Pod Med Test 1 Last Minute Exam Newest
2025/2026 Questions and Correct Answers
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When looking at the AP ankle X-ray what should you see? - CORRECT
ANSWERtibia-fibular overlap
What does the medial oblique X-ray view of the ankle show? - CORRECT
ANSWERdorsal lateral aspect of the ankle
,The degree of density difference between two areas on a radiograph - CORRECT
ANSWERRadiographic contrast
Low KvP will equal - CORRECT ANSWERmore contrast
Triangle that will be inbetween the achilles tendon and the bone on a lateral
radiograph? - CORRECT ANSWERKager's triangle
What structures are more clear on the AP view? - CORRECT ANSWERforefoot
and midfoot structures are more clear than rearfoot
What is the lateral view going to visualize? - CORRECT ANSWERmedial column
(calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, 1st cuneiform, talus, 5th metatarsal base)
What does the Medial Oblique radiograph view? - CORRECT ANSWERfoot is
everted, visualizes the dorsal lateral side
what is the forefoot axial view good for viewing? - CORRECT
ANSWERsesamoids
,On the calcaneal axial view what could I see if I position the tube head correctly? -
CORRECT ANSWERposterior and middle facets
Mortise view - CORRECT ANSWER15 degrees internally rotated, syndesmotic
area is best viewed at this view
how would you read a radiograph? - CORRECT ANSWERhow many views were
taken, which ones, are they of good diagnostic quality, and of which body part
What are the ABCD's of radiograph evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERAlignment
Bony mineralization/structure
cartilage spaces
distal to proximal
soft tissues
What is alignment in reference too? - CORRECT ANSWERrefers to the angular
relationships between bones
Bony mineralization/structure refers to? - CORRECT ANSWERspecifics about
the bones themselves; bone stock - normal or diffusely osteopenic, etc
, why would you want to obtain tests? - CORRECT ANSWERrule out or confirm
diagnosis
screening
provide baseline
monitoring therapy
monitoring hemeostatic functions
What contributes to a non pathological/indirect shift of the radiographs? -
CORRECT ANSWERmetabolic
medications
non-pathological factors
Values of the test are going to depend on: - CORRECT ANSWERsex, age, race,
time of day test is performed, error
what are the sources of error? - CORRECT ANSWERsample contamination,
sample handling, amount of sample, laboratory error, performance of test
2025/2026 Questions and Correct Answers
Graded A+|Assured Success|Brand New
Version
When looking at the AP ankle X-ray what should you see? - CORRECT
ANSWERtibia-fibular overlap
What does the medial oblique X-ray view of the ankle show? - CORRECT
ANSWERdorsal lateral aspect of the ankle
,The degree of density difference between two areas on a radiograph - CORRECT
ANSWERRadiographic contrast
Low KvP will equal - CORRECT ANSWERmore contrast
Triangle that will be inbetween the achilles tendon and the bone on a lateral
radiograph? - CORRECT ANSWERKager's triangle
What structures are more clear on the AP view? - CORRECT ANSWERforefoot
and midfoot structures are more clear than rearfoot
What is the lateral view going to visualize? - CORRECT ANSWERmedial column
(calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, 1st cuneiform, talus, 5th metatarsal base)
What does the Medial Oblique radiograph view? - CORRECT ANSWERfoot is
everted, visualizes the dorsal lateral side
what is the forefoot axial view good for viewing? - CORRECT
ANSWERsesamoids
,On the calcaneal axial view what could I see if I position the tube head correctly? -
CORRECT ANSWERposterior and middle facets
Mortise view - CORRECT ANSWER15 degrees internally rotated, syndesmotic
area is best viewed at this view
how would you read a radiograph? - CORRECT ANSWERhow many views were
taken, which ones, are they of good diagnostic quality, and of which body part
What are the ABCD's of radiograph evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERAlignment
Bony mineralization/structure
cartilage spaces
distal to proximal
soft tissues
What is alignment in reference too? - CORRECT ANSWERrefers to the angular
relationships between bones
Bony mineralization/structure refers to? - CORRECT ANSWERspecifics about
the bones themselves; bone stock - normal or diffusely osteopenic, etc
, why would you want to obtain tests? - CORRECT ANSWERrule out or confirm
diagnosis
screening
provide baseline
monitoring therapy
monitoring hemeostatic functions
What contributes to a non pathological/indirect shift of the radiographs? -
CORRECT ANSWERmetabolic
medications
non-pathological factors
Values of the test are going to depend on: - CORRECT ANSWERsex, age, race,
time of day test is performed, error
what are the sources of error? - CORRECT ANSWERsample contamination,
sample handling, amount of sample, laboratory error, performance of test
