pathology

Question 1

what are additive diseases?

Answer 1

diseases that increase the absorption characteristics of the anatomic part, making the part more difficult to penetrate

Question 2

what are destructive disease?

Answer 2

diseases or conditions that decrease the absorption characteristics of the anatomic part, making the part less difficult to penetrate

Question 3

list additive abdominal diseases

Answer 3

aortic aneurysm, ascites, cirrhosis, organ hypetrophy

Question 4

list destructive abdominal diseases

Answer 4

bowel obstruction, free air

Question 5

list additive chest diseases

Answer 5

atelectasis, congestive heart failure, malignancy, pleural effusion, pneumonia

Question 6

list destructive chest diseases

Answer 6

emphysema, pneumothorax

Question 7

list additive skeletal diseases

Answer 7

hydrocephalus, metastasis, osteochondroma, Paget’s disease

Question 8

list destructive skeletal disease

Answer 8

gout, metastasis, multiple myeloma, Paget’s disease early, osteoporosis

Question 9

list additive nonspecific diseases

Answer 9

abscess, edema, sclerosis

Question 10

list destructive nonspecific diseases

Answer 10

atrophy, emaciation, malnutrition

Question 11

what should you do when imaging additive disease?

Answer 11

increase the kVp

Question 12

what should you do when imaging destructive disease?

Answer 12

decrease the kVp

Question 13

when would mAs be increased?

Answer 13

when the area of interest requires less density to visualize soft tissue

Question 14

what is static electricity look like on a film?

Answer 14

black lightning marks resulting from films forcibly unwrapped or excessive flexing of the film

Question 15

what type of artifact is caused by films stuck together

Answer 15

pick off artifact