Question 1

With high-level fluoroscopy (HLF), the maximum exposure rate cannot exceed 20 R/min.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following modifications must be made if the OR table is tilted while imaging during an operative cholangiogram using analog imaging?

Accepted Answer

A) Increase kV. 
B) Decrease kV. 
C) Turn grid and IR landscape. 
D) Increase SID. 
A) Increase kV. 
B) Decrease kV. 
C) Turn grid and IR landscape. 
D) Increase SID. C

Question 3

Which of the following is not an essential attribute for the surgical radiographer?

Accepted Answer

A) Confidence 
B) Mastery of positioning and technical concepts 
C) Problem-solving skills 
D) Mastery of essential nursing skills 
A) Confidence 
B) Mastery of positioning and technical concepts 
C) Problem-solving skills 
D) Mastery of essential nursing skills D

Question 4

A health professional who prepares the operating room (OR) by supplying it with the appropriate supplies and instruments is a:

Accepted Answer

A) certified surgical technologist (CST). 
B) circulator. 
C) scrub. 
D) surgical assistant. 
A) certified surgical technologist (CST). 
B) circulator. 
C) scrub. 
D) surgical assistant.

Question 5

Beyond the AP projection, what other projection should be taken if the patient is unable to stand for a possible proximal humeral dislocation?

Accepted Answer

A) AP oblique-Grashey method 
B) AP oblique-scapular Y 
C) AP-internal rotation 
D) AP axial-15° cephalic 
A) AP oblique-Grashey method 
B) AP oblique-scapular Y 
C) AP-internal rotation 
D) AP axial-15° cephalic

Question 6

A patient enters the ED with a fractured forearm.The physician reduces the fracture and places a fiberglass cast on the forearm.The initial analog technique was 55 kV and 5 mAs.Which of the following technical factors is best for the postreduction study?

Accepted Answer

A) 59 kV; 5 mAs 
B) 62 kV; 5 mAs 
C) 67 kV; 5 mAs 
D) 72 kV; 5 mAs 
A) 59 kV; 5 mAs 
B) 62 kV; 5 mAs 
C) 67 kV; 5 mAs 
D) 72 kV; 5 mAs

Question 7

Match each of the following fractures with its alternative name or term.(Use each choice only once.)
-Hutchinson's fracture

Accepted Answer

A) Smith fracture 
B) Closed fracture 
C) Hickory-stick fracture 
D) Mallet fracture 
E) Chauffeur's fracture
F)March fracture
G)Tripod fracture 
A) Smith fracture 
B) Closed fracture 
C) Hickory-stick fracture 
D) Mallet fracture 
E) Chauffeur's fracture
F)March fracture
G)Tripod fracture

Question 8

Asepsis is defined as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) clean environment. 
B) absence of infectious organisms. 
C) sterile dressings and covers. 
D) proper handwashing. 
A) clean environment. 
B) absence of infectious organisms. 
C) sterile dressings and covers. 
D) proper handwashing.

Question 9

An individual who prepares the sterile field and scrubs and gowns the members of the surgical team is a:

Accepted Answer

A) certified surgical technologist (CST). 
B) circulator. 
C) scrub. 
D) surgical assistant. 
A) certified surgical technologist (CST). 
B) circulator. 
C) scrub. 
D) surgical assistant.

Question 10

An orthopedic wire that tightens around a fracture site to reduce shortening of a limb is a _____ wire.

Accepted Answer

A) Kirschner 
B) cancellous 
C) cortical 
D) cerclage 
A) Kirschner 
B) cancellous 
C) cortical 
D) cerclage

Question 11

A patient enters the ED with a possible fractured sternum.The patient is supine and unable to lie prone.Which of the following routines best demonstrates the sternum?

Accepted Answer

A) Right posterior oblique (RPO) and lateral recumbent 
B) AP and horizontal beam lateral 
C) AP and left posterior oblique (LPO) 
D) LPO and horizontal beam lateral 
A) Right posterior oblique (RPO) and lateral recumbent 
B) AP and horizontal beam lateral 
C) AP and left posterior oblique (LPO) 
D) LPO and horizontal beam lateral

Question 12

A radiographer receives 400 mR/hr standing 1 foot from a C-arm fluoroscopy unit.What is the exposure rate if the radiographer moves to 3 feet?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 to 150 mR/hr 
B) 75 to 100 mR/hr 
C) 25 to 50 mR/hr 
D) Less than 10 mR/hr 
A) 100 to 150 mR/hr 
B) 75 to 100 mR/hr 
C) 25 to 50 mR/hr 
D) Less than 10 mR/hr

Question 13

How should the CR be aligned for an AP projection of the chest?

