CAMRT Exam | 833 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

C-spine flexion / extension views assess what? - Anterior and posterior movement or lack of movement due to an injury What does ERCP stand for? - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography What is an ERCP used for? - To investigate biliary tree, CBD, gallbladder and pancreas Ball catchers view is good to assess what? - Early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Low blood pressure and dizziness due to standing up too quickly - Orthostatic hypertension What is Shenton's Line? - 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? - To evaluate hip pathology What body part perpendicular to the CR when doing an intercondylar fossa? - Long axis of the lower leg (Tib / Fib) What is the purpose of lateral bending for scoliosis? - To determine structural change in early diagnosis Optimal kVp for a chest? - 100 - 130 kVp How should you adjust CR for a portable Chest X-Ray on a kyphotic patient? - Angle less slightly or leave the tube perpendicular so clavicles will be 1" below apices of lungWhat is the maximum focal spot size for scaphoid? -0.6 mm What medication may be added to the contrast to prevent a reaction? - A steroid or antihistamine What test tool is used to test focal spot? - Slit camera, pinhole camera and star pattern What does focal spot size effect? - Penumbra What does penumbra effect? - Recorded detail What is the line focus principle? - 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? - 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? - Too much obliquity Remember: *PP - too much* (posterior pedicles) What is a CVP line? - 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? - Brachiocephalic vein or Superior Vena Cava Where does a Swan-Ganz catheter sit? - The right side of the heart and the arteries leading to the lungsWhat does a Swan-Ganz catheter measure? - The heart's function and blood flow pressures in and around the heart What are Plia circularis? - The numerous folds of the mucous membrane of the small intestine What are the instruments used for sensitometry? - - Sensitometer (step wedge) - Densitometer How often is a sensitometry strip done? - Daily What is demonstrated on a 15O degree occipitofrontal view of the sinuses? - - Frontal sinuses - Anterior ethmoidal air cells - Sphenoid sinuses Oblique fracture of the base of the first metacarpal? - Bennett's fracture