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During fluoroscopy, the radiologist detects a possible polyp in the ascending colon. He asks the technologist to produce a radiograph that will best demonstrate this region of the large intestine. Which one of the following positions will accomplish this goal?

A radiograph taken during an upper GI series demonstrates poor visibility of the gastric mucosa. The following factors were used: 80 kV, 30 mAs, 1/40-second exposure time, high-speed image receptors. Barium sulfate was used during the procedure. Which of the following factors needs to be modified during the repeat exposure?

Patients with ARDS are at high risk for complications. Some complications are related to the patient that requires mechanical ventilation. What is one complication that could be associated with mechanical ventilation?

A patient comes in with a possible compression fracture of L3. Which one of the following positioning routines would best demonstrate the body of L3 and the intervertebral joint spaces above and below it?

A patient comes to radiology for an upper GI series. Her clinical history indicates that there may be a tumor posterior to the stomach. Which one of the following projections and/or positions will best demonstrate this condition?

Initial management of cardiogenic pulmonary edema is directed at the use of what drug?

Why is the PA rather than the AP recommended for a small bowel series?  

While the patient’s circulatory problem(s) is/are treated with?

A radiograph of an AP axial projection of the cervical spine reveals that the intervertebral joints are not open. The following factors were used for this projection: 5˚ cephalad angle, 40-inch (100 cm) SID, grid, slight extension of the skull, and the CR centered to the thyroid cartilage. Which of the following modifications should be made during the repeat exposure?

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