As You Perform a STAT Skull Series on a Conscious

question 18

Multiple Choice

As you perform a STAT skull series on a conscious patient from the emergency department (ED) ,you notice that the patient has a large swelling over his left temporal region.The patient requisition states that the patient had trauma,and nothing else is provided.An imaging sciences professional would

• A) give the patient an ice pack to lessen the swelling before the exposure is taken.
• B) call the ED nurse to ask if he or she saw the swelling and recorded it in the patient's electronic medical record (EMR).
• C) ask the ED nurse to come to the radiography room for a more accurate patient history.
• D) record the swelling on the requisition and ask the patient what kind of injury he experienced.

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