Chapter 15: Trauma, Mobile, and Surgical Radiography Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition

Chapter 15: Trauma, Mobile, and Surgical Radiography Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following imaging modalities is often used to diagnose pulmonary emboli? a. Ultrasound b. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) c. Nuclear medicine d. None of the above ANS: C REF: 572 2. Which imaging modality is often used to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy? a. Ultrasound b. Nuclear medicine c. MRI d. CT (computed tomography) ANS: A REF: 572 3. Which of the following terms best describes a partial dislocation of a joint? a. Subluxation b. Luxation c. Apposition d. Angulation ANS: A REF: 572 4. A bruise type of injury with a possible avulsion fracture is termed a(n): a. subluxation. b. apposition. c. contusion. d. luxation. ANS: C REF: 572 5. Which term describes a misalignment of a distal fracture fragment that is angled toward the midline? a. Anatomic apposition b. Varus deformity c. Valgus deformity d. Distraction ANS: B REF: 573 6. Which type of fracture is defined as being crushed at the site of impact, producing two or more fragments? a. Comminuted b. Compound c. Complete d. Torus ANS: A REF: 574 7. Which of the following fractures is described as an incomplete fracture with the cortex broken on one side of the bone? a. Bayonet b. Torus c. Avulsion d. Greenstick ANS: D REF: 573 8. Which of the following is not a fracture but a subluxation? a. Hutchinson’s b. Nursemaids’ elbow c. Monteggia’s d. None of the above ANS: B REF: 572 9. Which of the following fractures is often called a reverse Colles’ with anterior displacement of the distal radius? a. Pott’s b. Trimalleolar c. Tripod d. Smith’s ANS: D REF: 574 10. Which of the following fractures involves the distal fifth metacarpal? a. Boxer’s b. Barton’s c. Pott’s d. Smith’s ANS: A REF: 574 11. Which of the following fractures usually involves the spine? a. Depressed b. Comminuted c. Stellate d. Compression ANS: D REF: 575