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Which position can replace the RAO sternum for the trauma patient who cannot lie prone or stand?

Which procedure should be used to obtain images of injured fifth and six anterior ribs?

In a trauma situation, when the preferred oblique cannot be performed for the sternum, what alternative position can be used?

Which of the following positioning considerations does not apply for a study of the lower ribs?

With the patient upright, facing the IR, which radiographic position best demonstrates the axillary portion of the seventh rib on the left side?

Which position was used to obtain the radiograph pictured below? 415 U1 Test 46.jpeg

Assuming the patient is upright, which positioning maneuver should be performed for the projection shown below? 415 U1 Test 23.png

Also referred to as funnel chest, this deformity is characterized by a depressed sternum.

How much rotation is required to best demonstrate the sternoclavicular joints in an oblique position?

Which two projections generally compromise the typical series demonstrating the sternum?