Accepted Answer

A) Perpendicular to the long axis of the sternum 
B) Perpendicular to the plane of the image receptor (IR) 
C) Perpendicular to the midcoronal plane 
D) Parallel to the midsagittal plane 
A) Perpendicular to the long axis of the sternum 
B) Perpendicular to the plane of the image receptor (IR) 
C) Perpendicular to the midcoronal plane 
D) Parallel to the midsagittal plane

Question 14

A patient enters the ED with a possible shoulder dislocation.Because of his multiple injuries, the patient is unable to stand or sit erect.Which of the following routines best demonstrates the dislocation?

Accepted Answer

A) AP external and internal rotation projections 
B) AP and transaxillary projections 
C) AP and horizontal beam transthoracic lateral projections 
D) AP and AP axial projections 
A) AP external and internal rotation projections 
B) AP and transaxillary projections 
C) AP and horizontal beam transthoracic lateral projections 
D) AP and AP axial projections

Question 15

What should a technologist do if the sterile environment is violated during a surgical procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) Note the violation on the examination requisition. 
B) Inform the radiology supervisor. 
C) Notify a member of the surgical team once the procedure has been completed. 
D) Notify a member of the surgical team immediately. 
A) Note the violation on the examination requisition. 
B) Inform the radiology supervisor. 
C) Notify a member of the surgical team once the procedure has been completed. 
D) Notify a member of the surgical team immediately.

Question 16

A patient enters the ED on a backboard with multiple injuries, including an injury to the knee region with a possible stellate fracture noted on the examination requisition.Which of the following routines best demonstrates this injury safely?

Accepted Answer

A) AP and 30° flexed lateral knee projections 
B) AP and 30° flexed lateral knee projections to include the proximal tibia-fibula 
C) AP medial oblique and 30° flexed lateral knee projections 
D) AP and horizontal beam lateral projections of the knee and patella without knee flexion 
A) AP and 30° flexed lateral knee projections 
B) AP and 30° flexed lateral knee projections to include the proximal tibia-fibula 
C) AP medial oblique and 30° flexed lateral knee projections 
D) AP and horizontal beam lateral projections of the knee and patella without knee flexion

Question 17

The technologist is responsible for ensuring the safety of other health care providers during a mobile radiographic exposure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match each of the following fractures with its alternative name or term.(Use each choice only once.)
-Blow-out fracture

Accepted Answer

A) Smith fracture 
B) Closed fracture 
C) Hickory-stick fracture 
D) Mallet fracture 
E) Chauffeur's fracture
F)March fracture
G)Tripod fracture 
A) Smith fracture 
B) Closed fracture 
C) Hickory-stick fracture 
D) Mallet fracture 
E) Chauffeur's fracture
F)March fracture
G)Tripod fracture

Question 19

The AP reverse Caldwell projection for a trauma skull examination requires the CR be:

Accepted Answer

A) parallel to the orbitomeatal line. 
B) 15° cephalad to the orbitomeatal line. 
C) parallel to the infraorbitomeatal line. 
D) parallel to the lips-meatal line. 
A) parallel to the orbitomeatal line. 
B) 15° cephalad to the orbitomeatal line. 
C) parallel to the infraorbitomeatal line. 
D) parallel to the lips-meatal line.

Question 20

A 30° tilt of the C-arm x-ray tube from the vertical position will increase radiation exposure to the face and neck region of the operator standing next to the C-arm by approximately a factor of:

Accepted Answer

A) 2. 
B) 3. 
C) 4. 
D) 6. 
A) 2. 
B) 3. 
C) 4. 
D) 6.

With high-level fluoroscopy (HLF), the maximum exposure rate cannot exceed 20 R/min.

Which of the following modifications must be made if the OR table is tilted while imaging during an operative cholangiogram using analog imaging?

Which of the following is not an essential attribute for the surgical radiographer?

A health professional who prepares the operating room (OR) by supplying it with the appropriate supplies and instruments is a:

Beyond the AP projection, what other projection should be taken if the patient is unable to stand for a possible proximal humeral dislocation?

A patient enters the ED with a fractured forearm.The physician reduces the fracture and places a fiberglass cast on the forearm.The initial analog technique was 55 kV and 5 mAs.Which of the following technical factors is best for the postreduction study?

Match each of the following fractures with its alternative name or term.(Use each choice only once.) -Hutchinson's fracture

Asepsis is defined as a(n):

An individual who prepares the sterile field and scrubs and gowns the members of the surgical team is a:

An orthopedic wire that tightens around a fracture site to reduce shortening of a limb is a _____ wire.

