Review For Final

Question 1

Geriatric pts are especially prone to this due to falls and osteoporosis

Answer 1

Fracture of femoral neck or hip

Question 2

This can be used to perform chest, abdomen and even spine x-rays on a small child

Answer 2

Pigg-o-stat

Question 3

Pain management exams are performed under this modality

Answer 3

Fluoro

Question 4

This imaging modality is most affected when imaging morbidly obese pts

Answer 4

Ultrasound

Question 5

Increased pt thickness leads to increased scatter that results in

Answer 5

Reduced contrast resolution

Question 6

This type of needle is used in all spinal injections

Answer 6

Spinal needle

Question 7

For a pre-MRI shoulder arthrogram, this will be injected along with the x-ray contrast

Answer 7

Gadolinium

Question 8

Standard protocol for a the standard protocol for a bone age exam is

Answer 8

Left hand and wrist

Question 9

The most important technique adjustment to make when imaging very large pts is

Answer 9

Increase kVp

Question 10

These 4 medication types are commonly used in pain management injections

Answer 10

• local anesthetic
• contrast
• Pain relief
• Steroids

Question 11

The purpose of skin prep of the site is to minimize

Answer 11

Infection

Question 12

Pts may be asked to rate their pain level pre and post injection using this

Answer 12

A scale of 1-10

Question 13

This is the only difference between a pain injection and arthrogram of the same joint

Answer 13

Medication injected

Question 14

Loss of bone mass and atrophy of the tissues results in this technique adjustment

Answer 14

Decrease kVP

Question 15

A common urinary system procedure performed on children is

Answer 15

VCUG

Question 16

An air enema can be used to reduce this particularly dangerous occurrence in a child’s bowel

Answer 16

Intussusception

Question 17

This chest pathology requires a decrease in technique

Answer 17

Emphysema

Question 18

When a chest x-ray is done AP in a wheelchair, the tube angle needs to match this

Answer 18

Angle of the sternum

Question 19

Arthrography is the method of visualizing

Answer 19

Synovial joint

Question 20

When performing an epidural injection the puncture will always be below this, at level of L1

Answer 20

Conus medullaris

Question 21

Arthrography can be done using these 3 modalities

Answer 21

• CT
• MRI
• fluoro

Question 22

The radiologist will confirm the location and depth of the needle fluoroing in this position

Answer 22

Crosstable lateral or shoot through

Question 23

Two ways to reduce scatter when imaging obese pts is

Answer 23

• use a grid

- tight collimation

Question 24

After contrast injection into joint, the radiologist will do this

Answer 24

Manipulation

Question 25

A facet injection will provide “this” if the facets is the source of pain

Answer 25

Immediate relief

Question 26

This landmark can be used to locate other positioning landmarks

Answer 26

Jugular notch

Question 27

This joint is the most common arthrogram site

Answer 27

Shoulder

Question 28

This medication must be stopped 24-48 hrs prior to epidural injection to prevent unwanted complications

Answer 28

Blood thinners

Question 29

This selection should be used for all images except distal limbs

Answer 29

A large focal spot

Question 30

Geriatric pts have a strong fear of this during fluoro exams

Answer 30

Falling