RADR 1311 CH 3 ABDOMEN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ The normal creatinine level ( diagnostic indications of kidney
funcations ) for an adult is _ mg/dl
a) 0.1 to 0.5
b) 3 to 4.5
c) 0.6 to 1.5
d) 6 to 7.5.
Answer:
⩥ After successfully completing a safe hydraulic lift of a large patient,
the imaging professional should'
a) remove the transfer sling and send it to laundry for cleaning
b) keep the patient in the hydraulic lift and return him or her to the floor
c) return the patient to the floor on a cart with the sling draped alongside
the cart.
d) return the patient in a wheelchair with the transfer sling under the
patient.
Answer: c) return the patient to the floor on a cart with the sling draped
alongside the cart.
,⩥ A 16 year old female patient enters the emergency department with a
possible kidney stone. She complains of pain in the right lower pelvis
region. Which of the following options should be taken in regard to
gonadal shielding?
a) ask the patient or her parents for their permission to not shield the
gonads.
b) Use it on the preliminary projections only
c) Do not use it
d) use it on all projections if correctly placed.
Answer: C) Do not use it
⩥ A 40 inch SID should be the minimal distance used for most
radiographic projections.
a) true
b) false.
Answer: A) true
⩥ A deviation index ( DI) of zero indicates no radiation has reached the
digital image receptor.
a) true
b) false.
Answer:
,⩥ A PA projection taken during an upper GI series performed on an
infant reveals that the body and pylorus of the stomach are
superimposed. What modification needs to be made during the repeat
exposure to separate these two regions?
a) use the AP Trensdelenburg position
b) Angel the CR 30% TO 45 cephalad
c) angel the CR 20% TO 25% cephalad
d) perform the AP projection instead.
Answer: C)Angel the CR 20% TO 25% cephalad
⩥ A PA radiograph taken on a hypersthenic patient during an upper GI
series reveals that the pylorus and duodenal bulb are superimposed.
Which of the following modifications will best eliminate the
superimposition between these structures?
a) roll the patient into a slight RAO position
b) angel the CR 35% TO 45% cephalad
c) place a rolled towel or a filled compression paddle under the patient's
abdomen before exposure
d) increase the kV.
Answer: b) angel the CR 35% TO 45% cephalad
⩥ A PSP based digital imaging system may be cassette based or cassette
less.
a) true
, b) false.
Answer: A) true
⩥ A common drug used to manage hypothyroidism is
a) levothyroxine
b) Levaquin
c) simvastatin
d) lorazepam.
Answer: a) levothyroxine
⩥ A common emotion of most patients entering the hospital is
a) fear of the unknown and about their condition
b) optimism
c) insincerity
d) eagerness to meet new people.
Answer: a) fear of the unknown and about their condition
⩥ A common name for an emergency cart writhing medical imaging is
the ____ cart
a) code
b) first aid
c) crash
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ The normal creatinine level ( diagnostic indications of kidney
funcations ) for an adult is _ mg/dl
a) 0.1 to 0.5
b) 3 to 4.5
c) 0.6 to 1.5
d) 6 to 7.5.
Answer:
⩥ After successfully completing a safe hydraulic lift of a large patient,
the imaging professional should'
a) remove the transfer sling and send it to laundry for cleaning
b) keep the patient in the hydraulic lift and return him or her to the floor
c) return the patient to the floor on a cart with the sling draped alongside
the cart.
d) return the patient in a wheelchair with the transfer sling under the
patient.
Answer: c) return the patient to the floor on a cart with the sling draped
alongside the cart.
,⩥ A 16 year old female patient enters the emergency department with a
possible kidney stone. She complains of pain in the right lower pelvis
region. Which of the following options should be taken in regard to
gonadal shielding?
a) ask the patient or her parents for their permission to not shield the
gonads.
b) Use it on the preliminary projections only
c) Do not use it
d) use it on all projections if correctly placed.
Answer: C) Do not use it
⩥ A 40 inch SID should be the minimal distance used for most
radiographic projections.
a) true
b) false.
Answer: A) true
⩥ A deviation index ( DI) of zero indicates no radiation has reached the
digital image receptor.
a) true
b) false.
Answer:
,⩥ A PA projection taken during an upper GI series performed on an
infant reveals that the body and pylorus of the stomach are
superimposed. What modification needs to be made during the repeat
exposure to separate these two regions?
a) use the AP Trensdelenburg position
b) Angel the CR 30% TO 45 cephalad
c) angel the CR 20% TO 25% cephalad
d) perform the AP projection instead.
Answer: C)Angel the CR 20% TO 25% cephalad
⩥ A PA radiograph taken on a hypersthenic patient during an upper GI
series reveals that the pylorus and duodenal bulb are superimposed.
Which of the following modifications will best eliminate the
superimposition between these structures?
a) roll the patient into a slight RAO position
b) angel the CR 35% TO 45% cephalad
c) place a rolled towel or a filled compression paddle under the patient's
abdomen before exposure
d) increase the kV.
Answer: b) angel the CR 35% TO 45% cephalad
⩥ A PSP based digital imaging system may be cassette based or cassette
less.
a) true
, b) false.
Answer: A) true
⩥ A common drug used to manage hypothyroidism is
a) levothyroxine
b) Levaquin
c) simvastatin
d) lorazepam.
Answer: a) levothyroxine
⩥ A common emotion of most patients entering the hospital is
a) fear of the unknown and about their condition
b) optimism
c) insincerity
d) eagerness to meet new people.
Answer: a) fear of the unknown and about their condition
⩥ A common name for an emergency cart writhing medical imaging is
the ____ cart
a) code
b) first aid
c) crash
