CAMRT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 800+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
C-spine flexion / extension views assess what? - correct answer Anterior and posterior
movement or lack of movement due to an injury
What does ERCP stand for? - correct answer Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
What is an ERCP used for? - correct answer To investigate biliary tree, CBD, gallbladder and
pancreas
Ball catchers view is good to assess what? - correct answer Early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Low blood pressure and dizziness due to standing up too quickly - correct answer Orthostatic
hypertension
What is Shenton's Line? - correct answer An imaginary curved line drawn along the inferior
border of the superior pubic ramus and along the inferomedial border of the neck of femur
What is Shenton's Line used for? - correct answer To evaluate hip pathology
What body part perpendicular to the CR when doing an intercondylar fossa? - correct answer
Long axis of the lower leg (Tib / Fib)
What is the purpose of lateral bending for scoliosis? - correct answer To determine structural
change in early diagnosis
Optimal kVp for a chest? - correct answer 100 - 130 kVp
How should you adjust CR for a portable Chest X-Ray on a kyphotic patient? - correct answer
Angle less slightly or leave the tube perpendicular so clavicles will be 1" below apices of lung
What is the maximum focal spot size for scaphoid? - correct answer 0.6 mm
What medication may be added to the contrast to prevent a reaction? - correct answer A
steroid or anti-histamine
What test tool is used to test focal spot? - correct answer Slit camera, pinhole camera and star
pattern
What does focal spot size effect? - correct answer Penumbra
What does penumbra effect? - correct answer Recorded detail
What is the line focus principle? - correct answer The lower the target angle, the smaller the
effective focal spot size. The higher the target angle, the larger the focal spot size
What is the advantage of line focus principle? - correct answer It provides the detail of a small
focal spot while allowing a large amount of heat dissipation
If the pedicles sit too far posterior on vertebral bodies for an oblique L spine, what does this
mean? - correct answer Too much obliquity
,CAMRT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 800+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Remember: *PP - too much* (posterior pedicles)
What is a CVP line? - correct answer Used for measuring central venous pressure as well as
allowing nutrients and fluid to be instilled
Best location for a CVP (Central Venous Pressure) Line? - correct answer Brachiocephalic vein or
Superior Vena Cava
Where does a Swan-Ganz catheter sit? - correct answer The right side of the heart and the
arteries leading to the lungs
What does a Swan-Ganz catheter measure? - correct answer The heart's function and blood
flow pressures in and around the heart
What are Plia circularis? - correct answer The numerous folds of the mucous membrane of the
small intestine
What are the instruments used for sensitometry? - correct answer - Sensitometer (step wedge)
- Densitometer
How often is a sensitometry strip done? - correct answer Daily
What is demonstrated on a 15O degree occipitofrontal view of the sinuses? - correct answer -
Frontal sinuses
- Anterior ethmoidal air cells
- Sphenoid sinuses
Oblique fracture of the base of the first metacarpal? - correct answer Bennett's fracture
An ankle fracture affecting one of the malleoli? - correct answer Pott's fracture
An ankle fracture affecting both of the malleoli? - correct answer Second degree Pott's fracture
(bi-malleolar fracture)
An ankle fracture affecting both of the malleoli and the posterior surface of the tib fractured as
well? - correct answer Third degree Pott's fracture (tri-malleolar fracture)
What is a Compound fracture? - correct answer When the bone has broken through the skin
What is a Comminuted fracture? - correct answer A fracture with more than two bone
fragments
Steps to open a sterile tray? - correct answer - Away
- Left
,CAMRT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 800+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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- Right
- Toward you
An enema bag should be ____ inches or ____ cm above the anus? - correct answer 24 inches or
61 cm
What part of the gown is sterile during surgery? - correct answer Waist to shoulders in the front
and sleeves 2" above the elbow to the cuffs
What is included in a brain CT? - correct answer Base of the skull to cranial apex
What vessel ascends through the cervical transverse foramina? - correct answer The vertebral
artery
Can compression be used for microscopic hematuria when doing an IVP (Intravenous
Pyelogram) ? - correct answer Yes
When is compression for IVP contraindicated? - correct answer - Stones
