AGATHA
DOROTHY
EDNA
MARY
IRENE
100
How high should the IR be above the shoulders for a PA chest?
1 and 1/2 or 2 in
100
What are 5 examples of accessory equipment?
1. calipers
2. lead strips
3. lead shields or shadow shields
4. lead markers
5. image receptor holders
100
What are two ways to verify procedure orders?
1) Check epic order to verify name, B#, and exam.
2) Verify with the patient that the correct body side and part is ordered.
100
What three things should you do when dismissing patients?
1. give proper follow up instructions
2. inform the patient how they will get the results from their doctor
3. escort out of room and direct them appropriately
100
What are 4 examples of positioning aids?
1. sponges
2. sandbags
3. compression bands
4. immobilization devices
200
2
1st rib
200
What nine things should you do to evaluate images?
1. Verify the patients name and B# on the images
2. verify the exam performed matches the order
3. clearly displayed, correctly placed, correct markers/labels
4. image brightness and IR exposure of diagnostic quality, neither over or under exposed
5. proper position to see anatomy of interest
6. optimal detail for image sharpness
7. no subject motion
8. demonstration of collimation and shielding
9. images sent to PACS and QC'd
200
What metacarpals should be minimally overlapped for a PA oblique hand?
3rd-5th
200
What size image receptor should you use for a PA, lateral, and oblique finger?
10x12
200
What size IR should you use for a PA chest projection?
14X17
300
What size IR should you use for a lateral chest projection?
14x17
300
What SID is used for fingers, thumbs, hands, and wrists?
40 SID
300
According to the CDC, what percent of patients are overweight, obese, and morbidly obese?
71%
300
What SID should be used for a chest x-ray and why?
72in SID to minimize magnification of the heart and obtain greater detail
300
What did some manufacturers move their weight limit up to from 350?
700 lbs
400
How should the thumb be for a PA thumb?
abducted
400
What things should you take into consideration about a patient? (3 listed)
-Age
-Disabilities
-Cultural Background
400
What can a lateral wrist image be used to see or demonstrate?
Anterior and posterior displacement of fractures.
400
13
aortic arch
400
1
apex of lung
500
What is this projection called? It has three names.
-AP oblique projection of the hand
-ball-catcher's hand
-norgaard
500
What is the best projection to demonstrate the pisiform?
AP oblique wrist.
500
What is this projection called?
AP oblique Wrist Projection
500
What should be included for a PA thumb?
the area from the distal tip of the thumb to the trapezium
500
What should not overlap superior lungs for a lateral chest?
Arms or Soft Tissue