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Pediatrics Imaging
Question | Answer |
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What age is pediatrics? | 0-6yrs |
What is pediatrics? | Branch of medicine dealing with medical care of infants, children, and adolescents |
What is the difference is between adult and pediatric cases? | Immobilization techniques and and communication skills and technical factors |
Are children considered small adults? | No |
True or false children should be approached at their eye level? | Yes |
Should a radiographer speak directly to the parent or the child? | If the child is old enough to comprehend speak directly to the child |
What distraction techniques can be used when working with children? | Ask about school sports siblings popular cartoon shows music |
Name to the mobilization devices commonly used for pediatrics? | Pig O stat and papoose board |
What are some other forms of the demobilization tools for pediatrics? | Tape sheets towels sandbags sponges |
What is another name for Papoose? | Mummifying |
What are the major classifications of child abuse? | Neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological maltreatment |
If the radiographer suspects child support should it be reported? | yes |
Who should the radiographer report suspected child abuse to? | The radiologist for the attending |
What is shaking infant syndrome? | Child is held around chest and violently shaking back-and-forth this causes extremities and head to flat out back and forth in a whip lash movement |
Should a grid be used with pediatric patients? | no |
how should the technique be adjusted for pediatrics ________________kVp to ________________mAs | increase , decrease |
What steps should the radiography or take before the patient is bright and the room? | immobilization and shielding devices should be in place, I our an marker should be in place, technique should be set, projection should be determined, |
What is the greatest danger to a premature infant? | Hypothermia |
What are the two types of isolates? | Enclosed with portholes, open bed movable open head number |
How can you get a deep breath with a pediatric patient | Wait for the end of a crying child will gasp synchronize your breathing with a child's, watch the abdomen extend on inspiration Watch the chest wall's rise and fall of sternum |
Where is the CR on AP or PA Chest pediatric projections | CR to mid thorax mammillary line |
Where is the CR on the lateral chest physician for pediatrics | CR to mid coronal plane at Mammillary line |
Where is the CR for AP abdomen KUB on pediatrics? | 1" above umbilicus |
Where is the CR for AP erect abdomen? | 1" above umbilicus |
What is the CR for Abdomen lateral decubitus on pediatrics, and in what direction is the beam | The CR is 1" above umbilicus the beam is horizontal |
What is the CR for abdomen dorsal decubitus on pediatrics, and in what direction is the beam | The CR is 1" above umbilicus the beam is horizontal |
What body part is used to evaluate degree of skeletal maturity in pediatrics? | Left hand and wrist |
Why is a bone age study done on pediatrics? | Determine skeletal age versus chronological age |
Where would an aspirated foreign body be found | Lodged in the larynx or trachea |
What age is aspirated foreign bodies most common in | Six months to three years old |
What projections would be done if aspirated forgein body was of interest | AP lateral soft tissue neck P A chest taken on inspiration and expiration, used to check if object lives in bronchus |
Define scoliosis | Presence of one or more lateral rotary curvature of the spine |
What is the SID for scoliosis | 6Ft or 72" |
Why is the PA taken on scoliosis | Save radiation exposure by 95% |
should breast Shields be used on both male and female patients? | yes |