RadReview: Procedures Questions and
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Which positioning error occurs if the mandibular rami are not superimposed on a lateral skull X-
ray?
A) Excessive tube angulation
B) Incorrect head rotation
✔✔C) Head tilt
D) Improper SID
Which of the following is the best projection to evaluate the intervertebral foramina of the
cervical spine?
✔✔A) Oblique
B) AP
C) Lateral
D) Swimmer’s
Which patient position is preferred for a barium enema to best demonstrate the right colic
flexure?
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,A) Left lateral decubitus
✔✔B) RAO
C) AP supine
D) Left posterior oblique
Which breathing instructions should be given for an AP thoracic spine X-ray?
A) Hold your breath on expiration
B) Hold your breath on inspiration
✔✔C) Breathe normally for a blurred lung effect
D) Hold your breath after full exhalation
Which structure is best visualized in the Grashey method for the shoulder?
✔✔A) Glenoid cavity
B) Coracoid process
C) Acromion
D) Clavicle
Which projection best demonstrates a suspected fracture of the scaphoid?
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,✔✔A) Ulnar deviation wrist
B) Radial deviation wrist
C) PA wrist with fingers flexed
D) AP oblique wrist
Which of the following conditions requires an increase in exposure factors?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Pneumothorax
✔✔C) Pleural effusion
D) Emphysema
Which contrast media is best suited for a myelogram?
A) Barium sulfate
✔✔B) Non-ionic iodinated contrast
C) Water-soluble barium
D) Gadolinium
Which patient position is preferred for a trauma lateral cervical spine X-ray?
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, A) RAO
B) Prone
✔✔C) Cross-table lateral
D) Swimmer’s view
Which of the following factors improves recorded detail in radiography?
A) Large focal spot
B) High OID
✔✔C) Short exposure time
D) Increased kVp
Which condition is best diagnosed using an erect abdomen X-ray?
✔✔A) Pneumoperitoneum
B) Osteoarthritis
C) Gallstones
D) Atelectasis
Which projection best demonstrates the radial head free from superimposition?
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Answers Latest Version Already Passed
Which positioning error occurs if the mandibular rami are not superimposed on a lateral skull X-
ray?
A) Excessive tube angulation
B) Incorrect head rotation
✔✔C) Head tilt
D) Improper SID
Which of the following is the best projection to evaluate the intervertebral foramina of the
cervical spine?
✔✔A) Oblique
B) AP
C) Lateral
D) Swimmer’s
Which patient position is preferred for a barium enema to best demonstrate the right colic
flexure?
1
,A) Left lateral decubitus
✔✔B) RAO
C) AP supine
D) Left posterior oblique
Which breathing instructions should be given for an AP thoracic spine X-ray?
A) Hold your breath on expiration
B) Hold your breath on inspiration
✔✔C) Breathe normally for a blurred lung effect
D) Hold your breath after full exhalation
Which structure is best visualized in the Grashey method for the shoulder?
✔✔A) Glenoid cavity
B) Coracoid process
C) Acromion
D) Clavicle
Which projection best demonstrates a suspected fracture of the scaphoid?
2
,✔✔A) Ulnar deviation wrist
B) Radial deviation wrist
C) PA wrist with fingers flexed
D) AP oblique wrist
Which of the following conditions requires an increase in exposure factors?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Pneumothorax
✔✔C) Pleural effusion
D) Emphysema
Which contrast media is best suited for a myelogram?
A) Barium sulfate
✔✔B) Non-ionic iodinated contrast
C) Water-soluble barium
D) Gadolinium
Which patient position is preferred for a trauma lateral cervical spine X-ray?
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, A) RAO
B) Prone
✔✔C) Cross-table lateral
D) Swimmer’s view
Which of the following factors improves recorded detail in radiography?
A) Large focal spot
B) High OID
✔✔C) Short exposure time
D) Increased kVp
Which condition is best diagnosed using an erect abdomen X-ray?
✔✔A) Pneumoperitoneum
B) Osteoarthritis
C) Gallstones
D) Atelectasis
Which projection best demonstrates the radial head free from superimposition?
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