What is a specific absorption rate?
What will be an ideal response?
The specific absorption rate is a measure used to help predict temperature changes in deep tissues more objectively during a diathermy intervention. The amount of electromagnetic energy absorbed (expressed in watts) per unit of tissue mass (expressed in kilograms) is given to different tissue based on its composition.
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Before a ventilator is used, an operational verification check is performed. A simple variation of this procedure is also performed under which of the following circumstances?
a. Before a blood gas sample is obtained. b. When the physician's order specifies a change in ventilator settings. c. Before a patient is reconnected to a venti-lator after the ventilator circuit has been changed or disassembled for any reason. d. Before the patient's hemodynamic status is monitored.