Anatomy
How many phalanges are in the hand?
A. 6
B. 10
C. 7
D. 14
B. 14
Where can you find the structures best demonstrated in your book?
Toward the end of each chapter
Under the Heading "Anatomy Demonstrated"
Name an pathology that you have covered in the previous or current module.
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A patient with a trauma injury enters the ER with evidence of a broken radius. What positioning ROUTINE should be used to determine the extent of the injury?
AP Lateral Forearm
What month and year do you graduate?
July 2024
The thumb is made up of what joints?
A. DIP, PIP
B. IP, MCP
C. IP, CMC
D. PIP, MCP
B. IP, MCP
In the PA projection of a hand, the thumb is demonstrated in a ________ view.
Oblique
What does the word osteo mean?
Bone
A patient with a dislocated elbow enters the ER. That patient has the elbow tightly flexed and is careful not to move. What specific positioning routine can be used to determine the extent of the injury?
Two AP Projections
Where do you center for a routine chest x-ray?
T7 (7-8 inches)
What are the 8 carpal bones?
What does the PA Axial Stetcher Method of the wrist best represent?
Scaphoid
What is fluid-filled joint space with possible calcifcation?
Bursitis
A patient has a routine elbow series performed. The AP projection indicates a possible deformity or fracture of the coronoid process. However, the patient is unable to pronate the upper limb for the AP oblique-medial rotation projection. What other projection can be be performed to demonstrate coronoid process?
Trauma Axial Lateral Projection - Coyle Method
What is one thing your instructor would do outside of class?
*Answer must be listed*
Gardening
(Watching bird feeder)
Kayaking/camping
Spending time with family/friends/dogs
What is the movement type of the elbow joint?
Ginglymus
What does the lateromedial position of the elbow best demonstrate?
*Name two things*
Olecranon process
Radius
Ulna
Soft tissue
Fat pads
Name a pathologic condition that would decrease the manual exposure factors?
A. Advanced rhematoid arthritis
B. Joint effusion
C. Advanced Paget disease
A. Advanced rhematoid arthritis
A three-projection study of the hand was taken using the following exposure factors: 64 kVp, 1000 mA, 1/100 second, large focal spot, 36 inch SID.
Small focal spot
40 inch SID
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What bone is the arrow pointed to?
Radius
What are the structures best demonstarted for an AP Forearm Projection?
*Must name all of them for credit*
Entire radius and ulna with a minimum of the proximal row carpals and distal humerus and pertinent soft tissues, such as fat pads and stripes of the wrist and elbow joints.
There are two fractures that are commonly confused because they are opposites. What is the name of both of these fractures?
Colles(posteriorly displaced) and Smith(anteriorly displaced)
A patient comes into the ER with a broken finger. When you go to perform the routine exam, you notice the distal phalange from the right hand is completely missing. The patient points to the missing piece on the counter. What should you do with it, when taking your AP Projection?
Depending on the preference of the radiologist
Place the phalange where it would normally go if attached
Place the phalange on the IR anywhere in the field of view
What day and year did Wilhelm Reontgen discover x-rays?
November 8, 1895