X-Rays, Contrast X-Rays and Special X-Rays

Question 1

List 8 X-rays that do NOT require contrast OR patient prep:

Answer 1

1. X-rays of bones
2. Sinus series
3. CXR
4. Portable X-rays
5. KUB
6. Abdominal X-rays
7. Tomogram
8. Mammogram

Question 2

What is transcribed on a X-ray/Radiology req WITHOUT contrast?

Answer 2

• Book Porter
• Send Chart with Porter
• Check for post-test orders

Question 3

List 6 common x-rays that require a CONTRAST Medium:

Answer 3

1. Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
2. Retrograde Pyelogram
3. Barium Enema (BaE)
4. Upper Gastrointestinal and Small Bowel Follow-Through (UGI & SBFT)
5. Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) includes Barium Meal (Barium Swallow), Stomach & Duodenum (S&D)
6. GB (gallbladder)

Question 4

Which procedure reqs do you transcribe the following on:

• Place RN instruction sheet inside Kardex
• Book Porter prn
• Send chart with Porter
• Check for post-test orders

Answer 4

• X-ray/Radiology req with contrast
• Special x-ray procedures
• Ultrasound procedures with patient prep
• CT scans
• MRI’s
• Nuclear Medicine

Question 5

List 12 Special x-ray procedures:

Answer 5

1. Angiogram, angiography, arteriogram
2. Angioplasty
3. Arthrogram
4. Cardiac Catheterization
5. Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCU)
6. Venogram
7. Hysterosalpingogram
8. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopacreatogram (ERCP)
9. Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram (PTHC/PTC)
10. Lymphangiogram
11. Myelogram
12. T-Tube Cholangiogram

Question 6

What additional document does a Special x-ray require aside from the requisition?

Answer 6

Consent Form

Question 7

Put the following x-rays with contrast media in proper sequencing order:

• UGI or UG and SBFT
• GB
• IVP
• BaE

Answer 7

1. IVP
2. GB
3. Bae
4. UGI or UG and SBFT