To minimize a patient's gag reflex, the radiographer can apply distraction techniques

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True. Maintaining an engaging dialogue, asking the patient to think of a favorite vacation, or providing a distraction task for the patient to perform often minimizes the gag reflex.

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Which of the following is the key link in the chain that results in the best possible patient outcome?

A) Conceptualization B) Communication C) Coordination D) Confrontation

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Your patient is a seven-year-old boy with a fracture of the proximal tibia. Which of the following is the MOST likely and serious complication of this injury?

A) Juvenile onset arthritis B) Formation of a bone callus C) Disruption of the epiphyseal plate D) Fat embolism

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According to the NFPA Standard on standpipes, Class I and III standpipes must be capable of delivering which one of the following?

a. 300 gallons per minute from every standpipe b. 300 gallons per minute from the first standpipe and 250 gallons per minute from each additional c. 500 gallons per minute from the first standpipe and 250 gallons per minute from each additional d. 500 gallons per minute from every standpipe

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