Final Flashcards
what would go in the body of a Chest - Xray Report
- inspiratory effort ( ICS normal)
- Lung fields : infiltrate, mass, abnormal markings, cav
- Diaphragm : height, shape , calcification
- any pleural fluid or pleural thickening
- size of heart ( should be less than 50% of thorax)
- shape of heart
- size of pulmonary arteries
- mediastinum : size any displacement
- bones and joints ok?
- any surrounding tissue changes
Other than AP and lateral lumbar views, what is another view that some say is important to take
- Sacral Tilt
what is the sacral tilt view
- SI and Lumbosacral junction
name some accessory vies for the lumbar spine
- Obliques ( shows the pars, soft tissue )
T/F
for the oblique view for the lumbars , the post oblique will show the posterior structures moving farther from the spine and the anterior structures move closer to the spine
false
that is for the anterior oblique and it would be the opposite for the posterior
List the views for the hip and the accessory view
AP and Lateral
- special imaging for accessory
T/F
Tunnel view for the knee is to show the patella femoral joint
false
- that is the sunrise view
- tunnel view is to see the intercondylar notch
T/F
the baby arm view for the shoulder helps with HADD more of a true lateral view
True
When would a Y view be good to use
good for dislocations and scapular assessment
what view is helpful with scaphoid fracture assessment and to see the integrity of certain ligaments
- ulnar deviation
for AP cervical what are certain things to look at first
- lung apices and trachea
for Lateral cervical what are some things to look at first
- retrotracheal soft tissue spaces
AP and lateral thoracic what are some certain things to look for
- lung fields and costophrenic angle
AP lumbar what are certain things to look for
- dark area of pelvis/ hips and lung fields
lateral lumbar what are some crtain things to look for
- soft tissue aneurysms
pt with respiratory complications such as pollen, chemical and food allergies, asthma and AIDS .. who would you refer them to
-allergist and immunologist
diseases of the heart and blood vessels
cardiologist