Chest portable
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| Why should the portable chest x-ray be done erect if possible? | demonstrates air-fluid levels, allows diaphragm to fall
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| What breathing instructions should be given to the patient? | 2nd full inspiration
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| What must the technologist document on a portable chest radiograph? | indicate portable, time & date, technique used, position/angle of pt
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| Describe 3 or more pathological lung conditions that may affect techniques used on a portable chest. What technique compensation might be made? | pleural effusion = increase, lung cancer = increase, cystic fibrosis = increase or decrease depending on stage
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| Should there be a technique compensation for a recumbent chest versus an erect chest x-ray? | more technique needed for erect
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| When performing a portable decubitus chest for free air (pneumothorax), should the patient be lying on the affected or unaffected side? Which is true for fluid? | side up for air, side down for fluid
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| What type of technique is usually employed to investigate the opaque areas within the lung field, and to demonstrate the lung structure through pleural membranes? | use a grid technique
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