Radiology Tech Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Complete Guaranteed Success Patient Care in Radiology
- A patient comes in for a radiologic exam and requires an intravenous injection of contrast. What is the normal
range for creatinine?
- 0-0.4 mg/100 ml
- 0.6-1.5 mg/100 ml
- 2.0-4.0 mg/100 ml
- 8-15 mg/100 ml
- A patient is having a CAT scan of the head. After injecting
contrast, the patient complains of nausea and having problems breathing. What type of shock is the patient experiencing?
- Septic
b.Anaphylactic
- Cardiogenic
- Neurogenic
- What is the function of the housing around an x-ray tube?
- Keeps heat inside the glass envelope
- Promotes electrical shock
- Minimizes radiation leakage
- Helps with image production
- The reddening of irritated skin due to radiation is called what?
- Psoriasis
- Petechiae
- Erythema
- Eczema
- What is the position when a patient lies flat on their back and the head is lower than the feet?
- Fowler's
- Trendelenburg
- Sim's
- Lateral Recumbent
- When a patient is having a barium enema, what are the instructions after the examination?
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a.Don't drink fluids for 6 hours.
- Withhold taking a laxative.
- Drink plenty of fluid.
d.Don't monitor your bowel movements.
- The best time to use the log rolling method to move a patient is when the patient may have:
- Ankle fracture
- Head trauma
- Wrist pain
- Spinal Injury
Radiation and Safety
- When parts of the body are being imaged, what restricts the useful x- ray beams from causing unnecessary
exposure?
- Protective Barriers
- Collimation
- Filtration
- Cassette Size
- A unit of measuring radiation is REM. What does REM stand for?
- Radiation Equivalent Man
- Roentgen Early Man
- Radioactive Early Management
- Radiation Evolved Management
- According to the NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements), what is the minimum
lead requirement for lead aprons?
- 0.50 mm Pb
- 0.25 mm Pb
- 0.35 mm Pb
- 0.75 mm Pb
- Of the total radiation exposure of the general public, what percentage comes from medical and dental
radiation?
- 90%
- 2%
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