Bontrager: Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Anatomy,
Chest, Abdomen, Positioning, and Projections Ch: 1-3)
If fluid in the right side of the thorax needs to be demonstrated with a lateral decubitus
position, in which body position should the patient be placed? - -Right lateral decubitus
-Which of the following is an effective way to detect rotation of the patient with the PA
projection radiograph of the chest - -The assymmetrical appearance of the sternoclavicular
joints
-For a PA chest radiograph, how and where should the CR be directed - -Perpendicular to
the center of the IR and the midsagittal plane at the level of T7
-Why should chest radiographs be performed after the patient has suspended respiration
after the second inspiration? - -To better expand the lungs
-A position in which the head is lower than the feet is? - -Trendelenburg
-A projection in which the CR skims a body part is termed? - -tangential
-A well inspired average adult chest PA projection will have a minimum of ___ posterior
ribs seen above the diaphragm - -10
-Bending the elbow is referred to as - -Flexion
-Of the following factors, which one mus be applied to demonstrate possible air and fluid
levels in the chest? - -Patient in erect position
-Of the following positioning actions, which one will remove the scapulae from the lung
fields? - -roll shoulders forward
-Rationale for taking minimum of two body projections of body parts such as the chest
include:
1. Visualization of overlapping structures
2. Localization of foreign objects
3. Evaluation of fracture alignment - -1,2, & 3
-Situation: A patient comes to radiology with a possible mass beneath the right clavicle.
The PA and left lateral projections are inconclusive. Which additional projection can be
taken to demonstrate the possible mass?` - -AP lordotic
-Situation: A patient is erect and leaning the shoulders backward 20-30 degrees toward
the IR. The CR is perpendicular to the IR. what specific position has been performed - -
lordotic
Chest, Abdomen, Positioning, and Projections Ch: 1-3)
If fluid in the right side of the thorax needs to be demonstrated with a lateral decubitus
position, in which body position should the patient be placed? - -Right lateral decubitus
-Which of the following is an effective way to detect rotation of the patient with the PA
projection radiograph of the chest - -The assymmetrical appearance of the sternoclavicular
joints
-For a PA chest radiograph, how and where should the CR be directed - -Perpendicular to
the center of the IR and the midsagittal plane at the level of T7
-Why should chest radiographs be performed after the patient has suspended respiration
after the second inspiration? - -To better expand the lungs
-A position in which the head is lower than the feet is? - -Trendelenburg
-A projection in which the CR skims a body part is termed? - -tangential
-A well inspired average adult chest PA projection will have a minimum of ___ posterior
ribs seen above the diaphragm - -10
-Bending the elbow is referred to as - -Flexion
-Of the following factors, which one mus be applied to demonstrate possible air and fluid
levels in the chest? - -Patient in erect position
-Of the following positioning actions, which one will remove the scapulae from the lung
fields? - -roll shoulders forward
-Rationale for taking minimum of two body projections of body parts such as the chest
include:
1. Visualization of overlapping structures
2. Localization of foreign objects
3. Evaluation of fracture alignment - -1,2, & 3
-Situation: A patient comes to radiology with a possible mass beneath the right clavicle.
The PA and left lateral projections are inconclusive. Which additional projection can be
taken to demonstrate the possible mass?` - -AP lordotic
-Situation: A patient is erect and leaning the shoulders backward 20-30 degrees toward
the IR. The CR is perpendicular to the IR. what specific position has been performed - -
lordotic
