X-ray Views

Question 1

What are the 5 Basic Densities of a Plain Film?

Answer 1

Air
Fat
Soft Tissue/Fluid
Calcium
Metal

Question 2

What do you order for an elbow xray?

Answer 2

AP, Lateral, External Oblique

Question 3

What do you Order for a Finger xray?

Answer 3

AP, Lateral of affected finger, and oblique of hand

Question 4

What do you order for a hand xray?

Answer 4

AP, Lateral, Oblique

Question 5

What do you order for a Thumb xray?

Answer 5

AP, lateral, Oblique

Question 6

What do you order for a Wrist xray?

Answer 6

AP, lateral, Oblique

Question 7

What do you order for a hip xray?

Answer 7

AP Pelvis, Frog Leg Lateral, Lateral of affected hip

Question 8

What do you order for a femur xray?

Answer 8

AP, Lateral

Question 9

What do you order for a Foot xray?

Answer 9

AP, Oblique, Lateral

Question 10

What do you order for a knee xray if the patient is under 40?

Answer 10

AP, Lateral, Tunnel, and Sunrise

Question 11

What do you order for a knee xray if the patient is over 40?

Answer 11

Bilat PA weight bearing (aka 30 degree PA flexed view), Bilat Tunnel, Bilat Sunrise, Lateral of affected knee

Question 12

What do you order for a Tib/Fib xray?

Answer 12

AP, Lateral

Question 13

What do you order for an ankle xray?

Answer 13

AP, Mortise, Lateral

Question 14

What do you order for a heel xray?

Answer 14

Axial, Lateral calcaneus

Question 15

What do you order for AC Joint xray?

Answer 15

AP with and without weights

Question 16

What do you order for a chest xray?

Answer 16

PA, Lateral (full inspiration)

Question 17

What do you order for a clavicle xray?

Answer 17

AP, Axial

Question 18

What do you order for a Humerus xray?

Answer 18

AP, Lateral

Question 19

What do you order for a ribs xray?

Answer 19

AP, obliques (bilat)
Upper: inspiration
Lower: Expiration

Question 20

What do you order for SC Joint xray?

Answer 20

AP, obliques (bilat)

Question 21

What do you order for a Shoulder xray?

Answer 21

AP, Grashey, Y-scapular view (Internal/External Rotation, Y-Scapular view)

Question 22

What do you order for a C-spine xray?

Answer 22

AP, Lateral, Swimmer’s View

Question 23

What do you order for a T-spine xray?

Answer 23

AP, Lateral

Question 24

What do you order for a L-spine x-ray?

Answer 24

AP, lateral, Obliques, Spot View

Question 25

What do you order for a sacrum/coccyx xray?

Answer 25

AP, Axials, and Lateral

Question 26

What do you order for a scoliosis survey?

Answer 26

PA, Lateral