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26 Cards in this Set
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Central Ray for a PA and oblique hand?
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3rd MPJ
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What do you do for a lateral hand in extension if you are looking for a foreign object?
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dcrease KVP by 10
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A hand in lateral flexion is done to show what?
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anterior/posterior fracture displacement
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Where do you center for a pa and lateral finger
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proximal IPJ
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Where do you center for an AP, PA, and lateral thumb?
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MPJ
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What is the PA semi pronation wrist and used to see?
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Scaphoid and lateral carpals
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AP semi pronation oblique is used to see what?
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pisiform, triquetrum, hamate and medial carpals
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In ulnar flexion/deviation do you move hand medial or lateral?
Where do you center? What is it used to see? |
lateral
scaphoid Scaphoid and other lat carpals, reduces foreshortening of navicular |
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What is the positioning for carpal canal(Gaynor-Hart)?
Where is the CR? What is visualized? |
Hyperextend wrist with palm vertical
25-30 degrees into long axis of hand Carpal Canal- trapezium, scaphoid capitate, triquetrum, pisiform |
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When doing a forearm should the shoulder and elbow be on the same plane?
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yes
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the medial (internal) oblique elbow is done to visualize what?
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coronoid process
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What is the lateral (external) oblique elbow used to visualize?
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Radial head, neck, and tuberosity free from superimposition
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In an AP Humerus do you see the greater or lesser tubercle?
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Greater
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Do you see the greater or lesser tubercle in lateral humerus?
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Lesser
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Where is the central ray for the AP shoulder?
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coracoid process
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What does the external shoulder visualize?
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greater tubercle
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What does a shoulder done in neutral position visualize?
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Calcific deposits and trauma
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Internal shoulder is done to visualize what?
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lateral of humerus and lesser tubercle
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What is the positioning for a transthoracic lateral shoulder?
What is visualized? |
lateral with affected surgical neck centered to film, unaffected arm overhead. CR to surgical neck.
Lateral Shoulder and proximal humerus through thorax |
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What is the position for a PA oblique shoulder (scapular y)?
Why is this view done? |
Affected shoulder centered with mcp 60 degrees to film. CR to shoulder joint.
Good for demonstration of dislocations |
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Where is the CR in a PA Axial clavicle?
Why is this done? |
25-30 degrees caudad to the supraclavicular fossa
can demonstrate fractures not seen in PA or AP |
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What is the positioning for AP scapula?
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centered w/ arm abducted and elbow flexed. CR midscapula 2" inferior to coracoid process
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What is the positioning for a lateral scapula?
What does this visualize? |
Erect PA 45-60 degree oblique with affected side toward image receptor. Arm across the chest, or super impose scapular borders.
Arm across chest- acromion and coracoid processes superimposed- super imposed borders free of rib cage |
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Where is the CR directed in the Dorso plantar, medial oblique, and lateral foot?
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base of 3rd metatarsal. in dorso CR angled 10 degrees cephalic.
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What is the angle of the medial oblique foot?
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30 degrees
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Where is the CR directed to in dorso plantar toe?
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10 degrees cephalic to 2nd MPJ
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