RAD Clinical Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Preparation for UGI/ SB - ANSWERSIn order to see your upper GI tract clearly, your doctor will most likely ask you not to eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum during the 8 hours before the upper GI series
Where do you center for an Abdominal x-ray -...
Preparation for UGI/ SB - ANSWERSIn order to see your upper GI tract clearly, your doctor will most likely
ask you not to eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum during the 8 hours before the upper GI series
Where do you center for an Abdominal x-ray - ANSWERSSupine is at the Iliac crest
Where do you center for an erect Abdomen? - ANSWERSTop of IR at the level of the axilla, Center of IR 2
inches above iliac crest
KUB means what? - ANSWERSfrontal supine imaging of abdomen (kidneys, ureters, bladders)
AC Joint X-ray Views and Positioning - ANSWERS1 inch above Jugular Notch , 72 SID , AP Bilateral weights
should attach to wrist. Helps to demonstrate joint space with weights
Ankle views and angles - ANSWERSAP, Oblique and lateral.
45 degrees medial rotation for regular oblique
15 degrees medial rotation for AP Mortice
Hiatal hernia - ANSWERSprotrusion of a part of the stomach upward through the opening in the
diaphragm
Contraindications for Barium - ANSWERSBarium is contraindicated in patients who have asthma, cystic
fibrosis, dehydration,intestinal blockage or perforation, allergies to barium sulfate
Contrast used for foreign body - ANSWERSare not to be used in a fluoroscopy, water soluble base incase
there is a possible perforation, instead use a low osmolarity nonionic contrast material.
, What is a hernia? - ANSWERSA protrusion of peritoneum through an opening, usually a site of weakness.
Occurs when an internal organ or other body part protrudes through the wall of muscle or tissue that
normally contains it.
What is a bezoar? - ANSWERSA solid mass of indigestible material that accumulates in your digestive
tract, sometimes causing a blockage. Usually form in the stomach, sometimes in the small intestine or,
rarely, in the large intestine. They can occur in children and adults.
Colles - ANSWERSFracture of the distal end of the lateral forearm bone (radius) in which the distal
fragment is displaced posteriorly
Smith fracture (reverse Colles) - ANSWERSFracture of the distal radial head. There is a fragment
displaced anteriorly.
Pott's fracture - ANSWERSMalleolus of tibia and fibula break
Boxer fracture - ANSWERSFracture of the metacarpal neck, caused by striking something hard with a
closed fist.
Jones fracture - ANSWERSFracture of the bone on the pinky toe side of your foot, the fifth metatarsal
bone.
This fracture can happen when you increase your training, increase pressure on your feet from gaining
weight, or run on uneven surfaces.
Arthrography - ANSWERSradiographic exam of the soft tissue structures of the joints after the injection
of contrast media.
Types of contrast used during Arthrography - ANSWERSWater soluble iodinated media (radio opaque),
gaseous medium (radiolucent), or a combination of both.
Baker's cyst - ANSWERSPopliteal cyst, a fluid filled sac behind the knee.
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