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American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Where can you obtain specific and accurate information about the content of the curriculum used in approved programs in radiologic technology?
assisting the radiologic technologist and radiologist in conducting the radiographic examinations
Passive participation occurs when the student is:
Cognitive learning
Classroom lectures and demonstrations of theories and facts relating to a specific body of knowledge can usually be considered which one of the following?
Methods of patient care
To help the student radiologic technologist understand how to work with sick and injured patients of all ages and sizes, regardless of their ethnic or cultural background, the student will study information presented in which of the following course work?
By ensuring that a program meets nationally established professional standards
In what way does JRCERT accreditation benefit students?
Both b and c; an accreditation authority of educational institutions; a not-for-profit corporation
The JRCERT is:
United States Department of Education
What governmental agency is responsible for the oversight of institutional and programmatic accreditation?
abnormal structure and/or function of the various anatomic structures of the body
Pathology is the study of the:
Imaging equipment
Understanding the process of radiographic image production and the specific equipment used in the processes is generally taught in which section of the curriculum?
All of the above; (Program effectiveness, Curriculum, Radiation safety)
Educational standards address which of the following?
All the above; (What you wish were so, Your prejudices, Your values, beliefs, and hopes)
Errors in remembering are influenced by which one of the following?
Identifying the cause
What is the first step in resolving conflict?
Inquisitiveness
A desirable trait in critical thinking is which one of the following?
Concentrating on one activity to the exclusion of others
Learning may be improved by which one of the following?
Recreation, sleep, and nutrition
What are the physiologic needs?
are usually the most intensely defended
Background beliefs:
Clothing, food, shelter, and the will to reproduce
What are the four human needs essential for survival?
evaluate advertising claims to reach the truth
Critical thinkers:
All who work in radiology
The need for critical thinking exists for whom?
statistics have been examined and found valid
Statistics are useful in decision making when the:
Listening, understanding, and responding appropriately to information exchanges with the patient and co-workers
Interaction with the patient and co-workers includes which one of the following?
Medical terminology
The written and spoken language of medicine is taught in which of the following?
thinking logically and wisely
Critical thinking means:
Forgetting occurs uniformly.
Which one of the following statements about forgetting is not correct?
Recreation, sleep, and nutrition
What are the physiologic needs?
All of the above (Memorizing, even rote drill, A purposeful will to remember, Willful attention to events or activities)
Increasing memory skills require which one of the following?
Factual issues
What is the easiest type of conflict to resolve?
Salaries and benefits of health care employees
The single largest cost in providing medical care is which of the following?
Pattern of response of a living organism to injury
Disease may be defined as which one of the following?
Prospective payment
What is a payment system called that determines costs and payments before delivery of service?
More than 50%
Lifestyle choices account for what percentage of early deaths in the United States?
Defensive medicine
Radiographic examinations performed for the sole purpose of avoiding litigation is an example of which one of the following?
a worldwide infectious disease.
A pandemic is:
10 million
At the start of 2000, how many older adults required care in the United States?
During the final year of life
When do most individuals incur the majority of their health care expenditures?
Rate of occurrence of disease or conditions
Morbidity is defined as which one of the following?
2 weeks
The first radiograph produced in the United States is believed to have occurred _____ after the discovery of the X-ray.
discovering the X-ray.
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen is credited with:
Thomas Edison
The early experiments with fluoroscopy were made by whom?
Use of calcium tungstate for fluoroscopic-screen coating
In the field of radiology, Edison’s chief contribution was which one of the following?
Marie Curie
Who is credited with the development of mobile X-ray units for military medical service in World War I?
Enrico Fermi.
The scientist most closely associated with the atomic bomb is:
Crookes, Hittorf, and Lenard
Which three scientists are credited with early research in the cathode rays of the X-ray tube?
World War II
The Army School of Roentgenology was established to aid in the war effort of which one of the following?
nuclear medicine imaging.
The World War II military experiments resulted in a new radiology discipline called:
Radium and the refinement of radium
Marie Curie is best known for her work with which one of the following?
True
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes offer doctors and health care professionals a uniform language for coding medical services and procedures to streamline reporting, increase accuracy and efficiency.
