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Professional Issues in Imaging |
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1 | (26) |
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The Criteria for a Profession |
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2 | (2) |
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Practice Standards and Professional Growth in Radiography |
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4 | (2) |
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Professional Organizations in Radiologic Technology |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (5) |
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8 | (4) |
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Ethical Issues in Radiography |
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12 | (1) |
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Legal Issues in Imaging Technology |
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12 | (9) |
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12 | (4) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Use of Immobilization Techniques |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Medical Records and Documentation |
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21 | (1) |
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Confidentiality, Privacy, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in Radiologic Technology |
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22 | (5) |
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22 | (5) |
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Patient Assessment and Communication in Imaging |
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27 | (20) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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Problem Solving and Patient Assessment |
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31 | (2) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Planning and Implementation |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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Cultural Diversity in Patient Care |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (5) |
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Self-Concept and Self-Esteem |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Cultural Diversity in Communication |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Other Factors That Affect Communication |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Developing Harmonious Working Relationships |
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36 | (2) |
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Blocks to Therapeutic Communication |
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38 | (1) |
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Obtaining a Patient History |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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Establishing a Plan for Patient Teaching |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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Patient Rights Related to End-of-Life Issues |
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42 | (5) |
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47 | (24) |
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Care of Patient's Belongings |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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Moving and Transferring Patients |
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49 | (4) |
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Assessing the Patient's Mobility |
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50 | (1) |
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Methods of Moving Patients |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (4) |
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Positioning the Patient for Diagnostic Imaging Examinations |
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57 | (1) |
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Assisting the Patient to Dress and Undress |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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The Patient with an Intravenous Infusion |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Preventing Decubitus Ulcers |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Assisting the Patient with a Bedpan or Urinal |
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62 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (7) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Poisoning and Disposition of Hazardous Waste Materials |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (6) |
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71 | (32) |
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72 | (2) |
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Factors That Increase the Patient's Potential for Nosocomial Infection |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (4) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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Elements Needed to Transmit Infection |
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78 | (1) |
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The Body's Defense Against Disease |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (4) |
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Nosocomial Infections Related to Specific Microorganisms |
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84 | (1) |
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Agencies Controlling Institutional, Patient, and Workplace Safety |
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84 | (1) |
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Infection Control Practices in Health Care Settings |
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85 | (3) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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Standard Precautions (Tier 1) |
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88 | (4) |
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Additional Infection Control Considerations |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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Cleaning and Proper Waste Disposal |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Transmission-Based Precautions (Tier 2) |
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92 | (11) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (2) |
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Infection Control in the Newborn and Intensive Care Nurseries |
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97 | (1) |
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Transferring the Patient with a Communicable Disease |
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97 | (6) |
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Surgical Asepsis and the Radiographer |
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103 | (20) |
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Environment and Surgical Asepsis |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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Methods of Sterilization and Disinfection |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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Rules for Surgical Asepsis |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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Sterile Gowning and Gloving |
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111 | (4) |
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Radiography in the Operating Room and Special Procedure Area |
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115 | (1) |
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Draping for a Sterile Procedure |
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116 | (1) |
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Skin Preparation for Sterile Procedures |
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117 | (2) |
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Removing and Re-applying Dressings |
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119 | (4) |
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Vital Signs and Oxygen Administration |
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123 | (18) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (2) |
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Measuring Body Temperature |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (1) |
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Assessment of Respiration |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (3) |
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Equipment Needed to Measure Blood Pressure |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (4) |
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133 | (1) |
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Hazard of Oxygen Administration |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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Other Oxygen Delivery Systems |
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136 | (1) |
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Radiographic Examinations of the Chest |
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137 | (4) |
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Basic Electrocardiogram Monitoring |
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141 | (10) |
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A Review of Cardiac Anatomy |
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142 | (1) |
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The Cardiac Conduction System |
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143 | (2) |
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Electrophysiology of the Cardiac Cycle |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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Radiographer's Responsibilities during ECG Monitoring |
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146 | (1) |
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Potentially Ominous ECG Dysrhythmias |
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146 | (3) |
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Drugs Frequently Used for Cardiac Emergencies |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (20) |
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Assessment of Levels of Neurologic and Cognitive Functioning |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (4) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Acute Complications of Diabetes Mellitus |
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158 | (1) |
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Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke) |
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159 | (1) |
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Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies |
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159 | (4) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (2) |
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Abdominal Thrust: Patient Standing or Sitting |
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164 | (1) |
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Abdominal Thrust: Patient in Supine Position |
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164 | (1) |
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Chest Thrust: Patient Sitting or Standing |
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164 | (1) |
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Chest Thrust: Patient Pregnant or Excessively Obese or Unconscious |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Partial Seizures: Complex and Simple |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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The Radiographer's Response to the Patient in Pain |
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166 | (1) |
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The Agitated or Confused Patient |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (4) |
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Trauma and Mobile Radiographic Considerations |
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171 | (14) |
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173 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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Basic Rules for Trauma Radiography |
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174 | (1) |
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The Patient with a Head Injury |
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175 | (1) |
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The Patient with a Facial Injury |
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176 | (1) |
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The Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury |
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177 | (1) |
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Imaging Considerations for the Mobile or Trauma Patient |
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178 | (2) |
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The Patient with a Fracture |
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180 | (2) |
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The Patient with Abdominal Trauma or Acute Abdominal Distress |
