Review 5

Examples of nasogastric (NG) tubes include

1. Swan–Ganz

2. Salem-sump

3. Levin

• (A) 1 and 2 only

• (B) 1 and 3 only

• (C) 2 and 3 only

• (D) 1, 2, and 3

All the following are central venous lines except

• (A) a Port-a-Cath

• (B) a PICC

• (C) a Swan–Ganz catheter

• (D) a Salem-sump

The most effective method of sterilization is

• (A) dry heat

• (B) moist heat

• (C) pasteurization

• (D) freezing

The condition in which pulmonary alveoli lose their elasticity and become permanently inflated, causing the patient to consciously exhale, is

• (A) bronchial asthma

• (B) bronchitis

• (C) emphysema

• (D) TB

Chest drainage systems should always be kept

1. below the level of the patient’s chest

2. above the patient’s chest

3. at the level of the patient’s diaphragm

• (A) 1 only

• (B) 1 and 2 only

• (C) 2 and 3 only

• (D) 1, 2, and 3

What venous device can be used for a patient requiring IV injections at frequent or regular intervals?

• (A) Butterfly needle

• (B) Heparin lock

• (C) IV infusion

• (D) Hypodermic needle

Which of the following statements is (are) true regarding the proper care of a patient with a tracheostomy?

1. Employ sterile technique if you must touch a tracheostomy for any reason.

2. Before you suction a tracheostomy, the patient should be well aerated.

3. Never suction for longer than 15 seconds, permitting the patient to rest in between.

• (A) 1 and 2 only

• (B) 1 and 3 only

• (C) 2 and 3 only

• (D) 1, 2, and 3

In which of the following situations should a radiographer wear protective eye gear (goggles)?

1. When performing an upper GI radiographic examination

2. When assisting the radiologist during an angiogram

3. When assisting the radiologist in a biopsy/aspiration procedure

• (A) 1 and 2 only

• (B) 1 and 3 only

• (C) 2 and 3 only

• (D) 1, 2, and 3

In reviewing a patient’s blood chemistry, which of the following blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ranges is considered normal?

• (A) 0.6 to 1.5 mg/100 mL

• (B) 4.5 to 6 mg/100 mL

• (C) 8 to 25 mg/100 mL

• (D) Up to 50 mg/100 mL

Particulate matter entering the respiratory bronchi can cause

• (A) emphysema

• (B) empyema

• (C) pneumothorax

• (D) pneumoconiosis