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RADT465-Procedures
ARRT Registry Review Covering Radiographic Procedures
Question | Answer |
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How is the stomach positioned in a hypersthenic patient? | Transverse (Lange Prep Pg. 78) |
What is the localization point for level T-10? | Xiphoid tip (Lange Prep Pg. 81) |
What is the definition for abduction? | Movement of a part away from the MSP (Lange Prep Pg. 84) |
Which type of joints are immovable? | Synarthrotic joints; fibrous articulations (Lange Prep Pg. 91) |
Which tubercle should be in profile on an AP internal rotation shoulder? | Lesser tubercle (Lange Prep Pg. 106) |
What is the CR for a PA ulnar flexion wrist? | Perpendicular to the scaphoid (Lange Prep Pg. 103) |
What is the largest sesamoid bone? | Patella (Lange Prep Pg. 112) |
Which pelvis (male or female) has a pubic angle of less than 90 degrees? | Male (Lange Prep Pg. 117) |
What is the CR angle for a dorsoplantar axial calcaneus view? | 40 degrees caudally (Lange Prep Pg. 121) |
When the patient is in an AP oblique for sacroiliac joints, which side is best seen? | The SI joint of the elevated side (Lange Prep Pg. 128) |
What type of fracture is a break in the cortex of one side of the bone only? | Greenstick fracture (Lange Prep Pg. 131) |
Which cervical spine position best demonstrates the apophyseal joints? | Lateral (Lange Prep Pg. 137) |
Where is the CR directed for an AP coccyx? | 10-20 degrees caudad to midline, 2 inches above pubic symphysis (Lange Prep Pg. 145) |
What does it mean when a skull is termed dolichocephalic? | The skull is elongated (Lange Prep Pg. 148) |
What are the 8 cranial bones? | 1 frontal, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, 1 occipital, 1 ethmoid, 1 sphenoid (Lange Prep Pg. 150) |
What is the largest facial bone? | Mandible (Lange Prep Pg. 155) |
What is the CR for a PA axial (Caldwell) cranium? | 15 degrees caudad to nasion (Lange Prep Pg. 156) |
What breathing instructions should be given on upper airway exams? | Instruct patient to take a slow nasal inspiration and exposure during the inspiration (Lange Prep Pg. 166) |
Which main bronchus are aspirated foreign bodies more like to enter? | Right main bronchus (because it is wider and more vertical) (Lange Prep Pg. 168) |
What unites to form the common bile duct? | Common hepatic duct and the cystic ducts (Lange Prep Pg. 173) |
How should centering be adjusted for a gallbladder on an asthenic patient? | 2 inches lower and more midline (Lange Prep Pg. 174) |
What are dilated, tortuous veins directly beneath the esophageal mucosa? | Esophageal varices (Lange Prep Pg. 176) |
What is the outermost layer of the GI tract? | Serosa/serous membrane (Lange Prep Pg. 179) |
What is the approximate length of the duodenum? | 9-12 inches (Lange Prep Pg. 179) |
What is the most posterior portion of the stomach? | Fundus (Lange Prep Pg. 185) |
What does a RAO demonstrate when performing a lower GI exam on the large intestine? | The ascending colon and hepatic flexure (Lange Prep Pg. 187) |
Which kidney is usually lower? | The right kidney (due to the liver) (Lange Prep Pg. 190) |
What kidney and ureter will be parallel to the IR in a 30 degree RPO kidney? | The left kidney and right ureter will be parallel to the IR (Lange Prep Pg. 195) |
Where do more than 90% of disk ruptures occur? | L4-L5 and L5-S1 interspaces (Lange Prep Pg. 200) |
What are the capillaries responsible for? | Diffusion of gases and exchange of nutrients and wastes (Lange Prep Pg. 201) |