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A CR angle of____________ is required for an AP projection of the knee for a patient with an ASIS-to-table distance between 19 and 24 cm?

For the AP projection of the hip joints in the frog-leg position (modified Cleaves method), the patient s thighs are abducted from vertical:

The cephalic tube angle for a pelvic Outlet image for a biologically assigned male patient, this angle is…

For the Judet View of the pelvis, the pelvis and thorax must both be rotated equally and on the same plane. The degree of rotation for the thorax and pelvis for this view is …?

In reviewing this image, an attempt should have been made before exposure to rotate the foot medially to ensure the greater trochanter was in profile.   image 90.jpg

When a lateral projection of the knee is performed, the knee should be:

For an AP image of the pelvis, the CR is perpendicular to the IR and directed at the patient’s MSP at which level?

In reviewing your AP pelvis image, the right obturator foramen is more foreshortened than the left,.  The patient was positioned in a [BLANK-1].  

To position a pelvis image the: 1. central ray is centered to the iliac crest 2. ASISs are positioned at equal distances from the IR 3. knees and hips are flexed until the femurs are aligned at a 60- to 70-degree angle with the imaging table  4.  internal rotate feet 15 to 20 degree a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 2 and 4 only d.   1, 2, 3 and 4 

A 3-year-old child was brought to the pediatric clinic after the sudden onset of findings that include irritability, thick muffled voice, croaking on inspiration, hot to touch, sit leaning forward, tongue protruding, drooling and suprasternal retractions. What should the nurse do first?