FLUOROSCOPY ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+
What is the proper sequence for filling the large intestine with barium when performing
an BE
a. Rectum, sigmoid, ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon
b. Rectum, sigmoid, descending colon, transverse colon, and ascending colon
c. Sigmoid, rectum, ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon
d. Sigmoid, rectum, descending colon, transverse colon, and ascending colon - Answer
✔ b. Rectum, sigmoid, descending colon, transverse colon, and ascending colon
Which part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract synthesizes and absorbs vitamins B and K?
a. Ileum
b. Duodenum
c. Jejunum
d. Large Intestine - Answer ✔ d. Large Intestine
What is the term for the three bands of muscle that pull the large intestine into pouches?
a. Haustra
b. Valvulae conniventes
c. Suspensory ligaments
d. Taenia coli - Answer ✔ d. Taenia coli
Which part of the colon has the greatest amount of potential movement?
a. Descending colon
b. Transverse colon
c. Sigmoid colon
d. Ascending colon - Answer ✔ b. Transverse colon
Double-contrast examinations of the stomach or large bowel are performed for better
visualization of:
a. position of the organ
b. size and shape of the organ
c. Diverticula
d. gastric or bowel mucosa - Answer ✔ c. gastric or bowel mucosa
,Which part of the large intestine has the widest diameter?
a. Descending colon
b. Transverse colon
c. Cecum
d. Ascending colon - Answer ✔ c. Cecum
Which of the following is classified as an irritant laxative?
a. Magnesium citrate
b. Magnesium sulfate
c. Castor oil
d. None of the above
Feedback - Answer ✔ c. Castor oil
At what level should the CR and image receptor be centered for the RAO or PA upper
GI projection and/or position on a sthenic-body type of patient?
a. Lower costal margin
b. L1
c. L3-L4
d. Iliac crest - Answer ✔ b. L1
What type of breathing instructions should be given to the patient during an
esophagogram using a thin barium mixture?
a. Suspended respiration while continuing to swallow
b. Suspended inspiration after the last swallow
c. Shallow breathing and continued swallowing during exposure
d. Exposure immediately after last bolus is swallowed (patient will not be breathing
immediately after swallow) - Answer ✔ c. Shallow breathing and continued swallowing
during exposure
Which of the following kV ranges should be used for an upper GI series using barium
sulfate (single contrast study)?
a. 80-90 kV
b. 90-100 kV
c. 100-125 kV
d. 125-140 kV - Answer ✔ c. 100-125 kV
Which projection taken during an upper GI will best demonstrate the retrogastric space?
a. RAO
b. Lateral
c. LPO
d. PA - Answer ✔ b. Lateral
A patient comes to radiology for an upper GI series. The patient has a clinical history of
hiatal hernia. Which of the following positions may be helpful in demonstrating this
condition?
a. AP Trendelenburg position
, b. Left lateral decubitus, AP projection
c. Dorsal decubitus, lateral projection
d. LAO with compression technique - Answer ✔ a. AP Trendelenburg position
For esophagus exams, the CR is centered to the level of:
a. C4-C5
b. T2-T3
c. T5-T6
d. T11-L2 - Answer ✔ c. T5-T6
What SID should be used for still esophagram films if obtained with the patient erect? -
Answer ✔ 72" SID
What are the breathing instructions for a AP or PA UGI exam? - Answer ✔ suspend on
expiration
What does the right lateral UGI exam best demonstrate?
a. Duodenal bulb
b. Retrogastric space
c. Barium-filled fundus
d. Barium filled body and pylorus - Answer ✔ b. Retrogastric space
Which of the following positions is not normally considered to be part of the esophagram
basic routine?
a. Posteroanterior (PA)
b. Left lateral
c. Right anterior oblique (RAO)
d. Left anterior oblique (LAO) - Answer ✔ d. Left lateral oblique
How much obliquity is required when performing the RAO UGI x-ray on a hypersthenic
patient?
a. 40°
b. 45° to 55°
c. 60°
d. 70° - Answer ✔ d. 70
Which aspect of the GI tract is best demonstrated with an RAO position during an upper
GI?
