GXMO Patient Care and Positioning 5

Question 1

During a radiographic procedure, a patient who was alert suddenly becomes unresponsive. The technologist's first action should be to:

Accepted Answer

Call for help and assess the patient for responsiveness and breathing

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Immediately begin chest compressions

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Administer oxygen via nasal cannula

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Complete the radiographic examination and then notify staff

Question 2

The Sthenic body habitus, which is the most common type, is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

An average build with the stomach and gallbladder at intermediate positions

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A hypersthenic frame with a wide thorax and transverse stomach position

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A very slender build with vertically positioned abdominal organs

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A moderately slender build with organs slightly lower than average

Question 3

Which statement about informed consent is most accurate for a radiologic technologist?

Accepted Answer

Informed consent for invasive contrast procedures is typically obtained by the physician, not the technologist

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The technologist obtains written informed consent for all radiographic procedures

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Consent is implied and never needs to be formally obtained in radiology

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The technologist may obtain consent for fluoroscopic procedures independently

Question 4

A lateral decubitus chest projection is performed with the patient lying on their right side. This view is most useful for detecting:

Accepted Answer

Free pleural fluid on the right side

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Pneumothorax on the right side

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Free pleural fluid on the left side

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Mediastinal shift to the left

Question 5

When performing a PA projection of the chest, the patient's hands should be placed on the hips with elbows forward primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Rotate the scapulae laterally out of the lung fields

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Reduce kyphosis and straighten the thoracic spine

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Lower the clavicles below the lung apices

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Increase the lung volume by expanding the rib cage

Question 6

Which of the following contrast agents is water-soluble and preferred when bowel perforation is suspected?

Accepted Answer

Gastrografin (diatrizoate meglumine)

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Barium sulfate suspension

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Iodinated oil-based contrast

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Micropaque barium

Question 7

To demonstrate the zygapophyseal (facet) joints of the lumbar spine in profile, the patient should be positioned in:

Accepted Answer

45° oblique projection

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AP projection

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Lateral projection

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30° oblique projection