LRA 214 EXAMS SCRIPTED ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔manual factoring for EPIGLOTTITIS - ✔✔Decrease (-)
✔✔manual factoring for Lung Neoplasm BENIGN (hamartoma) - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for lung neoplasm malignant types - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pleural effusion, empyema and hemothorax - ✔✔Increase (+)
✔✔Manual factoring for Pleurisy - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pneumonia - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pneumothorax - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pulmonary edema - ✔✔Increase (+)
✔✔manual factoring for pulmonary emboli - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factors for respiratory distress syndrome - ✔✔increase (+)
✔✔manual factoring for primary tuberculosis, anthracosis - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for Asbestosis - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for silicosis - ✔✔none
✔✔If not all ribs come out on the x-ray, what should be done? - ✔✔retake xray on
second inspiration
✔✔Central Ray should be _____ below vertebral prominence - ✔✔7-8 inches
, ✔✔Which chest position is best to see air or fluid? - ✔✔Decubitus and erect
✔✔What should the KVP be for an adult chest x-ray? - ✔✔110-125
✔✔To prevent magnification, what should be done? - ✔✔
✔✔ The central ray (CR) for an anteroposterior (AP) supine, adult chest projection,
should be centered - ✔✔3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) below the jugular notch.
✔✔Which one of the following clinical indications often requires the
inspiration/expiration chest series to be taken? - ✔✔Small pneumothorax
✔✔Which type of body habitus typically requires that the image receptor be placed
crosswise rather than lengthwise for a posteroanterior (PA) chest? - ✔✔Hypersthenic
✔✔A general rule states that radiographic grids must be used in chest radiography for: -
✔✔exposure factors using 100 kV or greater.
✔✔Which of the following objects does NOT have to be removed or moved before a
chest radiography? - ✔✔Glasses
✔✔A PA chest radiograph reveals only seven (7) ribs above the diaphragm on a healthy
adult. Which of the following suggestions would improve inspiration? - ✔✔Take the
exposure on a second inspiration
✔✔A PA chest radiograph reveals that the left sternoclavicular (SC) joint is closer to the
spine than the right joint. What specific positioning error has occurred? - ✔✔rotation into
the left anterior oblique (LAO) position
✔✔The attending physician is concerned about a pleural effusion in the left lung. The
patient had surgery recently and cannot stand. Which position/ projection would be best
to rule out the pleural effusion? - ✔✔left lateral decubitus (LLD)
✔✔For anterior oblique radiographs of the chest, the elongated (widened) aspect of the
thorax is generally farthest from the image receptor. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is a condition in which all or part of a lung is collapsed,
requiring an increase in manual exposure factors? - ✔✔atelectasis
✔✔A correctly positioned lateral chest radiograph demonstrates some seperation of the
posterior ribs due to the divergence of the beam. But a seperation of greater than _____
cm indicates objectionable rotation from a true lateral. - ✔✔1 cm
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔manual factoring for EPIGLOTTITIS - ✔✔Decrease (-)
✔✔manual factoring for Lung Neoplasm BENIGN (hamartoma) - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for lung neoplasm malignant types - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pleural effusion, empyema and hemothorax - ✔✔Increase (+)
✔✔Manual factoring for Pleurisy - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pneumonia - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pneumothorax - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for pulmonary edema - ✔✔Increase (+)
✔✔manual factoring for pulmonary emboli - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factors for respiratory distress syndrome - ✔✔increase (+)
✔✔manual factoring for primary tuberculosis, anthracosis - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for Asbestosis - ✔✔none
✔✔manual factoring for silicosis - ✔✔none
✔✔If not all ribs come out on the x-ray, what should be done? - ✔✔retake xray on
second inspiration
✔✔Central Ray should be _____ below vertebral prominence - ✔✔7-8 inches
, ✔✔Which chest position is best to see air or fluid? - ✔✔Decubitus and erect
✔✔What should the KVP be for an adult chest x-ray? - ✔✔110-125
✔✔To prevent magnification, what should be done? - ✔✔
✔✔ The central ray (CR) for an anteroposterior (AP) supine, adult chest projection,
should be centered - ✔✔3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) below the jugular notch.
✔✔Which one of the following clinical indications often requires the
inspiration/expiration chest series to be taken? - ✔✔Small pneumothorax
✔✔Which type of body habitus typically requires that the image receptor be placed
crosswise rather than lengthwise for a posteroanterior (PA) chest? - ✔✔Hypersthenic
✔✔A general rule states that radiographic grids must be used in chest radiography for: -
✔✔exposure factors using 100 kV or greater.
✔✔Which of the following objects does NOT have to be removed or moved before a
chest radiography? - ✔✔Glasses
✔✔A PA chest radiograph reveals only seven (7) ribs above the diaphragm on a healthy
adult. Which of the following suggestions would improve inspiration? - ✔✔Take the
exposure on a second inspiration
✔✔A PA chest radiograph reveals that the left sternoclavicular (SC) joint is closer to the
spine than the right joint. What specific positioning error has occurred? - ✔✔rotation into
the left anterior oblique (LAO) position
✔✔The attending physician is concerned about a pleural effusion in the left lung. The
patient had surgery recently and cannot stand. Which position/ projection would be best
to rule out the pleural effusion? - ✔✔left lateral decubitus (LLD)
✔✔For anterior oblique radiographs of the chest, the elongated (widened) aspect of the
thorax is generally farthest from the image receptor. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is a condition in which all or part of a lung is collapsed,
requiring an increase in manual exposure factors? - ✔✔atelectasis
✔✔A correctly positioned lateral chest radiograph demonstrates some seperation of the
posterior ribs due to the divergence of the beam. But a seperation of greater than _____
cm indicates objectionable rotation from a true lateral. - ✔✔1 cm
