RAD Clinical Fall Exam Questions and
Answers
Preparation for UGI/ SB - Answer-In order to see your upper GI tract clearly, your doctor will most likely
ask you not to eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum during the 8 hours before the upper GI series
Where do you center for an Abdominal x-ray - Answer-Supine is at the Iliac crest
Where do you center for an erect Abdomen? - Answer-Top of IR at the level of the axilla, Center of IR 2
inches above iliac crest
KUB means what? - Answer-frontal supine imaging of abdomen (kidneys, ureters, bladders)
AC Joint X-ray Views and Positioning - Answer-1 inch above Jugular Notch , 72 SID , AP Bilateral weights
should attach to wrist. Helps to demonstrate joint space with weights
Ankle views and angles - Answer-AP, Oblique and lateral.
45 degrees medial rotation for regular oblique
15 degrees medial rotation for AP Mortice
Hiatal hernia - Answer-protrusion of a part of the stomach upward through the opening in the
diaphragm
, Contraindications for Barium - Answer-Barium is contraindicated in patients who have asthma, cystic
fibrosis, dehydration,intestinal blockage or perforation, allergies to barium sulfate
Contrast used for foreign body - Answer-are not to be used in a fluoroscopy, water soluble base incase
there is a possible perforation, instead use a low osmolarity nonionic contrast material.
What is a hernia? - Answer-A protrusion of peritoneum through an opening, usually a site of weakness.
Occurs when an internal organ or other body part protrudes through the wall of muscle or tissue that
normally contains it.
What is a bezoar? - Answer-A solid mass of indigestible material that accumulates in your digestive
tract, sometimes causing a blockage. Usually form in the stomach, sometimes in the small intestine or,
rarely, in the large intestine. They can occur in children and adults.
Colles - Answer-Fracture of the distal end of the lateral forearm bone (radius) in which the distal
fragment is displaced posteriorly
Smith fracture (reverse Colles) - Answer-Fracture of the distal radial head. There is a fragment displaced
anteriorly.
Pott's fracture - Answer-Malleolus of tibia and fibula break
Boxer fracture - Answer-Fracture of the metacarpal neck, caused by striking something hard with a
closed fist.
Jones fracture - Answer-Fracture of the bone on the pinky toe side of your foot, the fifth metatarsal
bone.
This fracture can happen when you increase your training, increase pressure on your feet from gaining
weight, or run on uneven surfaces.
Answers
Preparation for UGI/ SB - Answer-In order to see your upper GI tract clearly, your doctor will most likely
ask you not to eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum during the 8 hours before the upper GI series
Where do you center for an Abdominal x-ray - Answer-Supine is at the Iliac crest
Where do you center for an erect Abdomen? - Answer-Top of IR at the level of the axilla, Center of IR 2
inches above iliac crest
KUB means what? - Answer-frontal supine imaging of abdomen (kidneys, ureters, bladders)
AC Joint X-ray Views and Positioning - Answer-1 inch above Jugular Notch , 72 SID , AP Bilateral weights
should attach to wrist. Helps to demonstrate joint space with weights
Ankle views and angles - Answer-AP, Oblique and lateral.
45 degrees medial rotation for regular oblique
15 degrees medial rotation for AP Mortice
Hiatal hernia - Answer-protrusion of a part of the stomach upward through the opening in the
diaphragm
, Contraindications for Barium - Answer-Barium is contraindicated in patients who have asthma, cystic
fibrosis, dehydration,intestinal blockage or perforation, allergies to barium sulfate
Contrast used for foreign body - Answer-are not to be used in a fluoroscopy, water soluble base incase
there is a possible perforation, instead use a low osmolarity nonionic contrast material.
What is a hernia? - Answer-A protrusion of peritoneum through an opening, usually a site of weakness.
Occurs when an internal organ or other body part protrudes through the wall of muscle or tissue that
normally contains it.
What is a bezoar? - Answer-A solid mass of indigestible material that accumulates in your digestive
tract, sometimes causing a blockage. Usually form in the stomach, sometimes in the small intestine or,
rarely, in the large intestine. They can occur in children and adults.
Colles - Answer-Fracture of the distal end of the lateral forearm bone (radius) in which the distal
fragment is displaced posteriorly
Smith fracture (reverse Colles) - Answer-Fracture of the distal radial head. There is a fragment displaced
anteriorly.
Pott's fracture - Answer-Malleolus of tibia and fibula break
Boxer fracture - Answer-Fracture of the metacarpal neck, caused by striking something hard with a
closed fist.
Jones fracture - Answer-Fracture of the bone on the pinky toe side of your foot, the fifth metatarsal
bone.
This fracture can happen when you increase your training, increase pressure on your feet from gaining
weight, or run on uneven surfaces.
