Patient Education & Health Promotion Flashcards
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A parent asks to stay in the room while a child's radiographs are taken. What is appropriate?
Answer: Provide the parent with a lead apron and keep them out of the primary beam
Anyone remaining in the room must be shielded and outside the primary beam.
Who should hold a receptor in place for a patient who cannot do so?
Answer: The patient's family member or caregiver, wearing protection, never the operator
Operators should not hold receptors; a protected nonoccupational person may assist if needed.
How should the frequency of radiographs be explained to a patient?
Answer: It is based on the individual's caries risk, disease history, age and clinical findings
Guidelines tailor radiograph frequency to individual risk and need.
A patient asks what the lead apron does. Which is the most accurate answer?
Answer: It shields the body from scatter radiation
Aprons and thyroid collars reduce exposure from scatter to radiosensitive tissues.
Which tissue does a thyroid collar protect and why is it emphasized for children?
Answer: Thyroid gland; because it is radiosensitive and children are more susceptible to radiation effects
The thyroid is radiosensitive, and younger patients have higher lifetime risk.
A patient asks whether digital radiography is safer than film. What is the best answer?
Answer: Digital sensors typically require less exposure than film and give immediate images
Digital receptors are generally more sensitive, allowing lower dose, and eliminate chemical processing.
Which statement is true when counseling a patient about the 'stochastic' risk of radiation?
Answer: Probability of effect increases with dose and there is assumed to be no threshold
Stochastic effects, like cancer, have probability that rises with dose and no assumed threshold.
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