Patient Assessment chapter 7 & 8
What are the 3 common ways to take x-rays? - correct answer -posteroanterior (PA)
-anteropostererior (AP)
-lateral decubitus
When the patient is seriously ill OR immobilized, an upright radiograph may not be possible. I such
cases, a spine ________ (___) radiograph is obtained at the patients bed side - correct answer
anteroposterior (AP)
the ________ _______ radiograph is useful in the diagnosis of a suspected or known fluid accumulation
in the pleural space. - correct answer lateral decubitus
the act of becoming solid; commonly used to describe the solidification of the lung caused by pathologic
engorgement of the alveoli, as occurs in acute pneumonia - correct answer
consolidation
dense areas that appear white on the radiograph; the opposite of radiolucency - correct answer
radiodensity
permitting the passage of light (or in this case, x-rays); commonly used to descried darker areas of the
radiograph - correct answer translucent
(translucency)
the state of being radiolucent; the property of being partly or wholly permeable to x-rays; commonly
used to describe darker areas on a radiograph such as an emphysematous lung or pneumothorax -
correct answer radiolucency
the ______ radiograph is obtained by having the patient stand (or sit) in the upright position. - correct
answer posteroanterior
, ______ angels of the ribs will be different if fluid is present. - correct answer
costophrenic
______ should appear as a translucent column overlying the vertebral column - correct answer
trachea
the width of the heart should be less than ____% of the width of the thorax. - correct answer
50
______ has a dome - shaped contour - correct answer diaphragms
if you have COPD and diseases that cause gas or fluid to accumulate in the pleural space, what happens
to the diaphragm? - correct answer it is flattened and depresses the normal
curvature of the diaphragm
the right side of the diaphragm is higher due to ? - correct answer the liver
what does CT stand for? - correct answer computed tomography
_____ scanner is an X-ray tube which rotates in a continuous 360 degree motion around the patient to
image their body in sections - correct answer CT
up to 250 images about 1mm apart, can be generated on a chest CT scan. These "cuts" are often called
_____ _____ _____ _____ (____) also called spiral, volume, or helical scans. - correct answer
high resolution CT scans
(HRCT)
the ______ _____ _____ (_____) scan shows both the anatomic structures and the metabolic activity of
the tissues and organs scanned - correct answer positron emission tomography
(PET)
the dark spots are commonly referred to as "hot spots". the presents of a hot spot on a (___) scan is
likely to confirm a rapidly growing tumor. - correct answer (PET)
What are the 3 common ways to take x-rays? - correct answer -posteroanterior (PA)
-anteropostererior (AP)
-lateral decubitus
When the patient is seriously ill OR immobilized, an upright radiograph may not be possible. I such
cases, a spine ________ (___) radiograph is obtained at the patients bed side - correct answer
anteroposterior (AP)
the ________ _______ radiograph is useful in the diagnosis of a suspected or known fluid accumulation
in the pleural space. - correct answer lateral decubitus
the act of becoming solid; commonly used to describe the solidification of the lung caused by pathologic
engorgement of the alveoli, as occurs in acute pneumonia - correct answer
consolidation
dense areas that appear white on the radiograph; the opposite of radiolucency - correct answer
radiodensity
permitting the passage of light (or in this case, x-rays); commonly used to descried darker areas of the
radiograph - correct answer translucent
(translucency)
the state of being radiolucent; the property of being partly or wholly permeable to x-rays; commonly
used to describe darker areas on a radiograph such as an emphysematous lung or pneumothorax -
correct answer radiolucency
the ______ radiograph is obtained by having the patient stand (or sit) in the upright position. - correct
answer posteroanterior
, ______ angels of the ribs will be different if fluid is present. - correct answer
costophrenic
______ should appear as a translucent column overlying the vertebral column - correct answer
trachea
the width of the heart should be less than ____% of the width of the thorax. - correct answer
50
______ has a dome - shaped contour - correct answer diaphragms
if you have COPD and diseases that cause gas or fluid to accumulate in the pleural space, what happens
to the diaphragm? - correct answer it is flattened and depresses the normal
curvature of the diaphragm
the right side of the diaphragm is higher due to ? - correct answer the liver
what does CT stand for? - correct answer computed tomography
_____ scanner is an X-ray tube which rotates in a continuous 360 degree motion around the patient to
image their body in sections - correct answer CT
up to 250 images about 1mm apart, can be generated on a chest CT scan. These "cuts" are often called
_____ _____ _____ _____ (____) also called spiral, volume, or helical scans. - correct answer
high resolution CT scans
(HRCT)
the ______ _____ _____ (_____) scan shows both the anatomic structures and the metabolic activity of
the tissues and organs scanned - correct answer positron emission tomography
(PET)
the dark spots are commonly referred to as "hot spots". the presents of a hot spot on a (___) scan is
likely to confirm a rapidly growing tumor. - correct answer (PET)
