Medical Patient Care Questions

Which of the following may cause a patient to experience a syncopal episode?

• 1. Hypertension

• 2. Anxiety

• 3. Infection

• 4. Hunger

The diabetic patient who has excessive insulin in their body is said to have:

• Hypotension

• Hyperglycemia

• Hypoglycemia

• Hyperkalemia

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

If a patient has a cardiac arrest during MR imaging, the technologist should:

• Call a code and direct them to the scan room

• Quench the magnet

• Begin CPR while the patient remains within the MR scan room

• Begin CPR while transferring the patient out of the scan room

During any emergency that occurs during MR imaging, the technologist should:

• Call a code and direct the team to the scan room

• Quench the magnet

• Continue imaging and call the radiologist

• Remove the patient from the MR scan room

A patient experiencing tachycardia will have a:

• Slow respiratory rate

• Rapid pulse rate

• Low oxygen saturation reading

• High blood pressure reading

What is the average pulse rate for an infant?

• 40–60 beats per minute

• 70–80 beats per minute

• 80–100 beats per minute

• 115–130 beats per minute

A normal blood pressure for an adult is:

• 80/120 mmHg

• 120/80 mmHg

• 250/120 mmHg

• 120/250 mmHg

Which of the following blood pressure readings would indicate shock?

• Diastolic pressure of 40 mmHg

• Diastolic pressure of 90 mmHg

• Systolic pressure of 100 mmHg

• Systolic pressure of 160 mmHg

A patient receiving oxygen should NOT have temperature measured via the _____ route.

• b. Rectal

• a. Oral

• c. Axillary

• d. Tympanic

A patient with epistaxis has a(n):

• Nose bleed

• Ear infection

• Slow pulse rate

• Abscess