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CR for PA chest |
should enter at level T7 (inferior angle of scapula) |
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CRITERIA FOR PA CHEST |
*entire lung fields from apices to costophrenic angles * no rotation: sternal ends of clavicles equidistant to spinal column,trachea visible midline, equal distance from vertebral column to lateral borders of ribs * proper shoulder rotation demonstrated by scapula projected outside of lung fields * at least 10 ribs visible above diaphragm * sharp outlines of heart and diaphram * faint shadows of ribs & superior thoracic vertertae visible through heart * lung markings visible from hilum to periphery of lung |
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STRUCTURES SHOWN ON PA CHEST |
* air filled trachea, lungs, diaphramatic domes, heart & aortic knob |
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CR FOR LATERAL CHEST PROJECTION |
should enter at lever T7 (inferior aspect of scapula) |
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STRUCTURES SHOWN ON LATERAL CHEST PROJECTION |
*heart, aorta and left-sided pulmonary lesions * right lateral shows right pulmonary lesions and interlobar lesions |
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CRITERIA FOR LATERAL CHEST |
* arm or its soft tissues not overlapping the superior lung * costophrenic angles and apices of the lungs * hilum around centre of radiograph * lateral sternum with no rotation * open thoracic intervertebral spaces |
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CR FOR AP AXIAL CHEST (LORDOTIC) |
level of midsternum |
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STRUCTURES SHOWN FOR AP AXIAL CHEST(LORDOTIC) |
LUNG APICES AND CONDITIONS SUCH AS INTERLOBAR EFFUSIONS |
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CRITERIA FOR AP AXIAL CHEST (LORDOTIC) |
* entire apices and appropriate portion of lungs * clavicles located superior of apices * sternal ends of clavicles equidistant to vertebral column * clavicles lying horizontally with their sternal ends overlapping only the first or second ribs * ribs distorted with their anterior and posterior portions superimposed |
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CR FOR AP OR PA (RIGHT OR LEFT LATERAL DECUBITUS) PROJECTIONS |
* |
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WHICH PROJECTION & PT POSITION SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO DEMONSTRATE FLUID IN RIGHT PLEURAL CAVITY? |
RIGHT LATERAL DECUBITUS |
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WHY MUST COSTOPHRENIC ANGLES BE INCL. ON A PA PROJECTION OF CHEST? |
looking for fluid levels in costophrenic angles (pleural effusions) |
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WHAT MUST BE INCLUDED ON AN AP ABDOMEN WITH PT RECUMBENT? |
pubic symph. |
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3 POSITIONS & PROJECTIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE PLEURAL EFFUSIONS |
1. AP/PA CHEST, ERECT 2. LATERAL CHEST, DECUBITUS 3. LATERAL CHEST, ERECT |
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FREE AIR IN ABDOMEN IS DEMONSTRATED ON WHICH PROJECTION & POSITION? |
AP ERECT ABDOMEN |
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WHICH PROJECTION & POSITION DEMONSTRATES AIR/FLUID LEVELS IN ABDOMEN IF PT CANNOT STAND UP? |
LEFT LATERAL DECUBITUS |
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PROJECTION PERFORMED FOR KUB |
AP SUPINE ABDOMEN |
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PROJECTIONS & POSITION ROUTINELY PERFORMED FOR AN ABDOMINAL SERIES ON WALK-IN PT |
1. PA/AP ABDOMEN, ERECT 2. PA CHEST (erect) 3. AP ABDOMEN, SUPINE |
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PROJECTIONS & POSITIONS ROUTINELY PERFORMED FOR AN ABDOMINAL SERIES ON STRETCHER PT |
1. LEFT LATERAL DECUBITUS, ABDOMEN 2. AP ABDOMEN 3. AP CHEST, SUPINE |
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WHERE SHOULD UPPER BORDER OF IR BE PLACED FOR A PA CHEST, ERECT? |
1.5-2" above relaxed shoulders |
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HOW MANY RIBS SHOULD BE VISUALIZED ABOVE DIAPHRAGM ON PA CHEST? |
10 posterior |
