Patient Care
When performing a patient transfer, there are 5 rules to follow. Which one of the following is not one of these rules?
a. use a broad base of support
b. lift with the knees
c. keep heavy loads close to the body
d. pull an object if possible
d. pull an object if possible
What are the four properties of a sine wave?
amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and velocity.
The x-ray beam changes as it travels through the patient by a process called:
a. transmission
b. filtration
c. attenuation
d. reciprocity
c. attenuation
What space should open on a properly positioned lateral knee?
a. Intercondylar eminence
b. Femoropatellar joint space
c. Proximal tibia/fibula space
d. There is no open joint space
b. Femoropatellar joint space
Which area on the lumbar vertebra is only demonstrated on an oblique position?
a. transvers process
b. spinous process
c. pars interarticularis
d. vertebral body
c. pars interarticularis
What body type has the thorax broad and deep?
a. hypersthenic
b. sthenic
c. hyposthenic
d. asthenic
a. hypersthenic
What body type has the stomach and gallbladder low, vertical, and near the midline?
a. hypersthenic
b. sthenic
c. hyposthenic
d. asthenic
d. asthenic
The most common nosocomial infection occurs in the:
a. GI tract
b. Respiratory tract
c. Urinary tract
d. Lymphatic system
c. Urinary tract (UTIs from urinary catheters)
Which of the following photon-tissue interactions necessitates the use of a grid?
a. Photoelectric interaction
b. Compton interaction
c. Coherent scatter
d. Pair production
b. Compton interaction
If SID is reduced by one-half, what must be done to mAs to maintain a constant intensity level?
a. reduce mAs to one-fourth its original value
b. reduce mAs to one-third its original value
c. increase mAs by two times its original value
d. increase mAs by four times its original value
a. reduce mAs to one-fourth its original value
Which oblique is appropriate to demonstrate the entire mortise joint?
a. 30-degree internal oblique
b. 45-degree internal oblique
c. 15-20-degree internal oblique
d. 5-degree internal oblique
c. 15-20 degree internal oblique
When performing an oblique of the T-Spine, what anatomy is best demonstrated?
a. Zygapophyseal joints
b. Intervertebral foramina
c. Pars
d. Pedicles
a. Zygapophyseal joints
For an AP image of the chest, the central ray is directed:
a. At the xiphoid tip
b. At the SC joint
c. 2” below the jugular notch
d. 4” below the jugular notch
d. 4” below the jugular notch
What condition is visualized by performing an upper-GI series?
a. Diverticula
b. Ulcerative colitis
c. Pyloric stenosis
d. Adynamic ileus
c. Pyloric stenosis
Confusion, blacking out, and sensing strong smells can all be signs of which of the following medical emergencies?
a. Seizure
b. Stroke
c. MI
d. Cyanosis
a. Seizure
What is the prospective annual occupational exposure dose limit?
50 mSv
a. central ray
b. cathode
c. anode
d. collimator
b. cathode
What position/projection best demonstrates the cuboid?
a. Medial oblique
b. Lateral oblique
c. Axial
d. AP
a. Medial oblique
What pathology involves forward slipping of one vertebra onto another?
a. Compression fracture
b. Chance fracture
c. Spondylolisthesis
d. Spondylolysis
c. Spondylolisthesis
A patient presents with right anterior rib pain. Which oblique would be appropriate to best demonstrate potential pathology?
a. LPO
b. LAO
c. RAO
d. RPO
B. LAO
What position would demonstrate the stomach free of superimposition from the spine and the body air filled?
a. RAO
b. LPO
c. AP
d. LAO
b. LPO
A patient presents to the ED after a MVA by ambulance; she is conscious but has multiple injuries. The patient seems disoriented and confused regarding her whereabouts. She cannot tell the ER staff her name or DOB. The patient requires medical treatment to stabilize her injuries. What type of consent would this situation result in?
a. Informed
b. Oral
c. Implied
d. None, she cannot be treated
c. Implied due to the emergent nature of the situation
The greatest source of man-made radiation exposure comes from what?
Computed tomography (CT)
High kVp produces which of the following (select all that apply)?
1. high contrast
2. few gray tones
3. long-scale contrast
4. short-scale contrast
5. low contrast
6. many gray tones
3. long-scale contrast
5. low contrast
6. many gray tones
What is the centering point for an AP projection of the thumb?
a. PIP joint
b. IP joint
c. DIP joint
d. MCP joint
d. MCP joint
When performing an image of an axial sacroiliac (SI) joint, what degree of angulation is appropriate for women?
a. No angle is necessary
b. 35-degree angle
c. 30-degree angle
d. 25-degree angle
b. 35-degree angle
What medical term describes a funnel chest?
a. pectus carinatum
b. pectus excavatum
c. convex
d. pigeon chest
b. pectus excavatum
What position best demonstrates the esophagus between the heart and spine?
a. PA
b. LPO
c. AP
d. RAO
d. RAO
What legal doctrine requires the burden of proof to be on the defendant?
a. Malpractice
b. Res ipsa loquitur
c. Respondeat superior
d. Civil tort
b. Res ipsa loquitur (the negligence was so great that the "thing speaks for itself" and the defendant must prove they were not negligent)
What agency publishes radiation protection standards based on scientific research?
a. NRC
b. ASRT
c. IEMA
d. NCRP
d. NCRP
Spatial resolution is controlled by what ratio?
SOD/OID
To demonstrate the head of the fibula, what view should be performed?
45-degree medial oblique of the knee
Why would PA cervical obliques be preferred over AP?
Decrease thyroid dose
The humeral head will be found _________ in an anterior dislocation.
Below the coracoid process
What position best demonstrates the splenic flexure?
RPO or LAO
ionic iodinated contrast media
If the dose of scatter radiation in fluoroscopy to the radiographer is 10 mSv per second at a distance of 5 inches from the table, what would be the radiographer's dose at a distance of 5 feet from the table?
0.07 mSv per second
When a non-grid technique using 6 mAs and 75 kVp is changed to a 12:1 grid using 75 kVp, what new mAs must be used to maintain the same exposure as the original image (use the rule of thumb to determine your final answer)?
24 mAs (Rule of thumb is a factor of 4)
Stress views of the ankle performed while the patient is placed in inversion demonstrates __________?
a. Medial ligament tear or rupture
b. Anterior ligament tear or rupture
c. Posterior ligament tear or rupture
d. Lateral ligament tear or rupture
d. Lateral ligament tear or rupture
At what angles are the intervertebral foramina of the cervical vertebrae?
45-degrees anterior and 15-degrees inferior
The arm has been abducted at a right angle to the body and the CR has been directed horizontally and medially 15-30 degrees. What is this projection?
Inferosuperior axial
A surgically created external opening in the bowel is termed:
Stoma