RTE 1503 MID TERM EXAM
What type of respiration should be employed for abdominal
radiography?
a. Inspiration
b. Shallow breathing during exposure
c. Either inspiration or expiration
d. Expiration
d. Expiration
A patient is in the intensive care unit with multiple injuries. The
attending physician is concerned about a pleural effusion in the
left lung. The patient had surgery recently and cannot be placed
in the erect position. What position(s) would be best to rule out
the pleural effusion?
a. Left lateral decubitus
b. AP supine
c. Right lateral decubitus
d. LPO and RPO
a. Left lateral decubitus
What is the best method to control voluntary motion during
abdominal radiography?
a. Careful instructions to patient
b. Use small focal spot
c. Second breath hold
d. Use shortest possible exposure time
d. Use shortest possible exposure time
,Which of the following structures helps stabilize and support the
small intestine?
a. Viscera
b. Peritoneum
c. Omentum
d. Mesentery
d. Mesentery
During an AP chest radiograph, which of the following receives
the highest radiation dose?
a. Thymus gland
b. Thyroid gland
c. Breasts
d. Gonads
c. Breasts
A patient enters the emergency room (ER) to be treated for severe
trauma. The physician orders an AP supine chest to evaluate the
lungs. What can the technologist do to reduce the magnification of
the heart?
a. Place the cassette crosswise.
b. Increase SID as much as possible.
c. Use a short exposure time.
d. Increase SOD as much as possible
b. Increase SID as much as possible.
Which of the following is a condition in which all or part of a lung
is collapsed, requiring an increase in manual exposure factors?
a. Pleural effusion
b. Bronchiectasis
c. Atelectasis
d. Pneumothorax
c. Atelectasis
, Why is the right kidney usually lower in the abdomen than the
left kidney?
a. Presence of right colic flexure
b. Presence of the stomach
c. Presence of right suprarenal gland
d. Presence of the liver
d. Presence of the liver
For an average size female patient, where is the CR placed for a
PA projection of the chest?
a. 7 inches below the vertebra prominens and midline
b. 1-2 inches above the shoulders
c. 8 inches below the vertebra prominens and midline
d. 3 inches below the jugular notch and midline
a. 7 inches below the vertebra prominens and midline
To ensure that the diaphragm is included on the erect
abdomen projection, the top of the image receptor should be at the
approximate level of the
a. inferior costal margin.
b. xiphoid process.
c. axilla.
d. jugular notch.
c. axilla.
The xiphoid process is a reliable positioning landmark for
determining the lower margin of the lungs for chest positioning
a. False
b. True
a. False
What type of respiration should be employed for abdominal
radiography?
a. Inspiration
b. Shallow breathing during exposure
c. Either inspiration or expiration
d. Expiration
d. Expiration
A patient is in the intensive care unit with multiple injuries. The
attending physician is concerned about a pleural effusion in the
left lung. The patient had surgery recently and cannot be placed
in the erect position. What position(s) would be best to rule out
the pleural effusion?
a. Left lateral decubitus
b. AP supine
c. Right lateral decubitus
d. LPO and RPO
a. Left lateral decubitus
What is the best method to control voluntary motion during
abdominal radiography?
a. Careful instructions to patient
b. Use small focal spot
c. Second breath hold
d. Use shortest possible exposure time
d. Use shortest possible exposure time
,Which of the following structures helps stabilize and support the
small intestine?
a. Viscera
b. Peritoneum
c. Omentum
d. Mesentery
d. Mesentery
During an AP chest radiograph, which of the following receives
the highest radiation dose?
a. Thymus gland
b. Thyroid gland
c. Breasts
d. Gonads
c. Breasts
A patient enters the emergency room (ER) to be treated for severe
trauma. The physician orders an AP supine chest to evaluate the
lungs. What can the technologist do to reduce the magnification of
the heart?
a. Place the cassette crosswise.
b. Increase SID as much as possible.
c. Use a short exposure time.
d. Increase SOD as much as possible
b. Increase SID as much as possible.
Which of the following is a condition in which all or part of a lung
is collapsed, requiring an increase in manual exposure factors?
a. Pleural effusion
b. Bronchiectasis
c. Atelectasis
d. Pneumothorax
c. Atelectasis
, Why is the right kidney usually lower in the abdomen than the
left kidney?
a. Presence of right colic flexure
b. Presence of the stomach
c. Presence of right suprarenal gland
d. Presence of the liver
d. Presence of the liver
For an average size female patient, where is the CR placed for a
PA projection of the chest?
a. 7 inches below the vertebra prominens and midline
b. 1-2 inches above the shoulders
c. 8 inches below the vertebra prominens and midline
d. 3 inches below the jugular notch and midline
a. 7 inches below the vertebra prominens and midline
To ensure that the diaphragm is included on the erect
abdomen projection, the top of the image receptor should be at the
approximate level of the
a. inferior costal margin.
b. xiphoid process.
c. axilla.
d. jugular notch.
c. axilla.
The xiphoid process is a reliable positioning landmark for
determining the lower margin of the lungs for chest positioning
a. False
b. True
a. False
