upper extremity-radial artery
4. groin-femoral artery
5. lower extremity-dorsal pedis artery
What does Systolic Pressure mmHg represent?
represents the pressure created during contraction of the left ventricle.
What is the normal respiratory rate range for adults?
12-20 per minute.
In regard to patient transfer techniques:
When would the radiographer employ the "log rolling" technique?
when the patient presents with spinal injury or metastatic disease, fracture and subluxation.
In regard to Assisting Patients with Medical Equipment:
Attached equipment, like IV's. How high should and IV solution bottle/bag be maintained above the level of the vein?
1. 18 inches (45cm) minimum
2. 24 inches (60cm) maximum.
What pulse palpation site would we use on a Conscious patient?
Radial artery.
What does Diastolic pressure mmHg represent?
represents the pressure within the vascular system with the heart at rest.
what is the normal respiratory rate range for children?
30-60 per minute
What is Subluxation?
partial dislocation of a joint, when the joint moves out of normal alignment, but not completely out of place.
In regard to Patient Monitoring and Documentation:
What is a Sphygmomanometer used for?
used to measure a patient's blood pressure.
What pulse palpation site would we use on an Un-conscious patient?
Carotid Artery.
Define Hypertension.
1. HIGH arterial blood pressure
2. Above 140 mmHg systolic
3. above 90 mmHg diastolic.
Normal respirations are _______, ______, and _______?
1. quiet
2. effortless
3. uniform.
In regard to Assisting Patients with Medical Equipment:
What is the purpose of a Swan-Ganz Catheter?
used for the diagnosis of right and left ventricular failure and pulmonary disorders, and to monitor the effects of specific medications.
In regard to Patient Monitoring and Documentation:
What is a Stethoscope used for?
used for auscultation or listening to the heart, lung, or abdominal sounds.
Define Tachycardia.
fast heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute.
Define Hypotension.
1. LOW arterial blood pressure
2. below 95 mmHg systolic
3. below 60 mmHg diastolic
When more than a normal effort is required to breathe, the patient may be described as__________?
Dyspneic or having Dyspnea.