Chapter 6
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
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How should the CR be angled for a lateral knee on an average sized patient?
5-7 degrees cephalic
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How many bones in the appendicular skeleton?
126
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What are the two main landmarks for chest positioning?
vertebra prominens and jugular notch
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Why should a chest x-ray be taken erect?
the diaphragm can move farther down, to visualize fluid levels, to prevent engorgement of vessels
100
What are kidney stones a clinical indication for?
KUB
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How much of the patella needs to be free of superimposition by the femur for an oblique knee?
about half
200
Why is it important to include the correct marker on an image?
legal/liability purposed, to validate the part being examined
200
How many lobes are in the left and right lungs?
left 2, right 3
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What is a pneumothorax a clinical indication for?
chest x-ray
200
Where is the central ray for a routine thumb exam?
1st MCP
300
Regarding the anatomy of the knee, why is it important to angle the x-ray tube 5-7 degrees for a lateral knee?
the medial condyle is longer
300
What patient position is described with the patient’s head lower than the feet?
Trendelenburg
300
What is the area where the thymus gland, heart and great vessels, trachea and esophagus are located in the medial portion of the thoracic cavity?
mediastinum
300
Which kidney is lower due to the liver?
right
300
What fracture is most common in the 5th metacarpal in which the closed fist comes into contact with an object?
Boxers fracture
400
What is the proper way to view a foot x-ray?
toes up
400
What synovial joint movement allows the greatest freedom of motion (hip or shoulder joints)?
spheroidal (ball and socket)
400
Which plane is perpendicular to the IR for a PA chest?
midsagittal
400
In which of the four major quadrants of the abdomen would the appendix be found?
right lower
400
What anatomy is visualized with an internal (medial) oblique elbow projection?
trochlea and coronoid process
500
You performed a Tib/Fib exam and the distal portion of the leg is clipped on both views. What should you do for the to ensure all the anatomy is present?
take an AP and Lateral ankle and collimate down
500
What patient position is this?
LPO
500
How many ribs should be visualized for a PA chest?
10
500
Which vertebral level is the xiphoid process?
T10
500
What position is the hand when the radial tuberosity (tubercle) is seen posteriorly, adjacent to the ulna?
Thumb down/hand with maximal internal rotation