Chidori

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Standing erect, face and eyes forward, arms extended by sides with palms facing anteriorly, heels together and toes pointed forward

Question 2

Projection

Answer 2

Path of central ray
AP (anteroposterior)
PA (posteroanterior)
Lateral
Oblique ( on an angle)
Medial

Question 3

Supine

Answer 3

Laying down, facing ceiling

Question 4

Prone

Answer 4

Laying on stomach

Question 5

Radiographers responsibilities

Answer 5

Patient care
producing diagnostic images
cleanliness/infection control
stocking supplies
organization of work spaces
continued development of skills

Question 6

Standard precautions

Answer 6

PPE
hand washing
gloving
masking
googles/face shield

Question 7

Aseptic

Answer 7

free from infection

Question 8

Disinfectant

Answer 8

process of killing/destroying organisms or rendering them

Question 9

Sterilization

Answer 9

Killing all life forms

Question 10

Maintaining sterile field in surgery

Answer 10

Dont reach over sterile field
keep tray covered
unsterile touches sterile equipment=contaminated

Question 11

Patient Instructions

Answer 11

Explanation clear and concise
talk to your patient
be honest

Question 12

Radiolucent

Answer 12

permits xrays to pass through

Question 13

Radiopaque

Answer 13

xrays do not easily penetrate

Question 14

Handling Patients

Answer 14

Comfort
Safety
Modesty
Instructions - use one instruction at a time, language pt can understand, hand position
Age specific competencies - allow to move at own pace

Question 15

Identifying patient

Answer 15

Double identify - name, DOB
Identifying bands
HIPPA

Question 16

Verifying order

Answer 16

Doctor's orders:
Reason for exam
test or service requested 
Providers name
Providers signature
Patient complete name, DOB

Correct patient - Correct exam - Correct side - Correct body part

Question 17

What information must be included on image?

Answer 17

Facility
Patients name or ID#
Examination Date
Right or left marker

Question 18

Marker Placement

Answer 18

Mark the laterality, within collimated light field, out of anatomy of interest

Question 19

Wrong Marker

Answer 19

Write error over original, add correct marker

Question 20

IR placement

Answer 20

Center of the IR, as close to the IR as possible, collimate, patient habits
Lengthwise vs crosswise

Question 21

Body habitus

Answer 21

Body build/physique

Question 22

Sthenic & hyposthenic

Answer 22

make up 85% of population, position of organs considered average or ordinary

Question 23

Hypersthenic

Answer 23

5%, build: massive, abdomen: long, thorax: short, broad & deep, pelvis: narrow, heart: axis nearly transverse

Question 24

Sthenic

Answer 24

50%, build: moderately heavy, abdomen: moderately long, thorax: moderately short, broad and deep, pelvis: relatively small, heart: moderately transverse

Question 25

Hyposthenic

Answer 25

35%, hardest to classify. Build: average to slender, abdomen: average, thorax: average, pelvis: relatively small, heart: more vertical and at mid line to left

Question 26

Asthenic

Answer 26

10%, build: frail, very thin, abdomen: short, thorax: long & shallow, pelvis: wide, heart: nearly vertical and at midline

Question 27

Lenghtwise

Answer 27

long axis of body part is aligned with longest axis of IR

Question 28

Crosswise

Answer 28

Long axis of body part is aligned with shorter axis of IR

Question 29

Cropping

Answer 29

the process of selecting and removing portion of image

Question 30

Electronic masking

Answer 30

electronic collimation or cropping of digital radiograph image

Question 31

Processing

Answer 31

manipulation of raw data just after acquisition

Question 32

Shuttering

Answer 32

post processing technique that may be used to eliminate ambient light around image to improve quality of image

Question 33

Central ray angulation

Answer 33

Remove superimposition
open joint spaces
straighten curved structures
decrease foreshortening