Xray patient care

2. The federal legislation that mandates the strict protection and confidentiality of a patient's personal health information.
7. A rapid resting heart rate, typically defined as greater than 100 beats per minute in an adult.
9. An animal or insect, such as a tick or mosquito, that transmits an infectious disease from one host to another.
10. An infection that a patient acquires while receiving treatment in a hospital or healthcare facility.
13. The medical term for vomiting, which requires the radiographer to immediately manage the airway to prevent aspiration.
14. A transient loss of consciousness, commonly known as fainting, which can happen if a patient stands up too quickly.

1. The clinical term used to describe a patient who is sweating heavily due to distress, shock, or pain.
3. A specific type of hypotension that occurs when a patient's blood pressure drops rapidly upon standing up.
4. The top number in a blood pressure reading that represents the peak pressure during the contraction of the heart.
5. A mild allergic skin reaction to iodinated contrast media characterized by an outbreak of hives.
6. An inanimate object, like an image receptor or x-ray table, that harbors and transmits pathogenic organisms.
8. The medical practice of reducing the probability of infectious organisms being transmitted to a susceptible individual.
10. A breach of duty or failure to use such care as a reasonably prudent radiographer would use under similar circumstances.
11. A bluish coloration of the skin and mucous membranes indicating a lack of sufficient oxygen in the blood.
12. A legal tort that involves touching a patient without justified reason or proper consent.