Barium Barista
This contrast media is preferred over barium when bowel perforations are suspected.
What is water soluble contrast? (omnipaque/gastrografin also accepted)
One thing Kimmy frowns upon when doing mobile chest radiography.
What is angling the CR (or tube)?
On this day, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen accidentally discovered x-rays.
What is November 8, 1895?
The true name for a heart attack
What is a myocardial infarction?
These 2 x-ray interactions occur inside the anode.
What are Bremsstrahlung and Characteristic radiation?
The three separate protocol kVp‘s for barium studies.
What is:
Water soluble: 80–90 kVp
Double contrast: 100-105 kVp
Single contrast: 110-115 kVp
For any long bone images, these 2 anatomical parts must be included.
What is both joints?
This particular war led to the innovation of mobile radiography on the battlefield.
What is World War I?
The presence of air/gas in the cavity between the lungs & chest wall; “collapsed lung”
What is a pneumothorax?
The 4 prime factors of radiographic variables we have control over
What are: kVp, mA, s (time), and SID?
During double-contrast UGI studies, barium is frequently given as the positive contrast media; this negative contrast media is what is used to produce gas/air on the image.
What is EZ Gas Crystals?
One artifact can never be removed for trauma cross-table c-spine radiographs until a doctor has cleared the patient.
What is a c-collar?
He’s no Ru Paul, but this male classmate has been spotted partying in sparkly boots.
Who is Dave?
An unusual amount if fluid around the lung.
What is pleural effusion?
This x-ray interaction with matter occurs with an outer shell electron and typically results in unwanted image noise.
What is Compton scatter (Compton radiation, Compton interactions)?
Before performing IVUs this should be checked on all patients over 65 years of age and all diabetic patients.
What is creatinine level?
(note average for males is 0.9-1.5 & for females 0.8-1.2)
When taking trauma images it is imperative to get these two views.
What is AP and lateral (90° apart)
This decubitus view is done to demonstrate fluid in the right lung.
What is a right lateral decubitus?
Abnormal small bulges that stick out the side of the large intestine.
The three components of visibility.
What are:
brightness/density
contrast/gray scale
image noise
During colon transit studies, these special capsules are taken at the same time each day.
What are Sitzmarks?
Not all patients can be prone (PA) for the standard PA Axial Caldwell of the skull. This CR angle is used when patients are in the AP position.
What is 15° cranial (cephalad)?
Another name of the view for the AP Lordotic of the apices of the lungs.
What is the Lindblom method?
A congenital condition that is a result of missing nerve cells in the colon; without these cells to stimulate bowel movement, blockages will occur. AKA congenital aganglionic megacolon.
What is Hirschsprung‘s disease?
This law states:
the energy of a photon is directly proportional to its frequency.
What is Planks Constant?