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Name a hospital department (other than radiology) and discuss how this department may interact with Radiology and a radiographer.

The surgical treatments for a patient that has a myocardial infarction may include:

The PTA is auscultating the heart and hears the first beat that sounds like a “LUB” and knows that the tricuspid and the ____________valves close to mark the beginning of systole.

For the radiologic technologist to work effectively in radiology, it is necessary to understand the language of medicine. Define medical term or abbreviation.   -oma

The component of the x-ray tube that creates the free electrons and sends them toward the positive side of the tube is the:

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Your patient has undergone a CABG procedure with a full sternal cut to repair an arterial blockage in the posterior coronary artery.  2 days post surgical you observe a nursing assistant having the patient use both arms to push up from a chair to stand.  What would be your best follow up.

When making a radiographic exposure, your exposure technique selection consists of the following factors: 80 kVp, 200 mA, and 0.10 sec exposure time. The mAs of this exposure is:

Radiation with energy capable of penetrating matter and possesses sufficient energy to eject orbital electrons along its path, which may cause biological changes refers to: