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A patient is taken to the department for an MRI. Once the patient was placed on the exam table and into the MRI machine, the patient starts moving around and tells the radiographer that they are feeling claustrophobic. The radiographer tells the patient, “Well you need to stay still or I will leave you inside the MRI until you stop moving”. This is an example of:

 A radiographer goes to the emergency room to perform a forearm exam. The patient has a possible fracture and tells the radiographer that holding that position for the x-ray is extremely painful.  The exposure is made, but because the patient is in so much pain and can’t hold the position, the image comes out blurry. The technologist has to repeat the x-ray. Before positioning the again, the radiographer ties down the patient so they can stop moving. The patient informs the radiographer that he does not want to be tied down but the tech does not remove the restrains so he can perform the exam. This is an example of:

Which of these is a phenotypic method that attaches fluorescent molecular marker to antibodies to aid indentification of specific bacteria under a microscope?

If a radiographic technologist performs an abdomen radiograph but the order states to do a lumbar spine radiograph, this could fall into the _______ legal theory if the patient files for negligence.

_______ is the legal theory that translates to the master speaks for the servant and it states that the employer may be liable in certain cases for the wrongful acts of the employee.

Which test: description pair is mismatched?

A common food intoxication is caused by enterotoxin-producing strains of

Minute amounts of a pathogen in a patient sample can be rapidly detected by specifically amplifying and identifying its DNA using PCR. This is an example of

Which of the following is commonly found on human skin?

If a radiographer is given wrong orders by the radiologist and the patient sues the radiographer for performing the exam, this would fall under which legal theory?