Anatomy
CR
Pathology
Positioning
Trivia
100
What is the hooklike process on the last cartilage of the trachea?
What is the carina
100
Where does the CR enter for a PA chest?
What is T7/inferior scapula border
100
Atelectasis is..
What is collapsed lung
100
How many feet should the patient step forward from the bucky for the lordotic position?
What is 1 foot
100
To demonstrate free air in the lungs, should the patient be on their affected/unaffected side?
What is unaffected
200
What is the production of fluid in the lungs called?
What is pleurisy
200
Where does the CR enter for an AP chest?
What is 3" below jugular notch
200
Dyspnea means..
What is shortness of breath
200
Why is a left lateral the most commonly performed lateral?
What is it reduces magnification of the heart
200
What is the name of the method for the AP axial chest/lordotic position?
What is Lindblom
300
What does the respiratory system consist of?
What is the pharynx, trachea, bronchi & 2 lungs.
300
When doing the AP axial lordotic position, how many inches should you place the IR above the shoulders?
What is 3"
300
Fluid in pleura cavity
What is pleural effusion
300
Which way would you position the IR for a female asthenic patient?
What is lengthwise/portrait
300
How many degrees should the patient be rotated for a PA Oblique chest for the lungs?
What is 45 degrees LAO/RAO
400
What medial border houses the bronchi, pulmonary vessels, lymph vessels & nerves?
What is the hilum
400
Which plane is perpendicular with the IR in a left lateral?
What is midcoronal
400
Replacement of air with fluid in alveoli
What is pulmonary edema
400
A left lateral decubitus would show fluid in which lung?
What is the left
400
If the patient is unable to lean back for the AP axial lordotic view, how many degrees do you angle the tube?
What is 15-20 degrees cephalic
500
The right lung is approx. 1" shorter than the left due to what structure?
What is the liver
500
If patient cannot lean back for the lordotic position and you need to angle your tube, where does the CR enter?
What is T2 entering the manubrium
500
An increase of volume of air in the lungs
What is emphysema
500
How many minutes should the patient be in a ventral/dorsal position before the exposure is made to allow fluid to settle or air to rise?
What is five minutes
500
For a PA oblique study of the heart, how many degrees should the patient be rotated?
What is 55-60 degrees
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