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RAD 135 Trauma
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Efficiency in producing quality images in the shortest possible time | Speed |
| Optimum image quality, minimum repeats | Accuracy |
| Use shorter exposure times to | Minimize Motion |
| ________ cannot be sacrificed for speed | Quality |
| If you must move the patient | Support limb at both ends |
| Do not remove________ without physician’s orders | Immobilization Devices |
| Lateral Cervical Spine is performed in _________ Position | Dorsal Decubitus Position |
| IR should be centered just above the _________ when performing a Lateral Cervicothoracic Spine (Swimmer’s View) | Jugular Notch |
| When performing a AP Axial Cervical Spine, the CR is directed_________ in order to enter midsagittal plane (MSP) and C4 | 15 to 20 Degrees Cephalad |
| __________ demonstrates C3-T1/T2, including all soft tissues | AP Axial Cervical Spine |
| AP Axial Cervical Spine Patient Position | Patient is supine, usually immobilized with collar and spine board Place IR under spine board, if present, centered to C4 |
| When positioning patient for a AP Axial Oblique Cervical Spine, place the IR under spine board, if present, centered to C4 and adjacent mastoid process approximately ___________ | 3 inches lateral to MSP |
| AP Axial Oblique Cervical Spine CR Position | CR has double angle 45 degrees lateromedially 15 to 20 degrees cephalad |
| Trauma Series usually require | 2 projections at right angles to each other |
| AP Axial Oblique Cervical Spine Demonstrates | C1-T1 or T2 bodies and disk spaces OPEN Intervertebral foramina |
| The top of the IR is centered 1½ to 2 inches (3.8 to 5 cm) above the shoulders for a- | Trauma Thoracic Spine |
| Thoracic Image Demonstrates | T3 or T4 to L1 |
| A Jefferson Fracture is a________ fracture of the ring of the atlas, involves both anterior and posterior arches | Comminuted |
| A Jefferson Fracture causes ________ of the fragments over the body of C2 | Lateral Displacement |
| What fracture is best seen by an Odontoid view? | Jefferson Fracture |
| What fracture is best seen on lateral view? (though it may be difficult on cross table lateral) | Clay Shoveler’s Fracture |
| Clay Shoveler’s Fracture is an _________ in the lower cervical or upper thoracic spine | Avulsion fracture of a spinous process |
| A fracture of the arch of C2 and is usually associated with anterior subluxation of C2 on C3, due to acute hyperextension of the head on the neck. | Hangman’s Fracture |
| The best way to view a Hangman's Fracture is with a | Lateral View |
| Exposure made on_________ for lumbar vertebrae | Suspended Respiration |
| Lumbar image demonstrates | T12 to Sacrum |
| Patients with head trauma are often referred to _________ First | Computed Tomography (CT) |
| CT is extensively used for | Trauma Patients |
| An Abdomen X-Ray demonstrates | The entire abdomen with the pubic symphysis visible at the lower border |
| Pelvic fractures have a high risk of | Hemorrhage |
| The IR is centered ________ When performing a Trauma Pelvis X-Ray, MCP is parallel to IR | 2 inches (5 cm) above pubic symphysis or 2 inches (5 cm) below anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) |
| A Trauma Pelvis Image demonstrates- | Entire Pelvis and Proximal Femora Femoral Necks are Foreshortened |
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