Chapter One
A hypersthenic patient is
What is a larger patient, overweight
what is the diaphragm
what is a large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing, most important for inspiration
most common x ray of the abdomen
What is a supine KUB
number of metacarpals in the hand
what is five
parts of the shoulder
what is humerus, scapula, and clavicle
Examples of positions
What is supine, prone, recumbent, etc
A routine Chest Exam
what needs to be included on a KUB
what is both kidneys all the way to the pubis symphysis
most frequently fractured carpal bone
what is the scaphoid
what is included in an AP image
the levels of organization
what is atom, molecule, macromolecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
When do we do an AP chest
What is when a portable is ordered or when a patient is unable to move
what quadrant is the liver located
what is the right upper quadrant
what needs to be included in a hand exam
what is all of phalanges, metacarpals, carpals, and distal radius/ulna
the sternoclavicular joint is what type
what is plane or gliding
what plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
what is coronal
the differences in the lungs
what is the right lung has three lobes and the left only has two
breathing technique for KUB
what is hold on expiration
what is special about the scaphoid projection
how is the lesser tubercle visualized in an AP image
what is lesser tubercle more anterior and the greater tubercle is more lateral
what body system regulates fluids and electrolytes
what is the urinary system
when do we expose on expiration
what is post pneumothorax, or post biopsy
centering for the KUB
what is CR at the iliac crest
what do fat pads indicate
what is disease or injury
ideal technique for upper extremity (mA and time)
what is high mA, and low seconds