Why include ant ST on lat Cspine - (correct answers)Pre verterbal fat stripe- widening=#, mass,
inflammation
Air gap technique - (correct answers)reduces scatter, increases contrast
IP 10-15 cm away from pt
mAs increase 10% for every cm gap
Not effective with high kV
why expiration with pneumo - (correct answers)reduces lung vol, pneumo occupies larger area- easier
to see
Spondylolisthesis - (correct answers)forward displacement of a vertebra commonly occurs after # (pars)
Spondylolysis - (correct answers)occurs when there is a fracture of the pars portion of the vertebra.
Situs inverus - (correct answers)organs on opposite side
dyspneic - (correct answers)SOB
hematuria - (correct answers)blood in urine
cystitis - (correct answers)bladder infection
judet - (correct answers)c: side in contact ant acetabular rim (external obl)
o: side raised post ace rim
,T/z score - (correct answers)T: bone loss compared to peak (30 yr old)- assess # risk, Osteoporosis
Z: compared to pts bmd of same age group + race
Normal: > -1
Osteo: <-2.5
AP knee angle - (correct answers)18 cm and less: 5 caudad
19-24cm: no angle
25cm +: 5 ceph
indication of ant hip dislocation - (correct answers)ext rotated foot
Outlet/ inlet - (correct answers)oulet: around 25-30 (men) 45 women ceph for rami
inlet: 40 caudad for pelvic ring
Lat Tspine if pt has big sholders - (correct answers)angle 10-15 ceph
Hypovolemic shock - (correct answers)fluid loss 15-25%
SS: cold and clammy, thirst, cyanosis
What to do: elevate legs( trendelenberg), keep warm
Ba Enema tips - (correct answers)insert tube ant + sup
hang bag 46cm 18inch
24 hrs prior clear liquid diet
Stomach positions - (correct answers)GI position RAO: Ba in duodenal bulb, pyloric canal (also seen in rt
lat)
LPO: fundus
Lat: ant/post stomach, retrogastric space
, PA: Ba in body and pylorus/ air in fundus
AP: Ba filled fundus and duodenum/jejunum
Ba Enema views - (correct answers)Shisard: PA (30 caud) Rectosigmoid
LPO/RAO: hepatic/colic flex, asc colon, sigmoid
RPO/LAO: splenic, desc
Aliasing/ Moire - (correct answers)wavy grid artifact
common with low freq stationary non moving grid
grid strips parallel with scan direction (should be perp)
Grid kV - (correct answers)90kV and less use a 8:1 grid
need 15% more dose
Varus/ Valgus - (correct answers)Varus move distal segment medial
Valgus move lat
OBL wrist demo - (correct answers)Trapezium, trapezoid, scaphoid
base 2-5 SI
Pisiform SI triquetral
Cardiogenic shock - (correct answers)with pulm emb, myocardial infarction: Heart not pumping enough
blood to organs
SS: chest pain, dizziness, change in consciousness, cool clammy, decr Bp, Irregular pulse
What to do: place in semi fowlers, prepare for CPR
Distributive shock - (correct answers)Pooling of blood in peripheral vessels, decreased Bp
3 types: neurogenic, septic, anaphylactic