Sternum
At what level is the manubrial notch located?
What is T2-3?
What are the routine projections for SC joints?
What is PA, RAO & LAO?
What would be your breathing instructions for an AP rib lower projection?
What is suspend on expiration?
What two projections would you take to visualize a lower right posterior rib injury?
What is AP & RPO?
What lines the thoracic cavity?
What is parietal pleura?
What are the routine projections for a sternum series?
What is lateral and RAO?
How much do you angle the CR for oblique SC joints?
What is zero degrees?
Which ribs will best be visualized with a 45 degree LPO oblique view?
What is left?
*Remember LPO & RAO would show the same and RPO & LAO would show the same*
What is another name for a pneumothorax?
What is a collapsed lung?
What is 8th or 9th ribs?
What is the name of the most superior aspect of the sternum?
What is the jugular notch?
How much do you oblique the patient for an RAO projection of the SC joint?
What is 15 degrees?
What is the structure called that connects the ribs to the sternum?
What is the costocartilage?
What MUST your patient be instructed to do when taking a soft tissue neck radiograph to see the pharynx and larynx?
What is instruct your patient to breathe in slowly to see air contrast?
What is the space between the ribs called?
What is intercostal space?
What is the recommended SID for a lateral sternum and why?
What is 60-72in and to reduce magnification?
Which joint is open/being visualized on an LAO projection?
What is the left SC joint?
What type of joints are the 12 costovertebral joints?
What are synovial gliding joints?
What is the term for 2 or more rib fractures with an associated pulmonary injury, causing paroxsimal breathing?
What is flail chest?
What is another name for the body of the sternum?
What is the gladiolus?
What level does the xiphoid process correspond with?
What is T9-10?
T or F: The SC joints are the only articulation between the sternum and the upper extremities?
What is True?
What parts of the ribs are visualized on oblique views?
What are the axillary and lateral portions?
What percentage of pectus carinatum are diagnosed after the age of 11?
What is 90%?
How much and it what direction do the anterior aspect of the ribs lie in relation to the posterior?
What is inferior and 3-5 inches?