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10 Cards in this Set
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What does metal look like on X-ray? |
bright white absorbs the most x-rays |
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What does bone/calcium look like on an x ray? |
white but not as bright as metal |
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What does soft tissue/fluid look like on an x ray? |
lighter than bone calcium |
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What does fat look like |
lighter than soft tissue |
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What does air look like? |
basically black translucent |
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Anterior posterior x ray |
film casette placed anterior to chest full inspiration x rays from back to front |
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Lateral x ray |
film casette placed against left lateral chest full inspiration
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Anterioposterior |
casette placed behind back patient sitting or supine *magnifies heart shadows *often less than full inspiration can mimic pulmonary edema *if taken supine may mimic congestive heart failure |
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Treating posterior ribs is treating |
exhalation somatic dysfunction |
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Treating anterior ribs is treating |
inspiration somatic dysfunction |
