| Contents |
Professional issues in imaging -- Patient assessment and communication in imaging -- Patient care and safety -- Infection control -- Surgical asepsis and the radiographer -- Vital signs and oxygen administration -- Basic electrocardiogram monitoring -- Medical emergencies -- Trauma and mobile radiographic considerations -- Pediatric radiographic considerations -- Geriatric radiographic considerations -- Patient care during urologic radiographic procedures -- Patient care during gastrointestinal radiographic procedures -- Caring for patients needing alternative medical treatments -- Pharmacology for the radiographer -- Care of patients during special procedures. |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: Basic medical techniques and patient care in imaging technology / Lillian S. Torres, TerriAnn Linn-Watson Norcutt, Andrea Guillen Dutton. 6th ed., c2003. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-315) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008030349 |
| ISBN | 9780781771832 (alk. paper) : |
| ISBN | 0781771838 (alk. paper) |
