Terminology & Positioning
The bones that make up the appendicular skeleton
limbs, shoulder, and pelvic girdles
What is minimum of 10 ribs?
We do this to prepare the patient for an abdomen x-ray
remove all clothing (change in a gown) along with any radiopaque items, provide clean linens on the table, and cover the pt to keep them warm
What is cross-over when the hand is pronated?
These are the general classifications of joints and some general movements
What is synovial & diarthrodial. The movements are flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circum, medial/lateral rotation
The axial skeleton contains how many bones
80
The 4 body habitus types
What is sthenic, hyposthenic, asthenic, and hypersthenic?
The kidneys are known as a retroperitoneal organ. True or False
What is True?
These are 4 important things to note for exposure factors for the upper limbs.
Lower to medium kVp, shorter exposure time, small focal spot, and adequate mAs for sufficient density (brightness)
This is a way that you can modify positions for bariatric patients.
What is alternative palpation?
This position is when the pt is recumbent and the head is lower than their feet
What is Trendelenburg?
Expiration chest x-rays would be taken when?
For indicators such as small pneumothorax, lack of normal movement, foreign body, or post biopsy.
These are 3 digital imaging guideline considerations
What is 4 sided collimation, exposure factors, and post-processing evaluation of exposure indicator?
These are the general classifications of joints for upper limbs
What is synovial and diarthrodial?
These are technical considerations when imaging the shoulder girdle
What is 40-44 in SID, small focal spot, adequate mAs, and w/ or w/out grids?
Describe an oblique plane
An angle or slant which is not parallel to the sagittal, coronal, or horizontal plane
vertebra prominens ( PA chest) & jugular notch ( AP chest)
This quadrant contains the liver and the gallbladder.
What is the right upper quadrant?
This is the amount of additional kVp needed for large plaster.
These are 4 important things to consider for digital imaging.
What is collimation, accurate centering, exposure factors, and posst-processing evaluation of exposure indicator?
The bones that produce red blood cells
long bones, flat, & irregular
The three dimensions for breathing movements
What is vertical, transverse, and anteroposterior diameter?
The spleen is located in what quadrant
What is the left upper quadrant?
These are the 3 positioning priciples for correct centering for upper limbs.
What is the part should be parallel to the plane of IR, the CR should be 90 degrees or perpendicular to part/IR, and CR should be directed to correct centering point
For a neutral rotation of the humerus, the lesser and greater tubercles can be seen. True or false.
What is false. Neither can really be seen.