Upper Extremity - Hand

Question 1

Views for Hand?

Answer 1

PA
PA Oblique
Lateral Hand - not standard

Question 2

PA Hand: Film Size

Answer 2

10 x 12 / One Half

Pair with PA Oblique Hand

Question 3

PA Hand: Film Placement?

Answer 3

Transverse

Question 4

PA Hand: Central Ray?

Answer 4

vertical CR to center of third knuckle, horizontal to mid film

Question 5

PA Hand: Patient Placement?

Answer 5

palm down

Question 6

PA Hand: Collimate?

Answer 6

10 x 6

Question 7

PA Hand: Helps View

Answer 7

phalanges, metacarpals, carpals

Question 8

PA Oblique Hand: Film Size?

Answer 8

10 x 12 / One Half

Pair with PA Hand

Question 9

PA Oblique Hand: Film Placement?

Answer 9

Transverse

Question 10

PA Oblique Hand: Central Ray?

Answer 10

vertical CR to center of third knuckle, horizontal to mid film

Question 11

PA Oblique Hand: Patient Placement?

Answer 11

from a PA position supinate wrist 45 degrees / wedge on medial side

Question 12

PA Oblique Hand: Collimate?

Answer 12

10 x 6

Question 13

PA Oblique Hand: Helps View?

Answer 13

sesamoid, IP joints, MP joints

Question 14

Lateral Hand: When is this performed?

Answer 14

Only performed after a fracture or foreign body has been identified

Question 15

Lateral Hand: What will this view determine?

Answer 15

displacement and location