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When assessing patient's mobility, what should you look for? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Deviation from correct body alignment, limitations in range of motion, respiratory / cardio / metabolic problems, their ability to understand We use the acronym BACK for safe lifting. What does BACK stand for? - ACCURATE ANSWER-B - back straight A - avoid twisting C - close to body K - keep smooth When is the body most stable? - ACCURATE ANSWER-When the center of gravity is close to the base of support Mi...

half-life and energy of Tc-99m - Answer T= 6hrs 140keV half-life and energy of Mo-99 - Answer T=66hrs 740keV and 778keV half-life and energy of I-131 - Answer T=8 days 364keV half-life and energy of I-123 - Answer T=13hrs 159keV half-life and energy of In-111 - Answer T=67hrs 171keV and 245keV Half life and energy of Xenon-133? - Answer 5 days. 81 keV. half-life and energy of Tl-201 - Answer T=3 days 69-82keV (Hg x-rays), 135keV, 167keV half-life and energy of Ga-67 -...

This is a distal fracture of the distal phalanx (2 names) - ANSWER Baseball or mallet This is a 5th metacarpal fracture - ANSWER Boxers Fracture at the base of the first metacarpal (Direct impact is the MOI, AKA tilting) - ANSWER Bennetts Volar dislocation means - ANSWER Anterior This dislocation of the carpal bone results in the teacup effect. (Usually a FOOSH injury) - ANSWER lunate dislocation Most common site of injury for scaphoid - ANSWER Waist This could be a complicat...

When preparing to add antiseptic iodine to a sterile field, why must some of the liquid be poured into the sink before adding the remainder to the sterile container? - Answer To wash the container's lip to prevent contamination, this maintains the sterile field Why is there a maximum injection pressure for an automatic injection device during contrast media administration? - Answer A preset maximum injection pressure helps to prevent vessel damage 1. The QC tech performs testing after the...

Why include ant ST on lat Cspine - ANSWER Pre verterbal fat stripe- widening=#, mass, inflammation Air gap technique - ANSWER reduces scatter, increases contrast IP 10-15 cm away from pt mAs increase 10% for every cm gap Not effective with high kV why expiration with pneumo - ANSWER reduces lung vol, pneumo occupies larger area- easier to see Spondylolisthesis - ANSWER forward displacement of a vertebra commonly occurs after # (pars) Spondylolysis - ANSWER occurs when there is a f...

How far away must the operator stand from the xray tube if not covered with lead? - ANSWER 3 meters 90% of man made radiation to the population is related to? - ANSWER Medical Radiography and Dental For each peak xray voltage, what lead equivalent is required? 100kV or less (o-100) Between 101kV-149kV 150kV or greater (150+) - ANSWER 0-100kV = 0.25mm of lead Greater than 100kV but less then 150kV = 0.35mm of lead 150kV or greater = 0.50mm of lead What protective equipment is ...

Adrenergic - ACCURATE ANSWER-means "working on adrenaline (epinephrine) or noradrenaline (norepinephrine)"[1][2] (or on their receptors). When not further qualified, it is usually used in the sense of enhancing or mimicking the effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the body. Adrenergic examples - ACCURATE ANSWER-Epinephrine (adrenaline) norepinephrine (noradrenaline) Anesthetic - ACCURATE ANSWER-any agent that produces a local or general loss of sensation, including pain. Anes...

14-51 days prego the result of radiation to fetus would be - ACCURATE ANSWER-congenital abnormailites and death 3 tissues or organs with high radiosensitivity - ACCURATE ANSWER-1. Gonads 2. Bone marrow 3. Lymphoid tissue Ap knee angulation you want to Fibule here - ACCURATE ANSWER-1 cm from tibial plateau Body parts over this size produce a significant amount of scatter - ACCURATE ANSWER-10cm breaths per minute for adult - ACCURATE ANSWER-12-20 breaths per minute for infant - AC...

In MRI what is the main source of noise? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Thermal motion from the patient, it is also generated by background electrical noise of the system. What factors affect SNR (9) - ACCURATE ANSWER-Magnetic field strength proton density coil type and placement TR TE flip angle NSA receive bandwidth voxel volume B0 increases SNR ___________ - ACCURATE ANSWER-increases Proton density increases, SNR _____________ - ACCURATE ANSWER-Increases is it better for SNR to use a l...

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography - ACCURATE ANSWER-What does ERCP stand for? investigate biliary and pancreatic pathology - ACCURATE ANSWER-What is the purpose of ERCP? orthostatic hypotension - ACCURATE ANSWER-Low blood pressure due to standing upright (dizziness after being supine) germicide - ACCURATE ANSWER-solution that destroys microorganisms disinfectant (type of germicide) - ACCURATE ANSWER-solution that prevents/inhibits bacterial growth compensatory curve w...