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42 Cards in this Set
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What should you include in your primary beam for a thorax x-ray? |
T1-T13 |
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What should you include in your primary beam for an abdomen x-ray? |
T8-Greater Trochanter |
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What should you include in your primary beam for a thoraco-lumbar x-ray? |
T13-L4 |
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When should you take a thoracic x-ray? |
At the end of inspiration i |
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On a VD when do you take an abdominal x-ray? |
At the end of expiration |
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What parts are included within the beam of a craniocaudal elbow x-ray? |
Distal half humerus and proximal half radius and ulna |
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What is in the centre of the beam for a craniocaudal elbow? |
Elbow joint |
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What parts are within the beam for a lateral tarsus x-ray? |
Proximal half metatarsus and distal half tibia and fibula |
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What is in the centre of the beam for a lateral tarsus? |
Tarsus joint |
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Which parts should be included in a hip dysplasia x-ray? |
Wing of the ilium and half way down both femurs |
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What is in the center of the beam for a hip dysplasia? |
Pubis in between hips |
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What parts should you include in a lateral shoulder x-ray? |
Proximal half of the humerus and distal half of the scapula |
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What should be in the center of your beam for a lateral shoulder x-ray? |
Shoulder joint |
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What view is being taken here: Beam enters the inside of the right elbow and exits on the outside of the leg |
Lateral elbow |
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What view is being taken here: Beam enters the top (front) of the left carpus and exits out through the bottom (back) |
Dorsopalmar carpus |
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What view is being taken here: Beam enters the belly and exits out through the lumbar vertebrae |
Ventrodorsal (VD) |
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Can 307 be x-rayed using the parallel technique? |
Yes |
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Can 405 be x-rayed using the parallel technique? |
No |
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How much can you increase kVp by? |
10-20% |
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How much can you increase mAs by? |
30-50% |
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What are 4 pieces of information we can get from completing quality control tests? |
- asses damage on protective gear - ensure the x-ray field is going where light field indicates (penny test) - ensure size set by collimator knobs are accurate - asses damage on cassettes |
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Your CR cassette was accidentally left on the counter by the DR computer while others took radiographs. Would the x-ray be too light or too dark? |
too dark |
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You didn't realize you CR cassette already had an exposure on it and you took your radiograph on that same cassette. Would the x-ray be too light or too dark? |
too dark |
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You looked at the cat technique chart instead of the large dog technique chart for you settings. Would the x-ray be too light or too dark? |
too light |
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You collimated your primary beam way larger than it had to be for you large dog thorax. Would the x-ray be too light or too dark? |
too dark |
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What are the 2 places you can place a label on an equine x-ray? |
cranial and/or lateral |
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What is an extra-oral x-ray? |
sensor outside the mouth |
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What is an intra-oral x-ray? |
sensor inside the mouth |
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When do you use the parallel technique in dental x-rays? |
mandibular PM2 and back |
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When do you use the bisecting angle technique for dental x-rays? |
all maxillary teeth and mandibular incisors-PM1 |
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What is the FFD for PM and M? |
50-60 degrees |
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What is the FFD for incisors and canines? |
60-70 degrees |
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What position is your patient in for anything maxillary for dental x-rays? |
sternal recumbency |
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What position is your patient in for mandibular incisors and canines? |
dorsal recumbency |
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What 10 pieces of info need to be on a main x-ray label? |
5 pieces about the patient and 5 others 1. patient name 2. age 3. sex 4. breed 5. species 6. body part 7. practice name 8. practice address 9. veterinarian 10. date |
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What do you look at when evaluating an x-ray? |
- positioning (is it in the center) - collimation - density - contrast - labels - artifacts |
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How many vertebrae are in each section? (37I37) |
3 - sacral 7 - lumbar 13 - thoracic 7 - cervical |
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What is the FFD for a horse? |
70-80 cm |
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What is a cassette tunnel used for? |
for standing views on a cassette |
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What 2 labels should you have on your cassette for an equine x-ray? |
- L or R (and sometimes front or back) - view |
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How do you keep a horse from kicking during an x-ray? |
- twitch - sedation - pick up a hoof |
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What kind of prep do you do to an equine foot x-ray? |
- remove shoes - pick and pack hoof |
