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A caregiver of a 7-year-old child with a repaired ventricular septal defect (VSD) calls the cardiology clinic and reports that the child is “just not himself”. The child’s appetite is decreased, he has had intermittent fevers around 38° C (100.4° F), and now his muscles and joints ache. Based on this information, how should the nurse advise the caregiver?

Which of the following is classified as a low-flow oxygen delivery device?

Fluoroscopy for an air contrast barium enema is generally done at _____ kVp.

Which of the following radiation detection devices is most commonly used to determine the amount of scatter produced in a room during the irradiation of a patient?

Select the  verb in parenthesis that most logically completes the sentence and put it in the preterit tense.  Yo_______ (querer/poder)llamarte ayer, pero no contestaste el teléfono

What is the name of the protein that attachs to the centromere of a chromosome that provides an attachment point for spindle fibers? 

One half of DNA has the following nitrogen base pattern: guanine thymine adenine guanine cytosine.  Indicate in order what nitrogen bases wold be needed to complete this DNA strand.

Which of the following is accurate regarding grids that are used with flat panel digital fluoroscopic systems?

Fluoroscopic spot film images are controlled by:

Which of the following radiographic units does not need to be plugged into the wall while producing x-rays?