- Abdominal mass
- Trauma
- Aneurysm
Why does excessive rotor prep time lead to wear on x-ray tube? - correct answer Filament
vaporization (gassy tube as well as melting the bearings in the rotor, seized rotor and uneven
wear on anode)
When doing c-spine odontoid in collar, what reference line is parallel to the CR? - correct
answer IOML
List these exams from highest to lowest dose:
- Lumbar spine
- KUB
- Chest
- Barium Enema - correct answer - Barium Enema
- Lumbar spine
- KUB
- Chest
What drug would be given to a patient following a severe contrast reaction? - correct answer
Epinephrine (Anaphylactic shock)
, CAMRT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 800+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Optimal kVp for an abdomen? - correct answer 65 - 70 kVp
Minimum number of people needed for a stretcher transfer (without slider board)? - correct
answer 3
What is the Fowler's position? - correct answer Patients head elevated above feet
What is the Trendelenburg position? - correct answer Patients head lowered below feet
Three anatomical landmarks assessed for perfect scapular Y view? - correct answer - Coracoid
- Acromion angle
- Medial scapular angle
When inserting an enema tip it should be directed ____ and ____? - correct answer Anteriorly
and Superiorly
SID distance for AC joints? - correct answer 180 SID
Why use weights for AC Joints? - correct answer To show if separation is occuring
What is the first sign of anaphylactic shock? - correct answer Itching and redness of the skin
What is the treatment for anaphylactic shock? - correct answer Epinephrine
How does cold barium affect the stomach? - correct answer Reduces irritation to colon,
reduces spasms and cramping
To see if a foreign body is in the lungs and not esophagus, you should do what view? - correct
answer PA Expiration
What is an insufficient quantity of photons hitting the intensifying screen due to low mAs / time
factor? - correct answer Quantum Mottle
Normal blood pressure? - correct answer 110-140 Systolic and 60-80 Diastolic
Mammo kVp? - correct answer 23 - 28 kVp
What is an injection site for a Myelogram? - correct answer The subarachnoid space by spinal
puncture
What is a Myelogram? - correct answer Injecting contrast medium into the subarachnoid space
& radiographing (CT / X-Ray) to look for spinal canal problems
The breathing for a Soft tissue neck? - correct answer Slow inspiration
On an oblique lumbar spine what is the "neck" of the Scotty Dog? - correct answer Pars
Interarticularis
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C-spine flexion / extension views assess what? - correct answer Anterior and posterior
movement or lack of movement due to an injury
What does ERCP stand for? - correct answer Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
What is an ERCP used for? - correct answer To investigate biliary tree, CBD, gallbladder and
pancreas
Ball catchers view is good to assess what? - correct answer Early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Low blood pressure and dizziness due to standing up too quickly - correct answer Orthostatic
hypertension
What is Shenton's Line? - correct answer An imaginary curved line drawn along the inferior
border of the superior pubic ramus and along the inferomedial border of the neck of femur
What is Shenton's Line used for? - correct answer To evaluate hip pathology
What body part perpendicular to the CR when doing an intercondylar fossa? - correct answer
Long axis of the lower leg (Tib / Fib)
What is the purpose of lateral bending for scoliosis? - correct answer To determine structural
change in early diagnosis
Optimal kVp for a chest? - correct answer 100 - 130 kVp
How should you adjust CR for a portable Chest X-Ray on a kyphotic patient? - correct answer
Angle less slightly or leave the tube perpendicular so clavicles will be 1" below apices of lung
What is the maximum focal spot size for scaphoid? - correct answer 0.6 mm
What medication may be added to the contrast to prevent a reaction? - correct answer A
steroid or anti-histamine
What test tool is used to test focal spot? - correct answer Slit camera, pinhole camera and star
pattern
What does focal spot size effect? - correct answer Penumbra
What does penumbra effect? - correct answer Recorded detail
What is the line focus principle? - correct answer The lower the target angle, the smaller the
effective focal spot size. The higher the target angle, the larger the focal spot size
What is the advantage of line focus principle? - correct answer It provides the detail of a small
focal spot while allowing a large amount of heat dissipation
If the pedicles sit too far posterior on vertebral bodies for an oblique L spine, what does this
mean? - correct answer Too much obliquity
,CAMRT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 800+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Remember: *PP - too much* (posterior pedicles)
