CAMRT Exam Questions 2023//2024

CAMRT Exam Questions 2023//2024 C-spine flexion / extension views assess what? - ANSWER Anterior and posterior movement or lack of movement due to an injury What does ERCP stand for? - ANSWER Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography What is an ERCP used for? - ANSWER To investigate biliary tree, CBD, gallbladder and pancreas Ball catchers view is good to assess what? - ANSWER Early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Low blood pressure and dizziness due to standing up too quickly - ANSWER Orthostatic hypertension What is Shenton's Line? - 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? - ANSWER To evaluate hip pathology What body part perpendicular to the CR when doing an intercondylar fossa? - ANSWER Long axis of the lower leg (Tib / Fib) What is the purpose of lateral bending for scoliosis? - ANSWER To determine structural change in early diagnosis Optimal kVp for a chest? - ANSWER 100 - 130 kVp How should you adjust CR for a portable Chest X-Ray on a kyphotic patient? - 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? - ANSWER 0.6 mm What medication may be added to the contrast to prevent a reaction? - ANSWER A steroid or anti-histamine What test tool is used to test focal spot? - ANSWER Slit camera, pinhole camera and star pattern What does focal spot size effect? - ANSWER Penumbra What does penumbra effect? - ANSWER Recorded detail What is the line focus principle? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER Too much obliquity Remember: *PP - too much* (posterior pedicles) What is a CVP line? - 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? - ANSWER Brachiocephalic vein or Superior Vena Cava Where does a Swan-Ganz catheter sit? - ANSWER The right side of the heart and the arteries leading to the lungs What does a Swan-Ganz catheter measure? - ANSWER The heart's function and blood flow pressures in and around the heart What are Plia circularis? - ANSWER The numerous folds of the mucous membrane of the small intestine What are the instruments used for sensitometry? - ANSWER - Sensitometer (step wedge) - Densitometer How often is a sensitometry strip done? - ANSWER Daily What is demonstrated on a 15O degree occipitofrontal view of the sinuses? - ANSWER - Frontal sinuses - Anterior ethmoidal air cells - Sphenoid sinuses Oblique fracture of the base of the first metacarpal? - ANSWER Bennett's fracture An ankle fracture affecting one of the malleoli? - ANSWER Pott's fracture An ankle fracture affecting both of the malleoli? - 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? - ANSWER