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| Technique/obliquity for RAO sternum |
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Definition
15-20' toward rt side
65@45
center between jugular notch and xyphiod tip |
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| Lateral Sternum technique, position, CR, respiration |
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Definition
70@80
Cr: midpoint of sternum
Pos: pts arms clasped behind back
resp: inhalation |
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Term
| Sternoclavicular PA projection |
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Definition
65@30
CR: perp to t2-t3
suspend on expiration |
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Term
| RAO/ LAO Sternoclavicular Jt's projection |
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Definition
65@30mas
Prone:rotate 10-15'
Cr: perp. to t2-t3 |
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70@32
Cr: 3-4in below jugular notch for upper
midway between xiphoid and lower rib cage for lower
resp: suspend on exp for ribs below diaphragm. inspir for ribs above |
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Definition
70@32
Cr: perp to t7
Resp: suspend on inspir |
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Term
| On a PA above the diaphragm projection, how many ribs are visualized. |
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Definition
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| What ribs will be shown on a unilateral projection below the diaphragm? |
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Definition
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| AP or PA oblique ribs above diaphragm projection |
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Definition
70@32
45' oblique
side affected closest to IR on posterior
affected side away from IR on anterior |
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| If a patient had trauma to the left posterior ribs, which 2 projections would you do? |
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Definition
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| A patient has trauma to the right anterior ribs, which 2 projections would you do? |
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| To best visualize above the diaphragm ribs, what would you do? |
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Definition
| Take picture erect, suspend on inspiration, set a low kv setting |
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Term
| to best demonstrate below the diaphragm ribs, what would you do? |
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Definition
| take xray recumbent, expose on expiration, select medium kv- 70-80. |
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Term
| Main function of bony thorax? |
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Definition
| serve as an expandible chamber |
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Term
| Jugular notch lies at the level of |
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Definition
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| sternal angle lies at the level of |
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Definition
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| xiphoid tip lies at the level of |
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Definition
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| lowest costal margin lies at the level of |
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Definition
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| How many ribs connect directly to the sternum? |
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Definition
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| The anterior ribs connect to the sternum with |
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| The more superior portion of the rib is |
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Definition
| the posterior portion which connects to the vertebra |
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Term
| Widest portion of the bony thorax is where |
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Definition
| lateral margins of 8th or 9th rib |
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Term
| The movement type of all rib joints is |
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Definition
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| All of the rib joints are classified as |
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Definition
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| exaggerated lumbar curvature, swayback.-- increased concavity |
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Term
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Definition
| exaggerated thoracic curvature. humpback --increased convexity |
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Term
| Where the spinal cord tapers off is called the |
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Definition
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Term
| Spinal cord extends to the body of |
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Definition
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Term
| Intervertebral disks function |
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Definition
| allow flexibility and movement of the vertebral column |
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Term
| why is the lumbar a common site for injury or pathology |
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Definition
| the load of the body weight increases toward the end of the vertebral column |
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Term
| Mastoid process corresponds to what level of the c spine |
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