Chapter 15 Trauma (test)

Question 1

Kodak readers have what kind of relationship?

Answer 1

Direct

Question 2

Fuji reader systems have what kind of relationship?

Answer 2

Inverse

Question 3

When operating a fluoro unit, the operator should perform the following:

1. Wear at least a standard 0.5 mm lead apron
2. Stand a minimum of 1 meters from the tube
3. Stand with their back to the fluoro tube
4. Wear a dosimeter badge    5. Wear a thyroid shield

Answer 3

1,4 & 5

Question 4

The lead aprons in surgery are sterile. t or f

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Asepsis is the absence of living or infectious organisms. T or F

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is inserted into the shaft on long bones to stabilize fractures?

Answer 6

intramedullary fixation

Question 7

Studies have shown that a 30 degree C-arm tilt will increase the radiation dose by a factor of how much?

Answer 7

four

Question 8

Portables often have AEC controls. T or F

Answer 8

False

Question 9

When performing a clavicle xray, Jojo the Monkey Boy notice his patient Tito Jackson was quite hypersthenic. He adjusted his angle for the axial to about how many degrees?

Answer 9

15

Question 10

After taking a radiograph of a skull, you looked at the exposure value. It read 1820. According to basic average exposure values, should you repeat this?

Answer 10

no

Question 11

You walk in to an emergency room with your portable and you see a woman with a c-collar on. She was in a MVA and had a backboard placed underneath her. She was in no immediate physical danger and could talk just fine, with no difficulty breathing. She had some knee and pelvic pain. The doctor ordered a pelvis, 2 view knee, 1 view cervical spine, and 1 view cxr. What part of this order do you perform first?

Answer 11

cervical spine

Question 12

It is possible that the divergent beam can project the body part off of the IR ( T or F)

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Which of the following terms best describes a partial dislocation of a joint?

subluxation

Luxation

Apposition

Angulation

None of these answers are correct

Answer 13

subluxation

Question 14

Which type of fracture is defined as being crushed at the site of impact producing two or more fragments?

Answer 14

comminuted

Question 15

C-arm digital fluoroscopy systems usually possess three monitors. T or F

Answer 15

false

Question 16

Which of the C-arm orientations in general results in the least exposure to the operator if the distance from the patient is unchanged? (Patient is supine.)
AP projection

PA projection

PA, 30° tilt away from operator

There is no significant difference

Answer 16

PA projection

Question 17

A patient enters the ER with trauma to the abdomen. The ER physician is concerned about bleeding in the abdomen with associated possible free intra-abdominal air. The patient is unable to stand or sit erect. Which position will best demonstrate the condition?

AP supine

KUB

Ventral decubitus

Left Lateral Decubitus

Right Lateral Decubitus

Answer 17

Left Lateral Decub

Question 18

A patient enters the ER with a possible shoulder dislocation. Due to his multiple injuries, the patient is unable to stand or sit erect. Which of the following routines would best demonstrate the dislocation?

AP external and internal rotation projections

AP and transaxillary projections

PA and internal and external Grashey views

AP and y-view/ or horizontal beam transthoracic lateral projections

AP and AP axial projections

Answer 18

AP and y-view/or horizontal beam transthoracic lateral projections

Question 19

A patient enters the ER with a possible greenstick fracture. Which age group does this type of fracture usually affect?

Answer 19

pediatric

Question 20

Which of the following fractures is described as an incomplete fracture with the cortex broken on one side of the bone?

Bayonet

Torus

Comminuted

Avulsion

Greenstick

Answer 20

greenstick

Question 21

I wanted to increase the 1600 exposure value I received on my radiograph by 300 more points, what should I do?

Cut my mAs by 50%

Double my mAs

Multiply the original mAs by 150%

Cut the kVp by 30%

None of these answers are correct

Answer 21

?

Question 22

The C-arm has different modes. They can include:

                    Snapshot

                    Digital spot

                    Magnification

                    Pulse

                    Directional

Answer 22

?

Question 23

After seeing that 900 was my S # on the PA chest radiograph I took, I decided to repeat it to get it within range. My original technique was 112 kVp, 400 mA, 72 inch SID, large focal spot, upright bucky, and 1/66 seconds. What is my new technique?

400 mA, 112 kVP, small focal spot, 72 inch SID, upright bucky, and 1/99 of a second.

300 MA, 112 kVp, large focal spot, 72 inch SID, upright bucky, and .5 of a second.

400 mA, 112 kVP, large focal spot, 72 inch SID, upright bucky, and 1/33 of a second.

200 mA, 112 kVP, small focal spot, 40 inch SID, table bucky, and 1 second.

400 mA, 112 kVP, large focal spot, 72 inch SID, upright bucky, and .1 second.

Answer 23

400 mA, 112 kVP, large focal spot, 72 inch SID, upright bucky, and 1/33 of a second.

Question 24

Spinal stenosis is a condition that primarily affects older patients. T or F

Answer 24

True

Question 25

During pacemaker insertion, Electrodes are often advanced through a vein in the arm or chest and are advanced to the upper right ventricle under fluoroscopic guidance. T or F

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Interbody fusion cages are titanium cages filled with bone that are inserted between the vertebral bodies to maintain the disk luxation and fuse the joint in that position. T or F

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Computed radiography has improved the consistency of trauma and mobile imaging due to the wide exposure latitude which greatly reduces the need for repeat exposures due to positioning and technique variables. T or F

Answer 27

True