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40 Cards in this Set
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Types of Patient consent
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verbal, written, implied
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4 primary sources of law
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1. constitution
2. statutory law 3. regulations of judgement of administrations and bureaus 4. court decisions |
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public laws
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any that regulate the relationship between individuals and government
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private or civil law
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include laws that regulate relationship among people.
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Tort (intentional Misconduct)
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examples =
1. false imprisonment, 2. assault and battery, 3. defamation, 4. invasion of privacy 5. injury or misconduct 6. private (civil) injustice |
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assault
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to threaten harm
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battery
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to carry out the threat
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invasion of privacy
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radiographer who discloses confidential information to unauthorized individuals can be found guilty of invasion of privacy
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defamation
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disclosure of confidential information in a way that is detrimental to the patient. (example: causing riducle or loss of job)
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slander
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spoken defamation
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libel
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written defamation
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negligent/unintentional tort
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1. imaging the wrong patinet
2. causing pt injury 3. imaging the wrong limb 4. failing to ask pt's pregnancy status 5. causing a delay in diagnosis |
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res ipsa loquitur
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"the thing speaks for itself"
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respondeat superior
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"let the master answer"
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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stertorous
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labored breathing, snoring
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tachypnea
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abnormally rapid breathing
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orhtopnea
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difficult breathing while recumbant
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oligopnea
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abnormally shallow slow breathing
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vital signs
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temp
pulse Respiratory rate blood pressure |
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adult temp
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oral 98.6F (37C)
rectal 99.1-99.6 axillary 97.6 |
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infant temp
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97.9-100.4 rectal
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child temp (age 5-13)
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97.8-98.6
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adult resp rate
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12-18 breaths per minute
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child resp rate
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up to 30 breaths per minute
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normal pulse rate men
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68-75
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normal pulse rate women
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72-80
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normal pulse rate child
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70-100
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normal pulse rate infant
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100-160
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Blood pressure
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Systole (100) 100-140
-------------------- Diastolic (81) 60-80 |
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systole
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contraction of the heart (high)
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diastolic
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relaxation of the heart
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hypertension
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consistently above 140/90
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hypotension (LOW)
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systolic pressure below 90
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ambulatory
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ability to walk
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epistaxis
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nose bleed
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hematemesis
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vomitting blood
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pneumothorax
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air or gas present in the pleural cavity
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pleural effusion
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accumalation of FLUID in the pleural cavity
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hemothorax
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presence of BLOOD in the pleural cavity
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