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When assessing patient's mobility, what should you look for? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Deviation from correct body alignment, limitations in range of motion, respiratory / cardio / metabolic problems, their ability to understand We use the acronym BACK for safe lifting. What does BACK stand for? - ACCURATE ANSWER-B - back straight A - avoid twisting C - close to body K - keep smooth When is the body most stable? - ACCURATE ANSWER-When the center of gravity is close to the base of support Mi...

Why include ant ST on lat Cspine - Answer Pre verterbal fat stripe- widening=#, mass, inflammation Air gap technique - Answer reduces scatter, increases contrast IP 10-15 cm away from pt mAs increase 10% for every cm gap Not effective with high kV why expiration with pneumo - Answer reduces lung vol, pneumo occupies larger area- easier to see Spondylolisthesis - Answer forward displacement of a vertebra commonly occurs after # (pars) Spondylolysis - Answer occurs when there is a f...

What is an Adrenergic drug? - Answer Drug that stimulates the nervous system, and causes the relaxation of smooth muscles of the bronchi. What is a common example of an adrenergic drug? - Answer Epinephrine What is an example of a local anesthetic? - Answer Lidocaine (Xylocaine) What are some common side effects of anticoagulants? - Answer - Bruising - Spontaneous bleeding What is an anticholinergic drug? - Answer A drug that depresses the parasympathetic nervous system and act as ...

C-spine flexion / extension views assess what? - ANSWER Anterior and posterior movement or lack of movement due to an injury What does ERCP stand for? - ANSWER Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography What is an ERCP used for? - ANSWER To investigate biliary tree, CBD, gallbladder and pancreas Ball catchers view is good to assess what? - ANSWER Early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Low blood pressure and dizziness due to standing up too quickly - ANSWER Orthostatic hypertension ...

Adrenergic - ACCURATE ANSWER-means "working on adrenaline (epinephrine) or noradrenaline (norepinephrine)"[1][2] (or on their receptors). When not further qualified, it is usually used in the sense of enhancing or mimicking the effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the body. Adrenergic examples - ACCURATE ANSWER-Epinephrine (adrenaline) norepinephrine (noradrenaline) Anesthetic - ACCURATE ANSWER-any agent that produces a local or general loss of sensation, including pain. Anes...

14-51 days prego the result of radiation to fetus would be - ACCURATE ANSWER-congenital abnormailites and death 3 tissues or organs with high radiosensitivity - ACCURATE ANSWER-1. Gonads 2. Bone marrow 3. Lymphoid tissue Ap knee angulation you want to Fibule here - ACCURATE ANSWER-1 cm from tibial plateau Body parts over this size produce a significant amount of scatter - ACCURATE ANSWER-10cm breaths per minute for adult - ACCURATE ANSWER-12-20 breaths per minute for infant - AC...

PA Chest - ANSWER - demonstrates pleural effusion, pneumothorax, atelectasis, and signs of infection - 72" SID - 14x17 IR size (35x43) - grid used - CR perpendicular to the level of T7 (2" of light above the shoulders) - exposure is made at the end of the 2nd inspiration Lateral Chest - ANSWER - may demonstrate a pathology situated posterior to the heart, great vessels, and sternum - 72" SID - 14x17" IR size (35x43) - Grid - left side against the IR - CR perpendicular to l...

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography - ACCURATE ANSWER-What does ERCP stand for? investigate biliary and pancreatic pathology - ACCURATE ANSWER-What is the purpose of ERCP? orthostatic hypotension - ACCURATE ANSWER-Low blood pressure due to standing upright (dizziness after being supine) germicide - ACCURATE ANSWER-solution that destroys microorganisms disinfectant (type of germicide) - ACCURATE ANSWER-solution that prevents/inhibits bacterial growth compensatory curve w...

This is a distal fracture of the distal phalanx (2 names) - Answer Baseball or mallet This is a 5th metacarpal fracture - Answer Boxers Fracture at the base of the first metacarpal (Direct impact is the MOI, AKA tilting) - Answer Bennetts Volar dislocation means - Answer Anterior This dislocation of the carpal bone results in the teacup effect. (Usually a FOOSH injury) - Answer lunate dislocation Most common site of injury for scaphoid - Answer Waist This could be a complicat...

You receive a req on a 1yr old who is Dx with Talipes equinovarus. What body part should you expect to x-ray? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Feet What formula is used to calculate mAs when SID has been altered? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Old mAs/new mAs = old SID squared/new SID squared When doing single contrast barium enemas, what is the predominant type of electron interaction occurring in the patient? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Photoelectric What is an advantage of CT over conventional radiography? - ACCURATE ANS...