Chapter 1
Bones in axial skeleton, appendiculr skeleton
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Bronchus more likely to have food or foreign particles in because it is more vertical and has a less abrupt angle of divergence from the trachea
Right primary bronchus
Mid & upper abdomen landmarks
Xiphoid process at T10, inferior costal margin at L2-L3, and iliac crest at L4
Wrist projection where carpal sulcus is demonstrated
Gaynor Hurt Method
Greater tubercle is anterior but still lateral to the lesser tubercle in this rotation
Neutral rotation
Body plane separated into anterior and posterior portions
Coronal Plane
Technical factors for CXR
High kVp, high mA, short exposure time
Lower abdomen & pelvic landmarks
Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), greater trochanter, symphysis pubis, and ischial tuberosity
Carpal Bridge - Tangential
The patient is rotated this much for a Scapular Y projection
45-60 degrees toward wall bucky
AP projection body position
Facing x-ray tube with back to wall bucky; beam enters anteriorly and exits posteriorly
Clinical indication for CXR
Atelectasis, foreign body, pneumothorax, fixation of diaphragm
Breathing instructions for KUB
Breathe in, breathe all the way out and hold it.
Two small depressions found on anterior aspect of the distal humerus
Radial and coronoid fossa
This projection is sometime necessary in this projection to depress the shoulders
AP Projection of AC joints
Diarthrodial joint
Freely movable - synovial joint
Breathing instructions for CXR
Breathe in, breathe all the way out. Breathe in and hold it.
kVp used for KUB
80
Name of transverse fracture of distal radius
Colles' fracture
This structure of the scapula is best demonstrated when the affected arm is reaching across the chest
Body of scapula
Lateromedial projection body position
Topographic landmarks for AP CXR; PA CXR
CR 3-4 inches below jugular notch; 7-8 inches below vertebral prominens (C7) - use handspread method
Left Lateral Decubitus PA best demonstrates this
Free air
CR for a AP Thumb
1st MCP joint
Shoulder projection that looks at the acromiohumeral space
Apical AP Axial Shoulder