Exam 4: Upper Limb

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A patient enters the ED with an elbow injury.The partially flexed AP and lateral positions reveal a possible fracture of the coronoid process.The patient's elbow is partially flexed and he refuses to extend it farther.Which one of the following positions should be performed to confirm the fracture of the coronoid process?

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Question 101

Which carpal bone is 4?

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Question 102

A radiograph of an AP oblique elbow with medial rotation reveals that the radial head is superimposed over part of the coronoid process.What positioning error has been committed?

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Question 103

Which carpal bone is the smallest?

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Question 104

Nuclear medicine is generally more sensitive than radiography for assessing bones of the upper limb for either metastatic bone lesions or stress fractures.

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Question 105

The bending or forcing of the hand laterally with the hand pronated in a posteroanterior (PA)projection is known as:

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Question 106

A patient enters the ED with a possible Bennett's fracture.Which of the following routines should be performed to confirm this diagnosis?

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Question 107

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Which carpal bone is 4?

A radiograph of an AP oblique elbow with medial rotation reveals that the radial head is superimposed over part of the coronoid process.What positioning error has been committed?

Which carpal bone is the smallest?

Nuclear medicine is generally more sensitive than radiography for assessing bones of the upper limb for either metastatic bone lesions or stress fractures.

The bending or forcing of the hand laterally with the hand pronated in a posteroanterior (PA)projection is known as:

A patient enters the ED with a possible Bennett's fracture.Which of the following routines should be performed to confirm this diagnosis?

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