AHN 568 Unit 5 Chest X-Ray Interpretation Questions and Correct Verified Answers
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This view is the standard view for chest x-rays requiring the patient to stand erect,
happens in the radiology department, and detector to be at least 6 feet away.
PA View
The PA view has the patients front or back placed against the x-ray film?
Front
In the PA view the x-ray bean tranverse...
AHN 568 Unit 5 Chest X-Ray
Interpretation Questions and Correct
Verified Answers
This view is the standard view for chest x-rays requiring the patient to stand erect,
happens in the radiology department, and detector to be at least 6 feet away.
✓ PA View
The PA view has the patients front or back placed against the x-ray film?
✓ Front
In the PA view the x-ray bean tranverses the patient
A) from back to front
B) from front to back
C) from right to left
D) from left to right
✓ A - from back to front.
The PA view causes the cardiac silhouette to appear larger than the AP view. True or
false?
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✓ False - the heart appears larger in the AP view b/c it is further away from the film
and casts a larger shadow.
This view is used for patients who are sick and unable to stand for their chest x-ray.
A) lateral
B) posterior anterior
C) anterior posterior
D) oblique
✓ AP
The AP film has more magnification and is less sharp b/c these films are performed with
a portable machine at the bedside and the beam cannot be 6 feet away. True or false
✓ True
Compared to the PA view the AP view is less sharp with more magnification. True or
False
✓ True
With the lateral view, which side is typically placed against the x-ray film. The right or
left?
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✓ Left
The lateral view is useful in evaluating structures in the lung fields and anterior
mediastinum. True or false?
✓ False. The lateral view is best for viewing objects in the posterior mediastinum
and retrocardiac spaces.
The best view used to evaluate small pleural effusions is the
A) AP
B) PA
C) lateral
D) oblique
✓ lateral view b/c it shows the deepest aspects of the costophrenic angles not that
are not visible on the AP or PA view.
With a typical lateral film, a nodule on the right would appear larger or smaller than an
identical sized nodule on the left.
✓ larger b/c it is further away from the film and casts a larger shadow. (more
magnification, less sharp image)
When viewing the AP or PA Chest x-ray image, a nodule that appears on the right is
actually located on the patients
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