Heart disease
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
thoroughly washing hands after handling each patient
The most practical precaution that can be taken to prevent the spread of disease is:
All of the above (Proper radiation exposure technique, Preventing the spread of disease, Preventing physical injury)
Doing no harm is the goal in performing a diagnostic radiography examination that includes which of the following?
held as close to the body as possible.
When lifting patients or heavy objects, the weight should be:
Viruses or microorganisms that cause disease
Pathogens are which of the following?
Sterilization
The complete removal or destruction of microorganisms is accomplished with the use of which of the following?
when they are rapidly dividing
Bergonie and Tribondeau’s law regarding the sensitivity of cells states that cells are most sensitive:
70%
The fastest growing segment of the population in the United States today is people over 85 years of age. Of this segment of the population, what percentage are women?
All the above (Physicians, Technologists, Nurses)
Knowledge of and competency in CPR is required of whom?
Infancy
Radiation exposure to patients is most critical during which one of the following age groups?
Maintaining loyalty to the hospital or institution
Optimal patient care includes all the following except:
Co-workers and other departments
Examples of inside customers include which of the following?
It must be effectively managed by the radiographer.
Which one of the following statements is true about conflict?
Moments of truth
Every interaction between a radiologic technologist and an inside or outside customer is considered to be which one of the following?
Friends and relatives
Which one of the following is the primary source used by patients to obtain information about physicians and hospitals?
Empathy
Which one of the following is the ability to appreciate the patient’s feelings?
Patient
Which one of the following is the primary outside customer served by the radiographer?
The last name with an appropriate title should be used, along with a pleasant greeting.
When addressing the adult patient for the first time, which one of the following should happen?
All of the above (Quality of patient care, Staff courtesy, Proximity to home)
Selecting a hospital is based primarily on what factors?
Patient and physician together
When choosing a hospital for care, who is primarily making the selection?
Protection from lawsuits
Radiographic service can be administered for all the following reasons except:
All of the above (Personal identity, Feeling of independence, Close relationship with his or her peer group)
A dominant characteristic of a teenager is his or her need for which of the following?
Staff courtesy
When in need of additional care, what is the main reason that patients return to a certain hospital?
1 to 3 years of age
A sense of right and wrong is developed by the time a person reaches:
enacted in every state
Regarding physical or all other types of abuse of individuals, the reporting procedure is:
Patient
Which one of the following is the primary outside customer served by the radiographer?
ASRT
An organization to which radiologic technologists may belong is which one of the following?
Density and contrast
The visual radiographic image is made up of which of the following?
URI
A CXR would likely be performed for which one of the following?
kVp and mAs
Electricity moves through the X-ray tube as a function of which of the following?
Medical abbreviations that the radiologic technologist must know
“CXR R/O COPD, HX MI” is an example of the use of which of the following?
Registered technologist in radiography
RT(R) stands for which one of the following?
Image receptor
Because some imaging modalities do not use film, what term is preferred when referring to the destination of the image?
Greek and Latin
Most medical terms have their origin in what languages?
CR
A cassette containing an imaging plate would be used in which one of the following?
immediately
A procedure that has been ordered “STAT” should be performed:
Fluoroscopy
Live-action radiography describes which of the following?
Heat
The energy conversion that takes place in the X-ray tube primarily produces which one of the following?
All of the above (The atomic number of the tissue, The shape of the anatomic part, The energy of the X-ray beam)
Contrast is influenced by which of the following?
electrons; anode
The conversion of energy that produces X-rays is a result of _____ striking the _____.
Anode and cathode
What are the two main parts of the X-ray tube?
Sonography
Which one of the following imaging modalities use sound to see?
Phosphors
Substances that emit visible light when struck by radiation are called which of the following?
Digital imaging
Imaging equipment that allows for the manipulation of the image after exposure is called what?
Bone muscle, fat, air
The following radiographic densities are listed from most dense to lease dense:
nuclear medicine
Radioactive materials are used in which one of the following imaging modalities?
Short object-image distance
Distortion and magnification can be reduced by which of the following?
Grid radius
Kilovoltage is the technical factor selected to influence all of the following except:
PACS
Using telecommunications, digital imaging, and total management of radiologic services describes which one of the following systems?
Distance
Of the following, which is the most effective means of reducing magnification?