NSG 535 EXAM 2 RADIOLOGIC IMAGING AND ULTRASOUND |
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING DIAGNOSTICS STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
intercostal space - ANS ✔✔numbered according to the rib above them
2nd rib - ANS ✔✔should always be at the sterno-manubrium juncture
inspiration - ANS ✔✔when should you always try to get the XR picture for best quality?
1st rib - ANS ✔✔shaped like the letter C
technical satisfactory - ANS ✔✔film density and contrast
phase of respiration
motion
tube angulation
patient positioning
rotation of the patient
more black - ANS ✔✔more air space on XR
white - ANS ✔✔more dense (bone) on XR
intervertebral disc spaces - ANS ✔✔visualization of ______ through the entire silhouette is good film
density & contrast
under exposed - ANS ✔✔________ films result in loss of disc spaces and a whitish appearance to the
chest
over exposed - ANS ✔✔_________ films result in progressive loss of pulmonary vascular markings
lungs have a black burned out appearance
PAL - ANS ✔✔posterior to anterior
XR going from the back to the front
best quality image
expiratory phase - ANS ✔✔cardiac silhouette appears larger
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING DIAGNOSTICS STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
intercostal space - ANS ✔✔numbered according to the rib above them
2nd rib - ANS ✔✔should always be at the sterno-manubrium juncture
inspiration - ANS ✔✔when should you always try to get the XR picture for best quality?
1st rib - ANS ✔✔shaped like the letter C
technical satisfactory - ANS ✔✔film density and contrast
phase of respiration
motion
tube angulation
patient positioning
rotation of the patient
more black - ANS ✔✔more air space on XR
white - ANS ✔✔more dense (bone) on XR
intervertebral disc spaces - ANS ✔✔visualization of ______ through the entire silhouette is good film
density & contrast
under exposed - ANS ✔✔________ films result in loss of disc spaces and a whitish appearance to the
chest
over exposed - ANS ✔✔_________ films result in progressive loss of pulmonary vascular markings
lungs have a black burned out appearance
PAL - ANS ✔✔posterior to anterior
XR going from the back to the front
best quality image
expiratory phase - ANS ✔✔cardiac silhouette appears larger