Patient Care Mod 4 Review

Where in the body are drugs metabolize?

• Heart

• Kidneys

• Liver

• Intestines

What is a medical imaging professional's role in an emergency?

• Recognize an emergency and obtain medical assistance

• Preserve life

• Stabilize the patient

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a priority in an emergency?

• Ensure patent airway

• Control Bleeding

• Attend to wounds and fractures

• Giving the patient food and water

After the administration of an imaging contrast into a patient, it is important for the technologist to observe the patient for

• signs of a reaction such as a metallic taste in the mouth,

• urticaria, nausea, shortness of breath, tightening in the throat,

• blurred vision, syncope

• excessive salivation, dry eyes, and nasal dryness.

Alert, Drowsy, Unconscious, and Comatose are all considered:

• Levels of responsiveness

• Indicators of patient mental status

• Levels of Consiousness

• None of the above

An effective method to handle a patient with an asthmatic attack during a imaging procedure would be to :

• tell the patient to breathe faster and with less depth to avoid losing consciousness.

• tell the patient to hold his or her breath for 30 seconds to recover.

• have the patient sit down and allow the patient to use his or her aerosol inhaler.

• recognize the patient's situation and work faster to get the examination done so they can use their inhaler sooner.

A patient from the ER has a knife wound to the upper extremity, you notice that his wound dressing is becoming saturated with blood quickly, and he is getting lightheaded. You should lay the patient down and begin CPR.

• True

• False

Benadryl, Tylenol, and Valium are all examples of ______.

• Brand Names

• Generic Names

• Drug Action classification

• None of the above

Which of the following should not be used if a patient has impaired renal function?

• Warfarin

• Heparin

• Ibuprofen

• Tylenol

______ shock can occur after contrast administration.

• Hypovolemic

• Hypothermic

• Anaphylactic

• Prophylactic