Patient Care in Radiography, 7th Edition: With an Introduction to Medical Imaging 7th Edition

FRONT COVER......Page 1
REVIEWERS......Page 7
LEARNING ENHANCEMENTS......Page 9
ONLINE RESOURCES......Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 11
2. PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND BEHAVIORS......Page 13
4. SAFETY, TRANSFER, AND POSITIONING......Page 14
7. MEDICATIONS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION......Page 15
10. CONTRAST MEDIA AND SPECIAL RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES......Page 16
APPENDICES......Page 17
INDEX......Page 18
1. INTRODUCTION TO RADIOGRAPHY......Page 19
HISTORY......Page 20
OVERVIEW OF RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURE......Page 22
X-RAY PRODUCTION......Page 23
ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY......Page 24
CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIATION......Page 25
SCATTER RADIATION......Page 26
RADIOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT......Page 27
FLUOROSCOPY......Page 35
FACTORS OF RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE......Page 38
IMAGE RECEPTOR SYSTEMS......Page 40
IMAGE QUALITY......Page 43
RADIATION UNITS AND MEASUREMENT......Page 46
BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE......Page 48
RADIATION SAFETY......Page 50
RADIATION AND PREGNANCY......Page 55
SUMMARY......Page 56
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 58
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 59
2. PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND BEHAVIORS......Page 60
TODAY\'S HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM......Page 61
THE HEALTH CARE TEAM......Page 63
SERVICES AND ROLES IN THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT......Page 66
RADIOGRAPHY AS A PROFESSION......Page 68
ACCREDITATION......Page 73
JOB SATISFACTION......Page 74
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR......Page 76
PATIENT RIGHTS......Page 82
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 87
SUMMARY......Page 90
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 92
3. PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES AND COMMUNICATIONS......Page 94
ISSUES OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY......Page 95
COMMUNICATION SKILLS......Page 101
COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS......Page 105
AGE-SPECIFIC CARE AND COMMUNICATION......Page 107
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AFFECT COMMUNICATIONS......Page 110
COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS\' FAMILIES......Page 114
COMMUNICATION WITH COWORKERS......Page 117
MEDICAL INFORMATION AND RECORDS......Page 118
SUMMARY......Page 123
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 125
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 126
4. SAFETY, TRANSFER, AND POSITIONING......Page 127
FIRE SAFETY......Page 128
OTHER COMMON HAZARDS......Page 134
WORKPLACE SAFETY......Page 135
POSITIONING FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT......Page 137
RESTRAINTS AND IMMOBILIZATION......Page 140
PATIENT TRANSFER......Page 144
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENT......Page 153
SUMMARY......Page 154
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 155
5. INFECTION CONTROL......Page 157
MICROORGANISMS......Page 158
CYCLE OF INFECTION......Page 164
THE BODY\'S DEFENSE AGAINST INFECTION......Page 167
INFECTIOUS DISEASES......Page 168
PREVENTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION......Page 174
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 207
6. PATIENT CARE AND ASSESSMENT......Page 208
ASSESSING PERSONAL CONCERNS OF PATIENTS......Page 209
TAKING A HISTORY......Page 214
ASSESSING CURRENT PHYSICAL STATUS......Page 215
COMMON LABORATORY TESTS FOR PATIENT ASSESSMENT......Page 229
ELECTRONIC PATIENT MONITORING......Page 232
SUMMARY......Page 238
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 239
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 240
7. MEDICATIONS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION......Page 241
THE RADIOGRAPHER\'S ROLE......Page 242
MEDICATION NOMENCLATURE AND INFORMATION RESOURCES......Page 243
MEDICATION PROPERTIES......Page 244
MEDICATION EFFECTS......Page 245
FREQUENTLY USED MEDICATIONS......Page 246
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION......Page 252
SUMMARY......Page 272
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 274
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 275
8. DEALING WITH ACUTE SITUATIONS......Page 276
TRAUMA UNITS......Page 277
MULTIPLE EMERGENCIES......Page 278
EMERGENCY CODE RESPONSE......Page 279
OXYGEN AND SUCTION......Page 282
RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES......Page 287
CARDIAC EMERGENCIES......Page 288
TRAUMA......Page 291
SHOCK......Page 296
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES......Page 298
SUMMARY......Page 303
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 305
9. PREPARATION AND EXAMINATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT......Page 307
SCHEDULING AND SEQUENCING......Page 308
ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH PREPARATION ORDERS......Page 309
CONTRAST MEDIA AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC AIDS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL EXAMINATIONS......Page 314
EXAMINATIONS OF THE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT......Page 316
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL STUDIES......Page 321
SMALL BOWEL STUDIES......Page 325
FOLLOW-UP CARE......Page 326
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 327
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 328
10. CONTRAST MEDIA AND SPECIAL RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES......Page 330
CONTRAST MEDIA......Page 331
CONTRAST EXAMINATIONS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM......Page 339
CONTRAST EXAMINATIONS OF THE BlLlARY SYSTEM......Page 341
OTHER CONTRAST EXAMINATIONS......Page 345
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 349
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 350
11. BEDSIDE RADIOGRAPHY: SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS......Page 351
SPECIAL CARE UNITS......Page 352
TREATMENT SITUATIONS INVOLVING SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT......Page 357
SURGICAL SUITE......Page 366
SURGICAL PROCEDURES INVOLVING RADIOGRAPHY OR FLUOROSCOPY......Page 370
SUMMARY......Page 371
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 372
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 373
12. SPECIAL IMAGING MODALITIES......Page 374
CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY......Page 375
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY......Page 383
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING......Page 387
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY......Page 391
NUCLEAR MEDICINE......Page 393
SUMMARY......Page 397
REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 398
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES......Page 399
INTRODUCTION TO RADIOGRAPHY PRACTICE STANDARDS......Page 400
RADIOGRAPHY SCOPE OF PRACTICE......Page 402
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS......Page 403
RADIOGRAPHIC QUALITY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS......Page 406
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS......Page 409
RADIOGRAPHY ADVISORY OPINION STATEMENTS......Page 411
APPENDIX B - INFORMED CONSENT FORM......Page 413
APPENDIX C - ABBREVIATED LIST OF SPANISH PHRASES WITH GUIDES TO PRONUNCIATION......Page 414
APPENDIX D - ACCEPTED ABBREVIATIONS AND DESCRIPTIVE TERMS FOR CHARTING......Page 417
APPENDIX E - INCIDENT REPORT FORM......Page 421
ROUTINE DEPARTMENTAL CLEANING......Page 422
PERSONNEL PRACTICES......Page 423
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS......Page 424
TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS......Page 426
PROCEDURE FOR COLLECTING A URINE SPECIMEN......Page 428
APPENDIX I - IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIA PRODUCTS FOR RADIOGRAPHY......Page 429
APPENDIX J - MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF SOME TYPICAL IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIA......Page 432
FEMALE CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE......Page 434
MALE CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE......Page 436
GLOSSARY......Page 439
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 462
ILIUSTRATION CREDITS......Page 464
COURTESIES......Page 465
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BACK COVER......Page 483