a. Fundus of stomach
b. Pylorus of stomach and C-loop
c. Body of stomach
d. Fourth (ascending) portion of duodenum - Answer ✔ b. Pylorus of stomach and C-
loop
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+
What is the proper sequence for filling the large intestine with barium when performing
an BE
a. Rectum, sigmoid, ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon
b. Rectum, sigmoid, descending colon, transverse colon, and ascending colon
c. Sigmoid, rectum, ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon
d. Sigmoid, rectum, descending colon, transverse colon, and ascending colon - Answer
✔ b. Rectum, sigmoid, descending colon, transverse colon, and ascending colon
Which part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract synthesizes and absorbs vitamins B and K?
a. Ileum
b. Duodenum
c. Jejunum
d. Large Intestine - Answer ✔ d. Large Intestine
What is the term for the three bands of muscle that pull the large intestine into pouches?
a. Haustra
b. Valvulae conniventes
c. Suspensory ligaments
d. Taenia coli - Answer ✔ d. Taenia coli
Which part of the colon has the greatest amount of potential movement?
a. Descending colon
b. Transverse colon
c. Sigmoid colon
d. Ascending colon - Answer ✔ b. Transverse colon
Double-contrast examinations of the stomach or large bowel are performed for better
visualization of:
a. position of the organ
b. size and shape of the organ
c. Diverticula
d. gastric or bowel mucosa - Answer ✔ c. gastric or bowel mucosa
,Which part of the large intestine has the widest diameter?
a. Descending colon
b. Transverse colon
c. Cecum
d. Ascending colon - Answer ✔ c. Cecum
Which of the following is classified as an irritant laxative?
a. Magnesium citrate
b. Magnesium sulfate
c. Castor oil
d. None of the above
Feedback - Answer ✔ c. Castor oil
At what level should the CR and image receptor be centered for the RAO or PA upper
GI projection and/or position on a sthenic-body type of patient?
a. Lower costal margin
b. L1
c. L3-L4
d. Iliac crest - Answer ✔ b. L1
What type of breathing instructions should be given to the patient during an
esophagogram using a thin barium mixture?
a. Suspended respiration while continuing to swallow
b. Suspended inspiration after the last swallow
c. Shallow breathing and continued swallowing during exposure
d. Exposure immediately after last bolus is swallowed (patient will not be breathing
immediately after swallow) - Answer ✔ c. Shallow breathing and continued swallowing
during exposure
Which of the following kV ranges should be used for an upper GI series using barium
sulfate (single contrast study)?
a. 80-90 kV
b. 90-100 kV
c. 100-125 kV
d. 125-140 kV - Answer ✔ c. 100-125 kV
Which projection taken during an upper GI will best demonstrate the retrogastric space?
a. RAO
b. Lateral
c. LPO
d. PA - Answer ✔ b. Lateral
A patient comes to radiology for an upper GI series. The patient has a clinical history of
hiatal hernia. Which of the following positions may be helpful in demonstrating this
condition?
a. AP Trendelenburg position
, b. Left lateral decubitus, AP projection
c. Dorsal decubitus, lateral projection
d. LAO with compression technique - Answer ✔ a. AP Trendelenburg position
For esophagus exams, the CR is centered to the level of:
a. C4-C5
b. T2-T3
c. T5-T6
d. T11-L2 - Answer ✔ c. T5-T6
What SID should be used for still esophagram films if obtained with the patient erect? -
Answer ✔ 72" SID
What are the breathing instructions for a AP or PA UGI exam? - Answer ✔ suspend on
expiration
What does the right lateral UGI exam best demonstrate?
a. Duodenal bulb
b. Retrogastric space
c. Barium-filled fundus
d. Barium filled body and pylorus - Answer ✔ b. Retrogastric space
Which of the following positions is not normally considered to be part of the esophagram
basic routine?
a. Posteroanterior (PA)
b. Left lateral
c. Right anterior oblique (RAO)
d. Left anterior oblique (LAO) - Answer ✔ d. Left lateral oblique
How much obliquity is required when performing the RAO UGI x-ray on a hypersthenic
patient?
a. 40°
b. 45° to 55°
c. 60°
d. 70° - Answer ✔ d. 70
Which aspect of the GI tract is best demonstrated with an RAO position during an upper
GI?
a. Fundus of stomach
b. Pylorus of stomach and C-loop
c. Body of stomach
d. Fourth (ascending) portion of duodenum - Answer ✔ b. Pylorus of stomach and C-
loop