What is a CVP line? - correct answer Used for measuring central venous pressure as well as
allowing nutrients and fluid to be instilled
Best location for a CVP (Central Venous Pressure) Line? - correct answer Brachiocephalic vein or
Superior Vena Cava
Where does a Swan-Ganz catheter sit? - correct answer The right side of the heart and the
arteries leading to the lungs
What does a Swan-Ganz catheter measure? - correct answer The heart's function and blood
flow pressures in and around the heart
What are Plia circularis? - correct answer The numerous folds of the mucous membrane of the
small intestine
What are the instruments used for sensitometry? - correct answer - Sensitometer (step wedge)
- Densitometer
How often is a sensitometry strip done? - correct answer Daily
What is demonstrated on a 15O degree occipitofrontal view of the sinuses? - correct answer -
Frontal sinuses
- Anterior ethmoidal air cells
- Sphenoid sinuses
Oblique fracture of the base of the first metacarpal? - correct answer Bennett's fracture
An ankle fracture affecting one of the malleoli? - correct answer Pott's fracture
An ankle fracture affecting both of the malleoli? - correct answer Second degree Pott's fracture
(bi-malleolar fracture)
An ankle fracture affecting both of the malleoli and the posterior surface of the tib fractured as
well? - correct answer Third degree Pott's fracture (tri-malleolar fracture)
What is a Compound fracture? - correct answer When the bone has broken through the skin
What is a Comminuted fracture? - correct answer A fracture with more than two bone
fragments
Steps to open a sterile tray? - correct answer - Away
- Left
,CAMRT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 800+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
- Right
- Toward you
An enema bag should be ____ inches or ____ cm above the anus? - correct answer 24 inches or
61 cm
What part of the gown is sterile during surgery? - correct answer Waist to shoulders in the front
and sleeves 2" above the elbow to the cuffs
What is included in a brain CT? - correct answer Base of the skull to cranial apex
What vessel ascends through the cervical transverse foramina? - correct answer The vertebral
artery
Can compression be used for microscopic hematuria when doing an IVP (Intravenous
Pyelogram) ? - correct answer Yes
When is compression for IVP contraindicated? - correct answer - Stones
- Abdominal mass
- Trauma
- Aneurysm
Why does excessive rotor prep time lead to wear on x-ray tube? - correct answer Filament
vaporization (gassy tube as well as melting the bearings in the rotor, seized rotor and uneven
wear on anode)
When doing c-spine odontoid in collar, what reference line is parallel to the CR? - correct
answer IOML
List these exams from highest to lowest dose:
- Lumbar spine
- KUB
- Chest
- Barium Enema - correct answer - Barium Enema
- Lumbar spine
- KUB
- Chest
What drug would be given to a patient following a severe contrast reaction? - correct answer
Epinephrine (Anaphylactic shock)
, CAMRT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 800+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Optimal kVp for an abdomen? - correct answer 65 - 70 kVp
Minimum number of people needed for a stretcher transfer (without slider board)? - correct
answer 3
What is the Fowler's position? - correct answer Patients head elevated above feet
What is the Trendelenburg position? - correct answer Patients head lowered below feet
Three anatomical landmarks assessed for perfect scapular Y view? - correct answer - Coracoid
- Acromion angle
- Medial scapular angle
When inserting an enema tip it should be directed ____ and ____? - correct answer Anteriorly
and Superiorly
SID distance for AC joints? - correct answer 180 SID
Why use weights for AC Joints? - correct answer To show if separation is occuring
What is the first sign of anaphylactic shock? - correct answer Itching and redness of the skin
What is the treatment for anaphylactic shock? - correct answer Epinephrine
How does cold barium affect the stomach? - correct answer Reduces irritation to colon,
reduces spasms and cramping
To see if a foreign body is in the lungs and not esophagus, you should do what view? - correct
answer PA Expiration
What is an insufficient quantity of photons hitting the intensifying screen due to low mAs / time
factor? - correct answer Quantum Mottle
Normal blood pressure? - correct answer 110-140 Systolic and 60-80 Diastolic
Mammo kVp? - correct answer 23 - 28 kVp
What is an injection site for a Myelogram? - correct answer The subarachnoid space by spinal
puncture
What is a Myelogram? - correct answer Injecting contrast medium into the subarachnoid space
& radiographing (CT / X-Ray) to look for spinal canal problems
The breathing for a Soft tissue neck? - correct answer Slow inspiration
On an oblique lumbar spine what is the "neck" of the Scotty Dog? - correct answer Pars
Interarticularis
