RAD 110 - Ch 15 Trauma, Mobile, and Surgical Radiography - Review Questions

The absence of infectious organisms is the definition for _____.

A. asepsis

B. disinfected

C. clean

D. surgically cleansed

A. asepsis

Which alignment of the C-arm will lead to a significant increase in exposure to the eye, head, and neck regions of the technologist?

A. X-ray tube vertically above patient

B. X-ray tube below patient

C. X-ray tube on top angled 45° above patient

D. X-ray tube in horizontal position with x-ray tube away from technologist

A. X-ray tube vertically above patient

The large, sterile clear plastic sheet used during hip pinning procedures to maintain a sterile field over the surgical site is termed a _____.

A. sterile shelter

B. sterile barrier

C. sterile window

D. shower curtain

D. shower curtain

The "boost" feature found on many C-arm systems increases exposure to the patient and the technologist.

A. True

B. False

A. True

Which of the following positioning routines is required for a post-reduction study of the ankle with a cast?

A. AP and lateral

B. AP, lateral, and 45° medial oblique

C. AP only

D. Lateral only

A. AP and lateral

How much rotation of the body is required for a lateral scapular Y, AP oblique projection taken on a trauma patient?

A. 45°

B. 35°

C. 25° to 30°

D. 10° to 15°

C. 25° to 30°

What type of CR angle is required for the "reverse Caldwell" projection of the cranium?

A. 0° to OML

B. 15° caudad to OML

C. 15° cephalad to OML

D. 30° caudad to IOML

C. 15° cephalad to OML

Which of the following projections will best diagnose a hemothorax in the right lung for the patient unable to stand?

A. Lateral recumbent

B. Dorsal decubitus

C. Left lateral decubitus

D. Right lateral decubitus

D. Right lateral decubitus

How is the CR aligned for a mobile AP chest projection taken on a patient lying partially erect in bed?

A. Angle CR 15° to 20° caudad

B. Angle CR 5° to 10° cephalad

C. Align CR perpendicular to long axis of sternum

D. Angle CR 5° to 10° caudad

C. Align CR perpendicular to long axis of sternum

It is the technologist's responsibility to ensure that all personnel are shielded for exposures taken in a trauma room.

A. True

B. False

A. True

A fracture wherein the fragments overlap and the shafts make contact but not at the fracture ends defines _____.

A. anatomic apposition

B. distraction

C. bayonet apposition

D. valgus deformity

C. bayonet apposition

A faint fracture line in the bone cortex that is seen on one side of bone with a slight bulging or wrinkle-like defect on the opposite side is a _____.

A. torus fracture

B. Colles' fracture

C. nursemaid's fracture

D. greenstick fracture

D. greenstick fracture

An intra-articular fracture of the posterior lip of the distal radius is termed _____.

A. Barton fracture

B. Hutchinson's fracture

C. avulsion fracture

D. epiphyseal fracture

A. Barton fracture

Which of the following fractures will be best demonstrated with a forearm series?

A. Barton

B. Pott's

C. Stellate

D. Monteggia's

D. Monteggia's

Which of the following fractures will be best demonstrated with a lower leg series?

A. Pott's

B. Monteggia's

C. Smith

D. Hutchinson's

A. Pott's