Key Terminology Flashcards
What does Dorsi-palmar mean?
The beam is going from the back of the hand to the front/palm
What does Dorsi-plantar mean?
The beam is going from the back of the foot to the front of the foot
What does palmar mean?
The palms of your hands
What does body habitus mean?
It’s when healthcare professionals judge how they take an image based on a patient’s shape and size
What are the 4 main types of body habitus?
Hypersthenic
Sthenic
Hyposthenic
Asthenic
What is a hypersthenic body habitus?
It’s when someone has a wide, short thorax, a broad peritoneal cavity and a high diaphragm- large adult
What is a sthenic body habitus?
It’s when a patient has a broader peritoneal cavity than hypersthenic body habitus- an average adult, athletic build
How are people with a hypersthenic body habitus imaged?
A lower dose of radiation is used since they have a higher diaphragm, which produces a smaller x-ray field
How are people with a sthenic body habitus imaged?
They’re given a higher dose of radiation since they have longer lungs, which produces a bigger x-ray field
What is a hyposthenic body habitus?
A person with a longer thorax and lower diaphragm- slim adults
What is an asthenic body habitus?
A person wt a slim thorax and low diaphragm- smaller and slimmer than an average adult
What does ulnar deviation of the wrist for scaphoid views mean?
When the radiographer bends the patient’s wrist towards the ulcer side of their wrist, which opens and reveals more of their scaphoid side
What is a dorsiflexed foot?
A foot where the toes are turned upwards
What does a partially flexed knee for a lateral knee view mean?
It’s when the patient bends their knee 90 degrees
What is a clavicle?
A collarbone
