Medicine
Chest trauma
1Auscultating breath sounds A 5-year-old child is returned to the pediatric intensive care unit after cardiac surgery. The child has a left chest tube attached to water-seal drainage, an intravenous line running of D5½NS at 4 mL/hr, and a double-lumen nasogastric tube connected to continuous suction. A cardiac monitor is in place, as is a …
Chapter 15 X-ray Radiology flashcard
INTENSITY/EXPOSURE of the x-ray beam Distance determines the: the amount of DENSITY produced on the radiograph Distance affects- amount of radiation the patient receives or is exposed to Intensity equals (=) mR Intensity is expressed in mAs Exposure is expressed in beam to spread over a LARGER area= LESS intensity When SID increased- beam to …
