Positioning
The CR is angled ______ for an AP Chest with the patient in Trendelenburg or
Caudad
name the projection-slide 1
wrist-radial deviaation
What is the "rule" regarding the amount of pictures to be taken in trauma situations
at least two 90 degrees apart from one another
the liver is located primarily in this quadrant
RUQ
the capitulum articulates with the
head of the radius
the CR is angled ___ & ____ for an ap lordotic chest
15-20 degrees cephalad
slide 3
oblique elbow- lateral rotation
what projection of the hand is used in lieu of a fan lateral hand to identify foreign objects
lateral hand-extension
what are the two landmarks used, when determining the rotation of the humerus for shoulder x-rays
lesser and greater tubercles
explain the center point for a Roberts method
cmc joint
what is the CR angle for the lewis method
15 degrees proximally
slide 4
medial oblique elbow
what is the name of the trauma projection used to visualize the proximal humerus
transthoracic lateral- lawrence
slide 7
lateral border of scapula
where is the CR for a lateral abdomen
at the crest
slide 5
LT lateral decubitus
coyle method, 90 degree flexion 45 degree cr angle toward the shoulder
slide 8
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triquetrum
how do you adjust positioning an inferosuperior axial shoulder projection when hills-sachs defect is a clinical indication
exaggerate the internal rotation of the arm
a patient is overly rotated toward the IR for a mediolateral knee. Explain the relationship of the adductor tubercle and the lateral condyle
the adductor tubercle- medial condyle will appear in front of the lateral condyle.
slide 6
external rotation shoulder
describe how to do a garth method for a trauma patient portably
angle the tube 45 degrees caudad and 45 degrees laterally centered at scapulohumeral joint
slide 9
coracoid process
How do you fix this knee
internally rotate