ARRT Patient Care Exam 2024 | ARRT
Patient Care Actual Exam Update 2024
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1) Which of the following statements is correct with regard to assisting
a patient from a wheelchair to an x-ray table?
A. The patient's stronger side should be closer to the x-ray table.
B. The patient's weaker side should be closer to the x-ray table.
C. The wheelchair should directly face the x-ray table.
D. The wheelchair should be parallel with the x-ray table. -ANSWER-
A. The patient's stronger side should be closer to the x-ray table.
2) Sanction/injunction by the ARRT can result from:
1. conviction of a felony.
2. failing to shield a patient.
3. interpreting images and providing the patient with that information.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 -ANSWER-A. 1 only
3) For medicolegal reasons, radiographic images are required to
include all the following information except
A. the patient's name and/or identification number.
B. the patient's birth date.
C. a right- or left-side marker.
D. the date of the examination. -ANSWER-B. the patient's birth date.
,4) A radiographer who discloses confidential information to
unauthorized individuals could be found guilty of
A. invasion of privacy.
B. slander.
C. libel.
D. defamation. -ANSWER-A. invasion of privacy.
5) An iatragenic infection is one caused by
A. physician intervention.
B. blood-borne pathogens.
C. chemotherapy.
D. infected droplets. -ANSWER-A. physician intervention.
6) Which of the following instructions should be given to a patient
following a barium sulfate contrast examination?
1. Increase fluid and fiber intake for several days.
2. Changes in stool color will occur until all barium has been
evacuated.
3. Contact a physician if no bowel movement occurs in 24 hours.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 -ANSWER-D. 1, 2, and 3.
7) Logrolling is a method of moving patients with suspected
A. head injury
B. spinal injury
,C. bowel obstruction
D. extremity fracture -ANSWER-B. spinal injury.
8) A patient will be required to ingest barium sulfate suspension in
order to demonstrate which of the following structures?
1. Duodenum
2. Pylorus
3. Ilium
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 -ANSWER-B. 1 and 2 only.
9) The normal average rate of respiration for a healthy adult patient is
A. 5 to 7 breaths/min.
B. 8 to 12 breaths/min.
C. 12 to 20 breaths/min.
D. 20 to 30 breaths/min. -ANSWER-C. 12 to 20 breaths/min.
10) Examples of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
include
1. bronchitis
2. pulmonary emphysema
3. asthma
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 -ANSWER-D. 1, 2, and 3
, 11) Administration of contrast agents for radiographic demonstration
of the spinal canal is performed by which of the following parenteral
routes?
A. Subcutaneous
B. Intravenous
C. Intramuscular
D. Intrathecal -ANSWER-D. Intrathecal
12) All the following are central venous lines except
A. a Port-a-Cath.
B. a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).
C. a Swan-Ganz catheter.
D. a Salem-sump. -ANSWER-D. a Salem-sump.
13) Which of the following can be transmitted via infected blood?
1. Tuberculosis (TB)
2. Acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
3. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3 -ANSWER-C. 2 and 3 only.
14) The mechanical device used to correct an ineffectual cardiac
rhythm is a
A. defibrillator.
B. cardiac monitor.
C. crash cart.
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