mobile radiography

What is the most essential thing for proper patient care during mobile radiography?

Communication

How long should a patient lie in decubitus position before making the exposure during a decubitus test?

Five minutes

When you are imaging a patient in a fracture frame or a traction device, what should you do?

adjust the angle or the IR to obtain the best radiograph possible

How do you compensate for an IR tilting towards a mobile or tilting upward during a mobile AP pelvis?

Angle caudally

How many degrees should the limb internally rotated for an AD of the femur with the hip included?

15 degrees

Where should the top of the IR or collimated field be placed for an AP projection of the proximal femur?

ASIS

How far should the IR or collimated field extend below the knee for the lateral projection of the femur?

2 inches

top of the collimated field for a lateral projection of steamer.

How did the patient be rolled from a lateral position for a lateral projection of the proximal femur?

Posteriorly, the femoral condyles are separated by a deep depression. This is known as what?

Intercondylar fossa