Positioning Exam 1 with answers
The |size |and |shape |of |a |patient |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |body |habitus
What |are |the |four |body |habitus |body |types |and |their |definitions? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |1. |Sthenic-
|50% |of |the |population, |average
2. |Hyposthenic- |35% |- |more |slender |than |sthenic
3. |Hypersthenic- |5%- |massive |body |with |large |frame
4. |Asthenic |- |10%- |Very |thin |with |long |body
What |2 |body |habitus |types |require |a |portrait |alignment |for |a |lung |radiograph? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Hyposthenic |and |Asthenic |- |their |long |body |type |requires |the |IR |to |be |the
|long |way
Which |body |habitus |style |requires |the |IR |to |be |in |a |landscape |position? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|hypersthenic |- |due |to |broad |shoulders
in |a |reclining |position, |lying |down, |in |the |posture |of |one |sleeping |or |resting |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|recumbant
types |of |recumbent |positions |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |dorsal |recumbent- |lying |on |back
ventral |recumbent- |lying |face |down
lateral |recumbent- |lying |on |side
lying |on |back |with |body |tilted |so |that |the |head |is |lower |than |the |feet |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|trendelenburg |position
a |recumbent |position |with |the |head |higher |than |the |feet |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |fowler |position
, A |recumbent |oblique |position |where |the |patient |is |lying |on |the |left |anterior |side, |with |the
|right |knee |and |thigh |flexed |and |the |left |arm |extended |down |the |back. |A |modification |of |this
|position |is |used |for |barium |enema |placement |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Sims |position
A |position |in |which |the |patient |is |lying |down |and |the |central |ray |is |always |horizontal |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Decubitus
A |recumbent |position |with |knees |and |hips |flexed |with |thighs |abducted |and |rotated
|externally, |supported |by |ankle |supports |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |lithotomy |position
in |this |position, |the |patient |lies |on |their |right |or |left |side |and |the |cr |runs |from |AP |or |PA |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Left |lateral |decubitus |or |right |lateral |decubitus
What |are |the |two |decubitus |positions? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Dorsal |and |ventral
position |in |which |the |patient |is |lying |on |their |back |with |the |CR |directed |horizontally
|entering |the |left |side |and |exiting |the |right |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |dorsal |decubitus |right |lateral
projection |that |only |touches |the |outside |curve |of |an |anatomical |structure |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|tangential
Special |position |for |chest |projection |meant |to |show |the |apices |of |the |lungs, |in |which |the
|patient |is |slanted |axially |rather |than |the |CR |with |their |hips |further |away |from |the |IR |than
|their |shoulders |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Lordotic |position
A |lateral |projection |through |the |thorax |that |requires |a |qualifying |positioning |term |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Transthoracic |lateral |projection, |ie |left |transthoracic |lateral |shoulder
In |a |transthoracic |lateral |projection, |which |side |should |the |shoulder |being |examined |be
|closest |to? |the |IR |or |the |CR? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |the |IR
The |size |and |shape |of |a |patient |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |body |habitus
What |are |the |four |body |habitus |body |types |and |their |definitions? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |1. |Sthenic-
|50% |of |the |population, |average
2. |Hyposthenic- |35% |- |more |slender |than |sthenic
3. |Hypersthenic- |5%- |massive |body |with |large |frame
4. |Asthenic |- |10%- |Very |thin |with |long |body
What |2 |body |habitus |types |require |a |portrait |alignment |for |a |lung |radiograph? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Hyposthenic |and |Asthenic |- |their |long |body |type |requires |the |IR |to |be |the
|long |way
Which |body |habitus |style |requires |the |IR |to |be |in |a |landscape |position? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|hypersthenic |- |due |to |broad |shoulders
in |a |reclining |position, |lying |down, |in |the |posture |of |one |sleeping |or |resting |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|recumbant
types |of |recumbent |positions |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |dorsal |recumbent- |lying |on |back
ventral |recumbent- |lying |face |down
lateral |recumbent- |lying |on |side
lying |on |back |with |body |tilted |so |that |the |head |is |lower |than |the |feet |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|trendelenburg |position
a |recumbent |position |with |the |head |higher |than |the |feet |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |fowler |position
, A |recumbent |oblique |position |where |the |patient |is |lying |on |the |left |anterior |side, |with |the
|right |knee |and |thigh |flexed |and |the |left |arm |extended |down |the |back. |A |modification |of |this
|position |is |used |for |barium |enema |placement |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Sims |position
A |position |in |which |the |patient |is |lying |down |and |the |central |ray |is |always |horizontal |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Decubitus
A |recumbent |position |with |knees |and |hips |flexed |with |thighs |abducted |and |rotated
|externally, |supported |by |ankle |supports |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |lithotomy |position
in |this |position, |the |patient |lies |on |their |right |or |left |side |and |the |cr |runs |from |AP |or |PA |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Left |lateral |decubitus |or |right |lateral |decubitus
What |are |the |two |decubitus |positions? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Dorsal |and |ventral
position |in |which |the |patient |is |lying |on |their |back |with |the |CR |directed |horizontally
|entering |the |left |side |and |exiting |the |right |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |dorsal |decubitus |right |lateral
projection |that |only |touches |the |outside |curve |of |an |anatomical |structure |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|tangential
Special |position |for |chest |projection |meant |to |show |the |apices |of |the |lungs, |in |which |the
|patient |is |slanted |axially |rather |than |the |CR |with |their |hips |further |away |from |the |IR |than
|their |shoulders |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Lordotic |position
A |lateral |projection |through |the |thorax |that |requires |a |qualifying |positioning |term |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Transthoracic |lateral |projection, |ie |left |transthoracic |lateral |shoulder
In |a |transthoracic |lateral |projection, |which |side |should |the |shoulder |being |examined |be
|closest |to? |the |IR |or |the |CR? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |the |IR
