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How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
What is: 126 bones
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When imaging a joint, how many projections are required?
What is: 3
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What are the three cardinal principles for radiation safety?
What is: Time, distance, shielding
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What is the largest carpal bone?
What is: Capitate
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Is it appropriate to shield for shoulder girdle exams?
What is: Yes
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What position describes the head higher than the feet?
What is: Fowler
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If a person accidentally inhales a food particle, which bronchus is it most likely to enter?
What is: Right
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What does the acronym ALARA stand for?
What is: As low as reasonably achievable
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Decreasing radiation dose to the patient includes which of the following:
What is: using collimation
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What projections are required for a clavicle exam?
What is: AP and Axial
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When critiquing an average adult PA CXR, what is the minimum number of ribs that should be visualized to ensure adequate inspiration?
What is: 10
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What plane is parallel to the IR for a lateral CXR?
What is: Midsagittal
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Which of the following muscles should be demonstrated on a well-exposed abdomen projection on an average size patient?
What is: Psoas major
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Which of the following carpals are better visualized in a PA Wrist with Radial Deviation?
What is: Hamate
300
Which of the following structures is not part of the proximal humerus?
Glenoid process
Lesser tubercle
Intertubercular groove
Anatomic neck
What is: Glenoid process
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What projection is represented in this image?
What is: mediolateral
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When performing an AP chest in a cart or wheelchair, what should be perpendicular to the CR?
What is: the long axis of the sternum
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Where in the peritoneum are the kidneys located?
What is: Retroperitoneal
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Why do we perform an AP forearm in the AP position versus the PA position?
What is: to avoid the radius and ulna are crossing or overlapping
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What is the mobility classification of the three joints that make up the shoulder girdle?
What is: Diarthrodial
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What position describes the patient in this position?
What is: RAO
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Why should the CR and IR be lowered for a lateral CXR?
What is: the costophrenic angles will project lower
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What vertebral level is the xiphoid process?
What is: T10
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What anatomy is visualized with an internal (medial) oblique elbow projection?
What is: Trochlea, coronoid process
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Which of the following would best describe a breathing technique that could be used for an AP Scapula or a Transthoracic Lateral Humerus projection?
Low mA, high seconds
Low mA, low seconds
High mA, low seconds
What is: Low mA, high seconds