Positioning and anatomy basics Flashcards
Ventral decubitus
patient laying on their stomach
*use this for a double contrast barium enema for the rectum.
Dorsal decubitus
laying on their back
*to determine if their is an aortic aneurysm
left lateral decubitus
laying on their left side
Right lateral decubitus
laying on their right side
For a left lateral decub chest x ray what do you use it for?
-For right pneumothorax
-For left pleural effusion
*Air raises, fluid goes down!
Compression fracture
happens in vertebrae
Open fracture or also known as compound
Broken through the skin
Simple fracture
Fracture is in 2 pieces
Greenstick
Incomplete fracture and found in children
-the bone bends/ cracks instead of breaking into separate pieces
Transverse fracture
breaks across the bone
Comminuted fracture
More than 2 fracture fragments
Impacted fracture
broken ends of the bones are jammed together by a force of injury
Smith’s fracture
Fracture of distal radius
-falling on a out stretched arm(inward)
Colle’s fracture
Dorsal displacement causing the bone fragment to bend towards the back of the hand.
-Falling onto outward stretched hand
Pathologic fracture
Occurs as a result of disease such as cancer.
-Eats away at the bone
Bimalleolar fracture
-On the ankle
-2 fractures
Trimalleolar fracture
-On ankle
-3 fractures
Boxer’s fracture
-Fracture of the 5th metacarpal near the head
-Happens when you punch things
How many bones does the Axial skeleton have?
80 bones
-Head, spine, thorax and ribs
How many bones does the Appendicular skeleton have?
126 bones
-shoulder girdle, pelvic girdle, clavicle and extremities
Long bones
-Humerus
-Radius
-Ulna
-Femur
-Tib/Fib
-Metacarpals
-Clavicle
Short bones
-carpals (8)
-tarsals (7)
-patella
Irregular bones
-Vertebrae
-Symphysis pubis
Superior
Toward the head
Inferior
Toward the feet
Distal
Away from the point of attachment