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A client is brought to the emergency room after being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. There is an entrance wound on the client’s left shoulder and an exit wound on the right calf. The nurse should prioritize which of the following interventions? Select all that apply

For PA oblique projections of the chest, the side of interest is generally:

What pathology is most likely to demonstrated a presence of air within the pleural cavity on a radiograph?

What pathology demonstrates the presence of fluid in the pleural cavity?

Exposure for a soft tissue neck study is done during what kind of respiration?

A radiographic image of the chest is obtained in the PA oblique projection.  The patient is placed with the left shoulder in contact with the IR and the right hand on top of the wall bucky.  This position is known as the:

A true lateral projection of the soft tissue neck will demonstrate which of the following evaluation criteria?Open intervertebral jointsHila at the center of the radiographSternum in profileSuperimposed zygapophyseal jointsSuperimposed mandibular rami

A radiographic image of the chest is obtained in the PA projection and the central ray is directed perpendicular to the IR.  The resulting image for this examination will show the shadows of the clavicles:

A radiographic image of the chest is obtained in the PA projection.  The patient is placed erect facing the IR with the arms flexed and the shoulders rolled forward.  This position of the arms is used to:

Refer to the following diagram.  The thoracic cavity extends between which two lettered structures? 24(5).jpg