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A radiographer prepares to perform an AP projection of the distal femur
on a patient with a suspected femoral fracture. Which represents the best
approach for positioning both the patient and the x-ray tube?
A. Rotate the leg 15 degrees medially; place the cathode end of the tube
toward the foot.
B. Rotate the leg 15 degrees medially; place the anode end of the tube
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toward the foot.
C. Do not rotate the leg; place the anode end of the tube toward the foot.
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D. Do not rotate the leg; place the cathode end of the tube toward the
foot.
Ans: C. Do not rotate the leg; place the anode end of the tube toward
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the foot.
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On an accurately positioned PA chest radiograph, the manubrium of the
sternum is seen at the level of which thoracic vertebrae when the patient
is sthenic?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Second
D. Fifth
Ans: B. Fourth
According to Merrill's Atlas, which location represents the correct CR
placement for an axiolateral oblique mandible projection for the ramus?
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A. The acanthion
B. The point of contact between the lips
C. The occlusal plane
D. The region of interest
Ans: D. The region of interest
The only saddle joint in the body is found between which two bones?
A. Trapezium and the first metacarpal
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B. Trapezium and the navicular
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C. Navicular and first metatarsal
D. Scaphoid and trapezium
Ans: A. Trapezium and the first metacarpal
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Which is the disease process that causes increased radiodensity in the
lung fields on an image due to inflammation and accumulation of fluid?
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A. Primary Tuberculosis
B. Pneumothorax
C. Pneumonia
D. Pleurisy
Ans: C. Pneumonia
Which study is considered a nonfunctional examination of the urinary
system?
A. Retrograde urogram
B. Voiding cystourethrogram
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C. Intravenous urogram
D. Hypertensive urogram
Ans: A. Retrograde urogram
How should the radiographer position the patient best to demonstrate a
left axillary 6th rib fracture?
A. Upright and 45 degree LPO
B. Supine and 45 degree LPO
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C. Upright Posterior (PA)
D. Prone
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Ans: A. Upright and 45 degree LPO
Which CR orientation is recommended for a radiographic image of the
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contrast-filled urinary bladder with the patient in the supine position?
A. 2 inches inferior to the pubic symphysis with a 10 to 15 degree
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cephalad angle
B. 2 inches superior to the pubic symphysis with a 10 to 15 degree
caudad angle
C. 1 inch proximal to the tip of the coccyx with a 10 to 15 degree
cephalad angle
D. 1 inch distal to the tip of the coccyx with a 10 to 15 degree caudad
angle
Ans: B. 2 inches superior to the pubic symphysis with a 10 to 15 degree
caudad angle
A request for a shoulder exam comes from the ER. The patient has a large
deformity anterior to the shoulder and the physician suspects an anterior
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dislocation. Which are the most common appropriate views to take on
this patient?
A. Posterior (PA) internal and external rotation views
B. Posterior (PA) neutral and external rotation views
C. AP projection in neutral rotation and PA oblique scapular Y
D. Anterioposterior (AP) projections in internal, external, and neutral
rotation
Ans: C. AP projection in neutral rotation and PA oblique scapular Y
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Which factor is critical to demonstrating fluid levels within the chest on a
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portable examination?
A. 72" source to image receptor distance (SID)
B. Exposure sufficient to see through the heart
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C. Central ray (CR) perpendicular to image receptor
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D. Horizonal central ray (CR)
Ans: D. Horizonal central ray (CR)
Which projection of the thumb requires digits two through five to be
extended, with the palmar surface of the hand flat against the IR as if for
a PA hand projection?
A. Posteroanterior (PA)
B. Lateral
C. Anteroposterior (AP)
D. Posteroanterior (PA) Oblique
Ans: D. Posteroanterior (PA) Oblique
HESI Exit Exam Study Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
A radiographer prepares to perform an AP projection of the distal femur
on a patient with a suspected femoral fracture. Which represents the best
approach for positioning both the patient and the x-ray tube?
A. Rotate the leg 15 degrees medially; place the cathode end of the tube
toward the foot.
B. Rotate the leg 15 degrees medially; place the anode end of the tube
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toward the foot.
C. Do not rotate the leg; place the anode end of the tube toward the foot.
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D. Do not rotate the leg; place the cathode end of the tube toward the
foot.
Ans: C. Do not rotate the leg; place the anode end of the tube toward
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the foot.
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On an accurately positioned PA chest radiograph, the manubrium of the
sternum is seen at the level of which thoracic vertebrae when the patient
is sthenic?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Second
D. Fifth
Ans: B. Fourth
According to Merrill's Atlas, which location represents the correct CR
placement for an axiolateral oblique mandible projection for the ramus?
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A. The acanthion
B. The point of contact between the lips
C. The occlusal plane
D. The region of interest
Ans: D. The region of interest
The only saddle joint in the body is found between which two bones?
A. Trapezium and the first metacarpal
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B. Trapezium and the navicular
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C. Navicular and first metatarsal
D. Scaphoid and trapezium
Ans: A. Trapezium and the first metacarpal
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Which is the disease process that causes increased radiodensity in the
lung fields on an image due to inflammation and accumulation of fluid?
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A. Primary Tuberculosis
B. Pneumothorax
C. Pneumonia
D. Pleurisy
Ans: C. Pneumonia
Which study is considered a nonfunctional examination of the urinary
system?
A. Retrograde urogram
B. Voiding cystourethrogram
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C. Intravenous urogram
D. Hypertensive urogram
Ans: A. Retrograde urogram
How should the radiographer position the patient best to demonstrate a
left axillary 6th rib fracture?
A. Upright and 45 degree LPO
B. Supine and 45 degree LPO
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C. Upright Posterior (PA)
D. Prone
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Ans: A. Upright and 45 degree LPO
Which CR orientation is recommended for a radiographic image of the
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contrast-filled urinary bladder with the patient in the supine position?
A. 2 inches inferior to the pubic symphysis with a 10 to 15 degree
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cephalad angle
B. 2 inches superior to the pubic symphysis with a 10 to 15 degree
caudad angle
C. 1 inch proximal to the tip of the coccyx with a 10 to 15 degree
cephalad angle
D. 1 inch distal to the tip of the coccyx with a 10 to 15 degree caudad
angle
Ans: B. 2 inches superior to the pubic symphysis with a 10 to 15 degree
caudad angle
A request for a shoulder exam comes from the ER. The patient has a large
deformity anterior to the shoulder and the physician suspects an anterior
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dislocation. Which are the most common appropriate views to take on
this patient?
A. Posterior (PA) internal and external rotation views
B. Posterior (PA) neutral and external rotation views
C. AP projection in neutral rotation and PA oblique scapular Y
D. Anterioposterior (AP) projections in internal, external, and neutral
rotation
Ans: C. AP projection in neutral rotation and PA oblique scapular Y
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Which factor is critical to demonstrating fluid levels within the chest on a
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portable examination?
A. 72" source to image receptor distance (SID)
B. Exposure sufficient to see through the heart
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C. Central ray (CR) perpendicular to image receptor
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D. Horizonal central ray (CR)
Ans: D. Horizonal central ray (CR)
Which projection of the thumb requires digits two through five to be
extended, with the palmar surface of the hand flat against the IR as if for
a PA hand projection?
A. Posteroanterior (PA)
B. Lateral
C. Anteroposterior (AP)
D. Posteroanterior (PA) Oblique
Ans: D. Posteroanterior (PA) Oblique
