MOSBY'S ARRT CHAPTER 2: PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
c Routes of entry of toxic chemicals may include:
a. Swallowing
b. Inhalation
c. Absorption through skin or mucous membranes
d. Inhalation, swallowing, or absorption through skin or mucous membranes - D
Written instructions for handling of biohazardous materials, safe use of the product, and cleanup and
disposal directions are called:
a. Package inserts
b. HIPAA
c. MSDS
d. Biohazardous warning systems - C (Material Safety Data Sheets)
Older patients should be scheduled:
a. Late in the day to give them time to build their strength
b. For one examination at a time
c. As early in the day as possible
d. Only when no one else is in the department - C (Elderly patients tend to be stronger earlier in the day)
Patients who have been NPO should be scheduled:
a. Last
b. First
c. Just before lunch
,d. In any way that helps the work flow - B (Patients who have been held without food should be imaged
first)
Patients with diabetes should be scheduled:
a. Late in the day to give them time to build their strength
b. Only after they have had their insulin
c. As early in the day as possible
d. Immediately after a full breakfast - C (The need for insulin means patients who are diabetic should be
imaged early)
Endoscopic procedures should be scheduled:
a. After ingestion of barium for increased contrast
b. First in a series of procedures
c. After a series of procedures so as to verify the diagnosis
d. Only by the endoscopy department - B (It is important that either the stomach or the colon be empty,
with nothing interfering from a previous procedure)
What describes torts?
a. Violations of criminal law
b. Considered part of personal injury law
c. Provide for compensation for injury
d. Violations of civil law that are part of personal injury law and provide for compensation for injury - D
Which of the following may be considered as an example of battery?
a. Violating HIPAA
b. Radiographing the wrong patient or body part
c. Verbally abusing a patient
d. Criticizing a physician's orders in front of a patient - B (Choice A is a violation of privacy, choice C is a
form of assault, and choice D is unprofessional behavior)
Assault means:
, a. Threatening the patient of causing the patient to be apprehensive
b. Striking the patient
c. Touching the patient without consent
d. Performing radiography against the patient's will - A (Keep in mind assault does not have to involve
touching the patient)
Which of the following is an example of an invasion of privacy?
a. Radiographing the wrong patient
b. Unjustified restraint of the patient
c. Improperly exposing the patient's body
d. Radiographing the wrong body part - C (Choices A and D constitute battery. Choice B could be
considered false. imprisonment)
Unintentional misconduct is also called:
a. Negligence
b. An accident
c. Libel
d. Slander - A (Although unintentional, it still carries with it penalties. Something that should have been
done was not done)
The concept of the reasonably prudent person is interpreted as:
a. How a reasonable jury member would perform the act
b. How a professional who has similar education, training, and experience would perform the act
c. How a prudent attorney would interpret the act
d. How a reasonable and prudent judge would rule on the act - B (The defendant is compared with
individuals having similar experience)
Respondeat superior means:
a. "The thing speaks for itself"
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