The anode is the negative electrode (terminal) in the x-ray tube
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
Explanation: The cathode is the negative electrode (terminal) in the x-ray tube.
You might also like to view...
List three of the identified mental health care settings
What will be an ideal response?
The ____ is a slurring of the upstroke of the R wave that broadens the QRS slightly.
A. atrial flutter B. gamma wave C. alpha wave D. delta wave
A patient portal is
A. a medical device to provide nutrients to patients. B. an educational program for providers. C. online access to a variety of healthcare services and communications with providers. D. an educational program for patients. E. an educational program for family members of dying patients.
A 46-year-old male patient (IBW = 85 kg) who was injured in a motor vehicle crash has been re-ceiving invasive mechanical ventilation for 24 hours
The patient is awake, alert, and looks comfortable on the following settings: VC-IMV with pres-sure support of 5 cm H2O; set rate = 8 breaths/min; set VT = 500 mL; FIO2 = 0.4; PEEP = 5 cm H2O. A 10-minute spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) yields this information: f = 30 breaths/min, RSBI = 145, P0.1 = 10 cm H2O. What should the respiratory therapist suggest to the physician during patient rounds? a. Sedate the patient and place him on VC-CMV. b. Continue with the current ventilator set-tings. c. Switch to PC-CMV with a rate of 14 breaths/min. d. Decrease the mandatory SIMV rate to 4 breaths/min.