Exam 2: Chest

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 stand.Which position/projection would be best to rule out the pleural effusion?

Select the exposure factor adjustments needed for the pathologic indication(s) using manual exposure settings (no AEC).Increases or decreases in manual exposure factors are compared with the ideal exposure factors that would be used on a normal, healthy individual. -Pleurisy

Part iii refers to the:

Match the correct disease or condition with the descriptions of radiographic appearance.(Use each choice only once.) -Patchy infiltrate with increased radiodensity

Top of image receptor placed approximately 3 inches (7.6 cm) above the shoulders is a recommended centering technique for adult chest radiography.

The CR is centered to midsternum for the AP apical lordotic projection with a 14- × 17-inch (35- × 43-cm) image receptor (IR).

The laryngeal prominence is a positioning landmark located at the level of:

For an AP portable chest on an older or hypersthenic male patient, which of the following should occur?

Pleurisy may be demonstrated radiographically by associated:

What type of CR angle is required for the AP semi axial (alternative lordotic) projection for the lung apices?

Why must the technologist slightly angle the CR caudad for most AP projections of the chest?

Which of the following factors must be applied to minimize distortion of the heart?

The lower concave area of the lung is termed the:

A patient enters the emergency department (ED) 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?

Select the exposure factor adjustments needed for the pathologic indication(s) using manual exposure settings (no AEC).Increases or decreases in manual exposure factors are compared with the ideal exposure factors that would be used on a normal, healthy individual. -Malignant lung neoplasia.

The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:

Which of the following is NOT a form of occupational lung disease?

The thymus gland is at its maximum size at:

For an average-size female patient, where is the CR placed for a PA projection of the chest?

A small pneumothorax may be detected by performing inspiration and expiration PA projections.