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Which change should be made when performing an abdomen radiograph on a patient with ascites? Raise exposure factors. Which system can store images? Picture archival and communication system (PACS). What is the result if pixel bit depth is decreased? Contrast resolution is decreased. Prio...

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HESI EXIT EXAM Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
Which change should be made when performing an abdomen radiograph

on a patient with ascites?


✓ Raise exposure factors.




Which system can store images?


✓ Picture archival and communication system (PACS).




What is the result if pixel bit depth is decreased?


✓ Contrast resolution is decreased.




Prior to performing a posteroanterior (PA) chest projection with automatic

exposure control (AEC), the radiographer discovers that the patient has had

a right total pneumonectomy. Which technical consideration should be

considered?


✓ Selecting only the detector on the left side.




Without changing any other factors, which effect is caused by decreasing the

field size from 14X17 inches to 8X10 inches?



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✓ Decrease in the amount of scatter radiation within the part.




How often should lead aprons be evaluated to determine if cracks or holes

are present?


✓ Annually.




An increase in which factor will improve spatial resolution?


✓ Source to image receptor distance (SID).




What is the most likely reason for the increase in quantum noise on a

computed radiography (CR) image?


✓ Lower than required milliampere-seconds (mAs).




Which information in the patient history should prompt the radiographer to

decide against using automatic exposure controls when taking a chest x-

ray?


✓ Emphysema.




Which statement is true regarding exposure indicator and the evaluation of

digital images?




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✓ Exposure indicator must be reviewed with every image and must fall

within the manufacturer's acceptable range.




Which digital communication network is used to store patient billing

information?


✓ HIS.




Which digital post-processing results in a black background surrounding the

original collimated edges?


✓ Shuttering.




Which device temporarily stores an electric charge?


✓ Capacitor.




What are recommended uses of the digital annotation tool? (Select the four

that apply.)


✓ Entering technical factors

✓ Indicating date or time of the exam

✓ Labeling central ray (CR) projection

✓ Indicating radiographer performing the exam




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How does an increase in noise affect the quality of a digital image?


✓ Contrast is decreased.




Which pathologic condition requires a reduction in exposure factors to

produce an acceptable image?


✓ Emphysema.




The radiographer is using automatic brightness control during fluoroscopy.

What change in patient exposure should the radiographer expect as the

patient size increases?


✓ Increase in exposure.




Which calculation is used to determine grid ratio?


✓ Height of the lead strips divided by the width of the interspace

material.




Which is the most likely cause of a histogram error?


✓ Selection of an incorrect exam from the look-up table.




Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) networks are capable

of performing which functions? (Select the two that apply.)

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