Which of the following statements about medical equipment are true? Check all that apply.
A heart-lung machine is a type of diagnostictherapeutic✔ life-support equipment.
Physical therapy equipment is classified as diagnostic✔ therapeuticlife-support equipment.
An infusion pump is a type of diagnostic✔ therapeuticlife-support equipment.
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A CT scanner is a type of ✔ diagnostictherapeuticlife-support equipment.
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A patient in the intensive care unit has permanently lost the ability to breathe on his own. This patient is in need of
Should a medical technician trained only in dialysis technology operate an X-ray machine?
When learning to use a device such as an AED, a training model is often used instead of the real device because
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Exposure to radiation from X-ray machines increases the risk of
In order to protect her patient from excess radiation when getting an X-ray, a technician makes some adjustments to the machine. What might the technician adjust? Check all that apply.
A defect in a blood pressure meter registers an abnormally high blood pressure in a patient who is known to have a healthy, normal blood pressure. What might result from this defect?
Which of the following can perform safety inspections? Check all that apply.
A nurse suspects that a patient’s death is due to a medical device with a manufacturing defect. What should the nurse do?
Therapeutic equipment is used to ✔ treat patientsprovide life supportimprove worker safetytrain healthcare workers.
What specific risks of X-rays would be covered in a training on X-ray machine use? Check all that apply.
Specialized skills and knowledge that are required to use a complex medical device can be obtained through an inspectiona therapeutica malfunction✔ a certification program.
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