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Condition in which air enters the pleural space is called - Answers Pneumothorax
Pleural effusion - Answers Demonstrates absence of diaphragm contour and blunting of the costophrenic angle
Pneumonitis is another ...
Condition in which air enters the pleural space is called - Answers Pneumothorax
Pleural effusion - Answers Demonstrates absence of diaphragm contour and blunting of the
costophrenic angle
Pneumonitis is another name for - Answers Pneumonia
Pneumothorax - Answers Air trapped in the pleural space increases external pressure on affected lung
Why is it important to position patient so that the heart demonstrates minimal magnification? - Answers
Magnification of the heart could be mistaken for pathological coronary condition
What degree of tub angulation is required for a PA chest radiograph? - Answers 0 degrees
What is the rationale for using a 72 inch SID when performing radiographs? - Answers The SID is used to
compensate for the increased OID between the heart and image receptor
Where should central ray enter for a PA X-ray? - Answers Midsagittal at the level of T7
What positioning maneuver is performed so that the scapulae do not superimpose the lung fields? -
Answers Place hands on hips
If the clavicles superinmpose the apices of the lungs and the first rib on a PA chest radiograph, what can
be said regarding positioning? - Answers The patient's back was arched too far from the image receptor
What is the central ray for a lateral chest X-ray? - Answers Midcoronal at level of T7
When positioning for chest xrays, the top of the image receptor should be placed: - Answers 1.5 inches
above the soft tissue of the shoulder
Which of the following structures are best demonstrated on a PA chest? Tracheal bifurcation,
retrosternal space Manubrial extremity of clavicles - Answers Tracheal bifurcation, manubrial extremity
The jugular notch of the sternum corresponds to which of vertebral levels? - Answers T2
How much is the patient rotated for a PA oblique projection of the sternum in a RAO position? - Answers
15-20 degrees
How does rotation for the sternum differ between a patient with a deep chested thorax and a patient
with an asthenic body? - Answers A lesser rotation is needed for a deeper chest
Which of the following are alternate terms for jugular notch? Manubrial notch Suprasternal notch
Cervical notch - Answers Manubrial and Suprasternal notch
What is the SID for a lateral sternum? - Answers 72 inches
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