Upper Extremity
Routine projection demonstrating the olecranon process in profile
What is a lateral elbow?
In the inferosuperior axial lateral (Danelius Miller Method) the IR is placed (in relation to the femoral neck)
What is parallel to the femoral neck?
In the AP projection of the pelvis the CR is placed
What is midway between the ASIS and pubic sympysis?
The classification of barium sulfate as a contrast media
What is radiopaque?
The absence of infectious organisms refers to
Asepsis
Brewerton method is used to evaluate
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
An over-rotated lateral knee (toward the IR) is indicated by the fibular head
What is appears less superimposed by the tibia than true lateral?
A more oval, heart-shaped pelvic inlet corresponds to (gender)
What is the male pelvis?
Barium gravitates toward this area of the stomach when a patient is prone
What is the body and pylorus?
This portion of the surgeons gown is considered sterile
What is the front?
Shoulder projection that puts the lesser tubercle in profile.
What is AP in internal rotation?
The medial malleolus is part of the
What is the tibia?
These bones fuse to form the acetabulum
What are the ischium, pubis, and ilium?
Barium and water is considered what type of mixture
What is a colloidal suspension?
A procedure performed to re-align a fracture
What is an open reduction?
In an AP humerus, the humeral epicondyles are (relationship to IR)
What is parallel to the image receptor?
Joint spaces open in a true AP ankle projection include
What are medial and superior?
The symphysis pubis has limited movement during
What is labor and delivery?
Patient preparation for an Upper GI includes
This level of the OR table is considered a sterile field
What is the only at the level of the table top?
A slightly arched hand in a PA wrist
What reduces the OID of the carpal bones?
What is a fractured hip?
In a trauma situation, which projection of the pelvis is taken first
What is an AP Pelvis?
The part of the small intestine that makes up 3/5s of its entirety
What is the ileum?
The process of confirming the patient, body part, laterality, and procedure before starting surgery
What is a time-out procedure?