In an effort to decrease the mAs of an exposure, the 15% rule of kVp change may be considered. Changing the original kVp of 84 using the 15% rule will have what impact?
a. a higher incidence of pair production interactions
b. greater Compton scatter interactions
c. greater photon absorption in the patient
d. an improvement in image contrast
b. greater Compton scatter interactions
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A. remove the gloves B. perform hand hygiene C. apply a bandage over clean gauze at the puncture site D. record the procedure in the patient's medical record
A patient receiving control-mode continuous mandatory ventilation has the following ABGs on an FiO2 of 0.5: pH = 7.23; PCO2 = 61 mm Hg; HCO3– = 26 mm Hg. The current minute ventila-tion (VE) is 9.2 L/min. What new VE would you recommend?
a. 10.6 L/min b. 14.0 L/min c. 12.4 L/min d. 5.8 L/min
A provider breaches duty of care to a patient. This element of negligence is defined as:
A. malfeasance B. nonfeasance C. damages D. dereliction E. misfeasance
The electronic health record will eventually eliminate all paper
A) True B) False