You are the director of a busy medical imaging department. O…

You are the director of a busy medical imaging department. One of your technologists has been accused of looking up the personal medical records and radiography reports of his brother’s girlfriend. The girlfriend visited the hospital as a patient for an ultrasound examination of the pelvis to rule out pregnancy. Disciplinary action for this technologist would be appropriate because of a violation of

On a patient’s examination requisition for a KUB, you notice…

On a patient’s examination requisition for a KUB, you notice that the history recorded by the emergency department staff states “R/O appendicitis.” In an effort to gain more precise information about the patient’s condition, questions to ask that would be important to this examination (KUB) would be1. “How would you describe the pain?”2. “Have you had previous appendix surgery?”3. “Do you know if the emergency department called in a sonographer?”4. “Can you touch the area that specifically hurts?”5. “Are you sure it’s not your kidneys?”6. “Does the pain appear to be in your appendix?”

A woman who is 3 months pregnant has been in a motor vehicle…

A woman who is 3 months pregnant has been in a motor vehicle accident. The emergency room physician suspects there is injury to her cervical spine and thus feels justified in ordering an x-ray examination to aid in determining the extent of the patient’s injury. Because the patient is pregnant, the radiographer should: 1.   select the lowest exposure factors that will produce a diagnostically useful radiograph. 2.   adequately and precisely collimate the radiographic beam to include only the anatomic area of interest. 3.   shield the patient’s lower abdomen and pelvic region with a suitable protective contact shield.

Time management is an important part of controlling stress l…

Time management is an important part of controlling stress levels. Effective methods to control time include1. avoiding deadlines because they only add stress to one’s life.2. pushing yourself to unknown limits because you need to know your potential.3. determining the most important activities that could contribute to your success.4. focusing only on those activities that are important, allowing little time for close friends and family.5. doubling your study time to improve your grade from a D to an A.