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182 | (1) |
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182 | (3) |
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Pediatric Radiographic Considerations |
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185 | (14) |
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186 | (3) |
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The High-Risk Newborn Infant |
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188 | (1) |
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The Adolescent or Older Child |
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188 | (1) |
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Transporting Infants and Children |
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189 | (1) |
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Immobilization and the Anxious Child |
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189 | (5) |
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191 | (1) |
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Mummy-Style Sheet Wrap Immobilizer |
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191 | (1) |
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Commercial Immobilizers and Other Positioning Aids |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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Administering Medication to the Pediatric Patient in Radiographic Imaging |
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195 | (1) |
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Catheterization of Pediatric Patients |
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196 | (3) |
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Geriatric Radiographic Considerations |
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199 | (12) |
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200 | (1) |
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Changes Associated with Aging |
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201 | (6) |
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201 | (1) |
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Changes in the Head and Neck |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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The Cardiovascular System |
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202 | (1) |
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The Gastrointestinal System |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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The Patient Who Has Had Arthroplastic Surgery |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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Cultural Considerations and Aging |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (3) |
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Patient Care during Urologic Radiographic Procedures |
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211 | (14) |
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Preparation for Catheterization |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (1) |
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Removing an Indwelling Catheter |
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217 | (1) |
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Pediatric Catheterization |
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218 | (1) |
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Catheter Care in the Radiographic Imaging Department |
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218 | (2) |
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Alternative Methods of Urinary Drainage |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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Patient Education before Cystography |
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220 | (1) |
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Patient Care during Cystography |
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221 | (1) |
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Patient Care following Cystography |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (4) |
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Patient Education and Preparation |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (3) |
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Patient Care during Gastrointestinal Radiographic Procedures |
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225 | (14) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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Scheduling Diagnostic Imaging Examinations |
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227 | (1) |
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Patient Preparation for Studies of the Lower GI Tract |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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Patient Care Considerations during Lower GI Tract Studies |
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231 | (1) |
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Patient Care Instructions after Studies of the Lower GI Tract |
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231 | (1) |
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The Patient with an Intestinal Stoma |
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232 | (2) |
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Administering a Barium Enema to an Ostomy Patient |
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233 | (1) |
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Studies of the Upper GI Tract and Small Bowel |
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234 | (5) |
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Instructions after Barium Studies of the Upper GI Tract |
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235 | (4) |
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Caring for Patients Needing Alternative Medical Treatments |
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239 | (16) |
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Nasogastric and Nasoenteric Tubes |
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240 | (5) |
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Passage of Nasogastric and Nasoenteric Tubes |
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241 | (3) |
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Nasoenteric Feeding Tubes |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Transferring Patients with Nasogastric Suction |
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244 | (1) |
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The Patient with a Gastrostomy Tube |
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245 | (1) |
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The Patient with a Central Venous Catheter |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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The Patient with a Tracheostomy |
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247 | (2) |
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The Patient on a Mechanical Ventilator |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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The Patient with a Chest Tube and Water-Sealed Drainage |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (3) |
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Pharmacology for the Radiographer |
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255 | (40) |
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Drug Standards and Control |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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Drug Sources, Names, and Actions |
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258 | (2) |
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The Action of Drugs within the Body |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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Factors Altering Drug Response |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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Classification of Contrast Agents |
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264 | (12) |
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Selecting a Contrast Agent |
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272 | (1) |
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Ionic and Nonionic Contrast Agents |
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273 | (1) |
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Patient Reactions to Contrast Agents and Radiographer's Response |
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273 | (3) |
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Universal Precautions in Drug Administration |
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276 | (1) |
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Abbreviations Related to Drug Administration |
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277 | (1) |
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The Medication Order and Documentation |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (1) |
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Methods of Drug Administration |
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279 | (2) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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Parenteral Drug Administration |
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280 | (1) |
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Equipment for Drug Administration |
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281 | (9) |
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Packaging of Parenteral Medications |
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281 | (2) |
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Intradermal Administration |
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283 | (3) |
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Peripheral Intravenous Drug Administration |
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286 | (4) |
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Care of the Patient with an Intravenous Infusion in Place |
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290 | (5) |
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Discontinuing Intravenous Infusions |
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290 | (5) |
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Care of Patients during Special Procedures |
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295 | (18) |
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Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography, Arteriography, and Nonsurgical Interventions |
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296 | (3) |
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297 | (1) |
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Patient Care before and during Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, or Arteriography |
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297 | (1) |
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Patient Care and Teaching after Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Arteriography |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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Patient Care and Instruction before Computed Tomography |
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299 | (1) |
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Computed Tomography of the Body |
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299 | (1) |
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Patient Care after Computed Tomography |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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Patient Care for Ultrasonography |
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301 | (1) |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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301 | (2) |
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Patient Care and Education for MRI |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (1) |
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Positron Emission Tomography |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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304 | (2) |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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Patient Care for Radiation Therapy |
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306 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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Patient Preparation for Proton Therapy |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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Patient Care and Education preceding Myelography |
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309 | (1) |
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Intrathecal Drug Administration |
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310 | (1) |
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Patient Care and Education after Myelography |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (3) |
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Patient Care and Education preceding a Bone Density Scan |
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310 | (3) |
References |
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313 | (4) |
Index |
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