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LRA 214 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE 200-
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
How many degrees of rotation are required for an oblique projection of the axillary
ribs?
Ans: 45
Quiz the use of 125 kV is recommended for AP and PA projections of their ribs to
reduce skin dose.
Ans: False
Quiz Which specific oblique position best demonstrates the left sternoclavicular joint
adjacent to the spine?
Ans: LAO
Quiz What is the minimum number of ribs that must be demonstrated for a unilateral
rib study above the diaphragm?
Ans: ribs 1 through 10
Quiz What degree of rotation is used for a routine RAO position of the sternum?
Ans: 15-20 degrees
Quiz The left anterior oblique (LAO) position of the sternum provides the best frontal
image of the sternum with minimal distortion
Ans: False
Quiz An RAO of the SC joints projects the left joint closest to the spine
Ans: False
Quiz What is the primary advantage of performing a breathing technique for
radiography of the sternum?
, Ans: blurring of the lung markings and ribs
Quiz Which position can replace the RAO of the sternum if the patient cannot lie
prone?
Ans: LPO
Quiz a right or left marker may be taped over the area of interest to indicate the
location of trauma to the ribs
Ans: false
Quiz what is the recommended SID for the lateral sternum position?
Ans: 60 to 72 inches
Quiz the two routine positions used to demonstrate the sternum are:
Ans: RAO and lateral
Quiz A lateral projection of the sternum requires that respiration be suspended on
expiration
Ans: False
Quiz the technologist must ___ manual exposure factors for the patient with a large
ileus.
Ans: decrease
Quiz gonadal shielding can often be used with male patients for the AP supine
abdomen projection
Ans: true
Quiz to ensure that the inferior margin of the abdomen is included on a KUB
radiograph, the technologist should palpate the:
Ans: greater trochanter or symphysis pubis
Quiz a patient comes to radiology with a clinical history of an umbilical hernia. which
one of the following abdomen projections would best demonstrate it?
Ans: dorsal decubitus
Quiz the preferred imaging modality for examining the gallbladder is:
Ans: sonography