Chapter 1: Basics
ALARA stands for
As low as reasonably achievable
Centering for Chest x-ray
@T7
What are the breathing instructions for KUB
Hold on expiration
40"
The capitulum and radius are on what side of the forearm
Lateral Side
3 Cardinal Rules
Time, Distance, Shielding
How many ribs above the diaphragm should be visible for a chest x-ray
10 ribs
Where do you center for KUB
Iliac Crest
Fracture at the base of 1st metacarpal (Thumb Fracture)
Bennett Fracture
Rotation of the arm that separates the proximal radius & ulna
External Rotation
Your dosimeter should be worn where?
Thyroid level outside of shielding
Fluid in the lungs
Pleural effusion
The spleen is in which quadrant
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Fracture of distal radius displaced posteriorly
Colle's Fracture
If the patient can't fully extend their arm for an AP elbow projection what should you do?
One AP image of the humerus parallel to the IR and one with the forearm parallel to the IR
Hypersthenic
What pathology refers to: collapsed lung
Atelectasis and/or Pneumothorax
kVp for KUB
70-85kVp
Wrist deviation that visualizes the Lunate, Hamate, Pisiform, and Triquetrum
Radial Deviation
Elbow projection that shows the radius superimposed over the ulna and coronoid process in profile?
Medial Oblique
In a right anterior oblique, what side is closest to the table
The right & anterior side
The bronchus food and foreign objects are most likely to go down and why
The right because its wider and shorter
What pathology refers to: Folding of the intestine over itself
Intussusception
The Metacarpophalangeal joints & wrist joints have what classification and movement
Synovial, Ellipsoidal (Condylar)
Classification and movement of the proximal radioulnar joint
Synovial - Trochoidal (Pivot)