Procedures Test 2- spine procedures Flashcards
What is the SID for the lateral and oblique C-Spine? Why?
72 inches to compensate for increased OID
What 2 joints will be open on a Lateral C-spine?
Zygapophyseal and intervertebral disk spaces
When do you do a swimmers projection?
When C7/T1 is NOT well demonstrated on a lateral c-spine
Before doing lateral hyperflexion/hyperextension C-spine what must be ruled out?
Fractures and pathology
Hyperflexion and hyperextension C-spine views are used to demonstrate what?
Used to demonstrate absence of normal movement from trauma or disease and range of motion
What type of breathing is used for the swimmers method?
Breathing technique or suspend
What will you have the patient do during the odontoid projection to get the tounge out of the way?
Have the patient say “ah”
If the dens is not well demonstrated on the open mouth projection what view can be done to better show the dens?(2 answers)
AP and PA dens
AP Fuchs
PA Judd
When doing the Judd method of the Dens if the OML should be how many degrees to the plane of the IR?
37 degrees
AP axial oblique projections of the C-spine demonstrate which intervertebral foramen?
Side away
PA axial oblique projections of the c-spine which intervertebral foramina are demonstrated?
Side closest
When doing the cervical spine obliques how much is the patient rotated?
45 degrees
The lateral t spine best demonstrates what?
Intervertebral disc spaces and intervertebral foramina
T3 and L1
What is the best type of respiration used for the spine images?
Breathing technique or suspend
The lateral C spine shows what in profile?
Spinous processes, intervertebral discs, vertebral bodies, and zygapophyseal
How many vertebra should you see on the AP axial c spine image?
C3-T1
What intervertebral disc space should be seen on the swimmers?
C7-T1
What joint do you see on the AP open mouth odontoid?
Atlantoaxial
You will see the dens inside the foramen magnum on which projections? (2 answers)
Fuchs and Judd
What two pieces of anatomy are you going to line up and make perpendicular to the IR when doing an open mouth odontoid?
Tip of upper incisors and mastoid tip
Where will the CR enter for C spine projections?
C4
What is the tube angle for the AP axial c spine?
15-20 cephalic
What is the tube angle for the AP oblique c spine? ( RPO/LPO)
15-20 cephalic
What is the tube angle for the PA oblique c spine? (RAO/LAO)
15-20 caudal
What is the tube angle for the swimmers method?
3-5 caudal
Where will the CR enter for the swimmers method?
C7-T1 interspace
Where does the CR better for the patient for the Fuchs method?
MSP- distal to chin tip
Where does the CR enter the patient for the Judd method?
MSP- distal to level of mastoid tips
Where does the CR enter the patient for the open mouth odontoid?
Midpoint of the open mouth