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The pulse rate should be about _______ beats per minute - ANSWER 60-100 According to the FDA, a severe reaction to MR contrast - ANSWER Life threatening or permanently disabling The pediatric pa... tients should be given nothing by mouth (NPO) for at least ________ hours before administering sedation - ANSWER 4 hours Contrast reactions occurs in a very small amount of patients. ___________ is the most commonly reported contrast reaction - ANSWER Headache In the event that a patient develops severe bronchospasms after the injection of contrast, which drug would probably be administered by the nurse or radiologist? - ANSWER Epinephrine Atropine - ANSWER Atropine Injection is given before anaesthesia to decrease mucus secretions, such as saliva. During anaesthesia and surgery, atropine is used to help keep the heart beat normal. Atropine sulfate is also used to block or reverse the adverse effects caused by some medicines and certain type of pesticides ______________ is the most important aspect of proving a safe MRI environment - ANSWER Education The Faraday Cage - ANSWER In order to prevent extraneous RF from entering the scan room, cooper is placed around the scan room The Fringe Magnetic Field - ANSWER may be reduced passively by using large amounts of steel in the walls of the magnet room The environmental temperature should be about ____________ for optimum operation of MRI systems - ANSWER 65-75 F The MRI exclusion zone for patients with pacemakers, neurostimulators, or other metallic implants is at _________ level - ANSWER The exclusion zone is at the 5G level The scanning environment should maintain a relative humidity of about __________ percent - ANSWER 50-70% Sudden release of cryogens into the room may cause - ANSWER a. Patient injury due to panic b. Frostbite and asphyxiation c. Rupture of tympanic membrane If a patient's arm touches the side of the bore - ANSWER a. Patient burn b. Detuning of the magnet, causing degrading of images c. The magnet may be thrown into linear mode During a clinical MR scan, the patient is exposed to ___________ different types of electromagnetic radiation - ANSWER 1. The static magnetic field 2. The gradient field 3. RF electromagnetic fields The static magnetic field strength is measured in _____________ at isocenter and ____________ outsid [Show More]

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