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DXI-III: (ACTUAL 2025/2026) CHEST & ABDOMEN
|QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
Chest radiography important for the diagnosis of? - (answers)Pulmonary disease
Mediastinum
Bony thorax
Cardiac
What are the standard series for chest x-rays? - (answers)PA (erect)
Left Lateral
What are the supplemental views for chest x-rays? - (answers)Apical lordotic
Obliques
Decubitus
Expiration
What is the FFD for PA chest x-ray? - (answers)72 inches
What phase of respiration does the patient hold for a PA chest x-ray? -
(answers)Inhale
What is the kVp for a PA chest x-ray? - (answers)100-125
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What is the FFD for a lateral chest x-ray? - (answers)72 inches
What side of the patient is against the bucky for a lateral chest x-ray? -
(answers)Left
What phase of respiration is held for a lateral chest x-ray? - (answers)Inhalation
What kVp is used for a lateral chest x-ray? - (answers)100-125
When would you use a held expiratory phase chest x-ray? - (answers)When
evaluating air trapping in the lung or small pneumothorax
When is chest fluoroscopy used? - (answers)Primarily to evaluate chest dynamics,
suspect diaphragmatic paralysis
What does computed tomography differentiate? - (answers)Mediastinal and lung
structures
What are the window levels of CT - (answers)Bone window
Mediastinal window
Lung Window
What are CT advantages? - (answers)Superior contrast
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Displays cross-sectional anatomy
Visualization of nodules as small as 2mm
What are the indications for CT - (answers)Evaluate:
abnormalities identified on a conventional radiograph
solitary pulmonary nodule
Staging of lung cancer
Detection:
occult pulmonary metastases
mediastinal nodes
empyema from lung abscess
pulmonary embolism
evaluation of various vascular dz
What is the primary purpose of radionuclide scanning? - (answers)Diagnosing
pulmonary embolism
What nuclear material is used for a radionuclide scanning? - (answers)Gallium 67
What are the primary bacteria involved with pulmonary infection? -
(answers)Pneumocystis carinii
Sarcoidosis
DXI-III: (ACTUAL 2025/2026) CHEST & ABDOMEN
|QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
Chest radiography important for the diagnosis of? - (answers)Pulmonary disease
Mediastinum
Bony thorax
Cardiac
What are the standard series for chest x-rays? - (answers)PA (erect)
Left Lateral
What are the supplemental views for chest x-rays? - (answers)Apical lordotic
Obliques
Decubitus
Expiration
What is the FFD for PA chest x-ray? - (answers)72 inches
What phase of respiration does the patient hold for a PA chest x-ray? -
(answers)Inhale
What is the kVp for a PA chest x-ray? - (answers)100-125
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What is the FFD for a lateral chest x-ray? - (answers)72 inches
What side of the patient is against the bucky for a lateral chest x-ray? -
(answers)Left
What phase of respiration is held for a lateral chest x-ray? - (answers)Inhalation
What kVp is used for a lateral chest x-ray? - (answers)100-125
When would you use a held expiratory phase chest x-ray? - (answers)When
evaluating air trapping in the lung or small pneumothorax
When is chest fluoroscopy used? - (answers)Primarily to evaluate chest dynamics,
suspect diaphragmatic paralysis
What does computed tomography differentiate? - (answers)Mediastinal and lung
structures
What are the window levels of CT - (answers)Bone window
Mediastinal window
Lung Window
What are CT advantages? - (answers)Superior contrast
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Displays cross-sectional anatomy
Visualization of nodules as small as 2mm
What are the indications for CT - (answers)Evaluate:
abnormalities identified on a conventional radiograph
solitary pulmonary nodule
Staging of lung cancer
Detection:
occult pulmonary metastases
mediastinal nodes
empyema from lung abscess
pulmonary embolism
evaluation of various vascular dz
What is the primary purpose of radionuclide scanning? - (answers)Diagnosing
pulmonary embolism
What nuclear material is used for a radionuclide scanning? - (answers)Gallium 67
What are the primary bacteria involved with pulmonary infection? -
(answers)Pneumocystis carinii
Sarcoidosis