A patient enters the ED with a possible fractured sternum.The patient is supine and unable to lie prone.Which of the following routines best demonstrates the sternum?

A radiographer receives 400 mR/hr standing 1 foot from a C-arm fluoroscopy unit.What is the exposure rate if the radiographer moves to 3 feet?

How should the CR be aligned for an AP projection of the chest?

A patient enters the ED with a possible shoulder dislocation.Because of his multiple injuries, the patient is unable to stand or sit erect.Which of the following routines best demonstrates the dislocation?

What should a technologist do if the sterile environment is violated during a surgical procedure?

A patient enters the ED on a backboard with multiple injuries, including an injury to the knee region with a possible stellate fracture noted on the examination requisition.Which of the following routines best demonstrates this injury safely?

The technologist is responsible for ensuring the safety of other health care providers during a mobile radiographic exposure.

Match each of the following fractures with its alternative name or term.(Use each choice only once.) -Blow-out fracture

The AP reverse Caldwell projection for a trauma skull examination requires the CR be:

A 30° tilt of the C-arm x-ray tube from the vertical position will increase radiation exposure to the face and neck region of the operator standing next to the C-arm by approximately a factor of:

Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles

Chest

Abdomen

Upper Limb

Humerus and Shoulder Girdle

Lower Limb

Femur and Pelvic Girdle

Cervical and Thoracic Spine

Lumbar Spine, Sacrum, and Coccyx

Bony Thoraxsternum and Ribs

Cranium, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses

Biliary Tract and Upper Gastrointestinal System

Lower Gi System

Urinary System and Venipuncture

Pediatric Radiography

Angiography and Interventional Procedures

Computed Tomography

Special Radiographic Procedures

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities

Filters

Exam 15: Trauma, Mobile, and Surgical Radiography

With high-level fluoroscopy (HLF), the maximum exposure rate cannot exceed 20 R/min.

Which of the following modifications must be made if the OR table is tilted while imaging during an operative cholangiogram using analog imaging?

Which of the following is not an essential attribute for the surgical radiographer?

A health professional who prepares the operating room (OR) by supplying it with the appropriate supplies and instruments is a:

Beyond the AP projection, what other projection should be taken if the patient is unable to stand for a possible proximal humeral dislocation?

A patient enters the ED with a fractured forearm.The physician reduces the fracture and places a fiberglass cast on the forearm.The initial analog technique was 55 kV and 5 mAs.Which of the following technical factors is best for the postreduction study?

Match each of the following fractures with its alternative name or term.(Use each choice only once.) -Hutchinson's fracture

Asepsis is defined as a(n):

An individual who prepares the sterile field and scrubs and gowns the members of the surgical team is a:

An orthopedic wire that tightens around a fracture site to reduce shortening of a limb is a _____ wire.

A patient enters the ED with a possible fractured sternum.The patient is supine and unable to lie prone.Which of the following routines best demonstrates the sternum?

A radiographer receives 400 mR/hr standing 1 foot from a C-arm fluoroscopy unit.What is the exposure rate if the radiographer moves to 3 feet?

How should the CR be aligned for an AP projection of the chest?

A patient enters the ED with a possible shoulder dislocation.Because of his multiple injuries, the patient is unable to stand or sit erect.Which of the following routines best demonstrates the dislocation?

What should a technologist do if the sterile environment is violated during a surgical procedure?

A patient enters the ED on a backboard with multiple injuries, including an injury to the knee region with a possible stellate fracture noted on the examination requisition.Which of the following routines best demonstrates this injury safely?

The technologist is responsible for ensuring the safety of other health care providers during a mobile radiographic exposure.

Match each of the following fractures with its alternative name or term.(Use each choice only once.) -Blow-out fracture

The AP reverse Caldwell projection for a trauma skull examination requires the CR be:

A 30° tilt of the C-arm x-ray tube from the vertical position will increase radiation exposure to the face and neck region of the operator standing next to the C-arm by approximately a factor of:

Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles

Chest

Abdomen

Upper Limb

Humerus and Shoulder Girdle

Lower Limb

Femur and Pelvic Girdle

Cervical and Thoracic Spine

Lumbar Spine, Sacrum, and Coccyx

Bony Thoraxsternum and Ribs

Cranium, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses

Biliary Tract and Upper Gastrointestinal System

Lower Gi System

Urinary System and Venipuncture

Pediatric Radiography

Angiography and Interventional Procedures

Computed Tomography

Special Radiographic Procedures

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities

Filters