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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 ...

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...

Angle 10 degrees caudad - Answer What is the central ray for an AP axial coccyx? Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography; used to diagnose biliary and pancreatic pathologies when the biliary ducts are not dilated and no obstruction exists in the ampulla - Answer What does ERCP stand for and what is it done for? AP motility of the cervical spine, or lack of movement due to trauma or disease - Answer What do Flexion/Extension views of the Cervical Spine assess? Must not exceed 2% o...

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...

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 ...

How far away must the operator stand from the xray tube if not covered with lead? - ANSWER 3 meters 90% of man made radiation to the population is related to? - ANSWER Medical Radiography and Dental For each peak xray voltage, what lead equivalent is required? 100kV or less (o-100) Between 101kV-149kV 150kV or greater (150+) - ANSWER 0-100kV = 0.25mm of lead Greater than 100kV but less then 150kV = 0.35mm of lead 150kV or greater = 0.50mm of lead What protective equipment is ...

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 ...

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...

half-life and energy of Tc-99m - ANSWER T= 6hrs 140keV half-life and energy of Mo-99 - ANSWER T=66hrs 740keV and 778keV half-life and energy of I-131 - ANSWER T=8 days 364keV half-life and energy of I-123 - ANSWER T=13hrs 159keV half-life and energy of In-111 - ANSWER T=67hrs 171keV and 245keV Half life and energy of Xenon-133? - ANSWER 5 days. 81 keV. half-life and energy of Tl-201 - ANSWER T=3 days 69-82keV (Hg x-rays), 135keV, 167keV half-life and energy of Ga-67 -...