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WorksheetsForearm, Elbow, Humerus, Shoulder Test Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
For which of the following would the patient be instructed to hold their breath during the radiographic exposure?
AP elbow
Lateral humerus
Coyle for radial head
Lateral forearm
A patient presents to the radiology department for images of the shoulder. They are holding the injured arm and are reluctant to move it. What should you do first?
Lay them down comfortably on the table
Take a transthoracic view of the shoulder and proximal humerus
Take an AP projection of the shoulder at the wall bucky without moving them
Take an AP external and an AP internal shoulder
If there is a known fracture at the surgical neck of the right humerus, how should the patient be positioned for a transthoracic view?
Leave both arms down by the patients side and place the right arm against the wall bucky
Raise the right arm and place the left arm against the wall bucky
Raise both arms and place the right shoulder against the wall bucky
Raise the left arm and place the right arm against the wall bucky
Which of the following was imaged with the CR angled 45 ° towards the patient's shoulder?
To what does the # 7 refer?
Radial notch
Radial tuberosity
Ulnar notch
Ulnar tuberosity
What is best demonstrated in this position?
Lesser tubercle
Bicipital groove
Deltoid tuberosity
Greater tubercle
In what position was this patient's hand?
Supinated
Dorsal surface against hip
Palm up
Laterally rotated and resting on the posterior surface
What breathing instructions were given to this patient?
Hold breath on 2nd inspiration
Hold breath on expiration
Hold breath
Breathe normally
It is imperative to NEVER move a patient with a suspected surgical neck fracture of the humerus. Select all of the following that best describe the reason for this.
It is too painful for the patient
The brachial artery could be severed by sharp edges of bone
The patient could die from blood loss
Movement could distort the fracture
This image demonstrates an AP neutral position of the shoulder. There is a specific reason that the x-ray tech took this image. What is broken?
Surgical neck of the left humerus
Anatomical neckof the left humerus
The left clavicle
The lateral border of the left scapula
