TRUE/FALSE
Only sterile items are allowed in the sterile field
True
A closed fracture is also known as this.
What is a simple fracture
This health professional who prepares the OR by supplying it with the appropriate supplies and instruments is a:
What is a certified surgical technologist (CST)
Long bone reduction
The Ilizarov device is what type of fixator?
External
With high level fluoroscopy (HLF), the maximum exposure rate cannot exceed 20 R/min.
what is true
The Chauffeur's fracture is AKA this
What is the Hutchinson's fracture
The individual who prepares the sterile field and scrubs and gowns the members of the surgical team is a
What is a Scrub
A horizontal beam lateral projection for the cervical spine requires what SID?
72-inch SID
An orthopedic wire that tightens around a fracture site to reduce shortening of a limb is a ______ wire.
Cerclage
A laparoscope is used during the retrograde urogram
What is false. This is not a surgical procedure. A laparoscope is inserted through the abdominal wall.
The Smith fracture is AKA
What is the Reverse Colles' fracture
What injury is not considered a fracture but a subluxation?
Nursemaids' elbow
The AP reverse Caldwell projection for a trauma skull exam requires the CR be:
15 degrees cephalad to the orbitomeatal line
A 30 degree tilt of the C-arm tube from the vertical position will increase radiation exposure to the face and neck region of the operator standing next to the C-arm by approximately a factor of _____.
Factor of 4
Because of radiation exposure to the head and neck region, the C-arm should not be placed in the PA projection tube alignment in regard to the patient.
what is false
A stress or fatigue fracture is AKA
A March fracture
What projection would you use to best demonstrate intracranial air-fluid level on a patient who is recumbent?
Horizontal beam lateral
How much rotation is required for an AP oblique projection of the sternum on a hypersthenic patient?
15 degrees
What is the cannulated screw assembly used for?
Hip pinning to reduce fracture of the proximal femur
The entire sterile gown worn by the surgeon is considered sterile.
what is false. Only above the waist.
The Mallet fracture is AKA...
What is a baseball fracture
He only had one eye, three legs, and he loves country music
Wonky Donkey
When performing conventional imaging during an operative cholangiogram, the IR is placed in a special metal tray called a what?
Pizza Pan
How should the CR be aligned for a trauma PA projection of the elbow?
Perpendicular to the interepicondylar plane