Radiography ARRT Exam Questions & Answers 2026 (1–10)

Question 1

What is the accepted normal resting adult heart rate range?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

60-100 beats per minute. A normal resting adult pulse is 60-100 beats per minute. Below 60 is bradycardia and above 100 is tachycardia.

Question 2

Which value represents a normal adult resting respiratory rate?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

12-20 breaths per minute. Normal adult respiration is about 12-20 breaths per minute; newborns breathe much faster.

Question 3

On a blood pressure reading, the systolic value represents pressure during which cardiac event?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Ventricular contraction. Systolic pressure (the higher number) is measured during ventricular contraction, when blood is ejected into the arteries.

Question 4

Which action is the single most effective means of preventing the spread of infection in health care?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Proper hand hygiene. Hand hygiene (washing or alcohol-based rub) is recognized by the CDC as the most effective single measure to reduce health-care-associated infection.

Question 5

A sterile field is considered contaminated if which of the following occurs?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Any portion of the drape extends below table level. Any part of a sterile drape below table level is considered unsterile because it cannot be monitored; sterile fields must be kept above waist or table height and in view.

Question 6

Airborne precautions, such as for active tuberculosis, require which respiratory protection for the technologist?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

A fitted N95 respirator. Airborne pathogens such as tuberculosis travel on small droplet nuclei, so a fit-tested N95 (or higher) respirator is required, not a surgical mask.

Question 7

A patient with Clostridioides difficile requires which specific hand-hygiene measure?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Soap-and-water washing because alcohol does not kill the spores. C. difficile forms spores that alcohol-based rubs do not kill; mechanical removal by washing with soap and water is required.

Question 8

When lifting a heavy object, the technologist should primarily use which muscle group?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

The leg muscles by bending the knees. Proper body mechanics direct the lifter to bend at the knees and lift with the legs, keeping the back straight to avoid spinal injury.

Question 9

When transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the table, the wheelchair should be positioned how?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Parallel to the table with brakes locked. The chair is placed parallel to the table with wheels locked and footrests up so the patient pivots safely over the shortest distance.

Question 10

A nasal cannula typically delivers oxygen at what flow rate range?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

1-6 liters per minute. A nasal cannula is a low-flow device delivering roughly 1-6 L/min; higher rates dry the mucosa and a mask is used instead.

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