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42 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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anterior
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front part of body
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postrerior
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back part of body
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caudad
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toward feet
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cephalad
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toward head
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projection
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path of central ray as it travels through the patient to the ir
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pa projection
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(posteroanterior) xray enters posterior surface of body and exits the anterior surface
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ap projection
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(anteroposterior) xray enters anterior surface of body and exits posterir surface
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axial projection
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when beam is angled
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tangential projection
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xray toward outer margin of body (skim surface)
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lateral projection
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perpendicular beam enters one side of jody and exits opposite side
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lateromedial lateral
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xray enters the lateral side and exits medial side
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mediolateral lateral
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xray enters medial side and exits lateral side
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oblique projection
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exray enters body from a side angle
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true projection
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placed exacty in anatomic position
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ap oblique projection
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xray enters the anterior surface of body and exits posterior surface
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pa oblique projection
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xray enters posterior surface of body and exits anterior surface
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position
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position of patient in relation to the ir
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recumbent
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lying down in any position
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supine
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lying on the back - face up
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prone
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lying face down
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trendelenberg
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supine with head tilted downward
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fowler
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supine with head higher than feet
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lithotomy
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lying supine with thighs flexed on the abdomen
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lateral
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named for the side of the body closest to the ir
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oblique
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side of patient closest to the ir.
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decubitus
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patient lying down and using a horizontal beam.
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dorsal decub
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supine with horizontal beam
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ventral decub
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probe with horizontal bean
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rt lateral decub
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lying on rt side with horizontal beam, ir is either anterior or posterior to body
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lt lateral decub
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lying on lt side with horizontal beam, ir is either anterior or posterior to body
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abduct
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move away from central axis of body
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adduct
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move toward central axis of body
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extension
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straighten a joint
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flexion
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bend a joint
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pronate
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rotate forearm so palm is down
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supinate
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rotate forearm so palm is up (anatomic position)
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4 forms of IR
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cassette w/film
image plate (IP)-computed (CR) digital fluoroscopic |
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radiograph must have
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date
pt. id r/l marker facility name |
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causes of involuntary motion
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heart beat, chills, peristalsis, tremor, spasm, pain
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causes of voluntary motion
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nervousness, discomfort, excitability, mental illness, fear, age, breathing
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thoracic cavity contains
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lungs & pleura, trachea, mainstem bronchii, esophagus, heart, great vessels & heart lining (pericardium), thymus gland
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abdominal cavity contains
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peritoneum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, stomach, intestines, kidneys, ureters, pelvic portion, major blood vessels
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