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| What is the internal landmark related to the mastoid tip? |
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| What is the internal landmark related to the gonion (madible angle)? |
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| What internal landmark that is related to the hyoid bone? |
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| What is the internal landmark that is related to the thyroid cartilage? |
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| What is the internal landmark that is related to the vertebral prominens? |
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| What internal landmark is located approx. 2 inches above the jugular notch? |
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| What internal landmark is at the level of the jugular notch? |
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| What internal landmark is at the level of the sternal angle? |
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| What is the internal landmark at the level of teh inferior angles of the scapula? |
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| What is the internal landmark at the level of the xiphoid process? |
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| What is the internal landmark for the inferior costal margin? |
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| What is the internal landmark at the level of the iliac crest? |
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| What is the internal landmark at the level of the ASIS? |
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| What is the internal landmark at the level of the pubic symphysis? |
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Coccyx, Pubic Symphysis, & Greater Trochanter |
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| Describe a sthenic body type; what percentage of the population does it make up? |
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| Is considered average (50% of population). The heart is moderately transverse, lungs are a moderate length, the stomach is moderately high. The patient of average build and the pelvis is relatively small. |
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| What two types of body habitus are considered average? Which one is most common? Which one is smaller; what percentage of the population is the smaller of the two? |
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Sthenic & Hyposthenic
The smaller of the two is the hyposthenic body habitus and it makes up 35% of the population. |
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What is the smallest body habitus? Describe. What percentage of the population is this type of body habitus? |
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| The smallest body type is asthenic. The heart is nearly vertical, lungs are long and may be broader above the base, diaphram and stomach are much lower. The patients build is frail and the pelvis is wide. This body type makes up 10% of the population. |
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What is the largest body habitus? Describe. What percentage of the population does it make up? |
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Largest body type is hypersthenic. The heart axis is nearly transverse, lungs are short, stomach is high transverse and in the middle. The patients build is massive and the pelvis is narrow.
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| How many bones are in the axial skeleton? |
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80 bones at make up the head, neck, spine, and rib cage. |
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| How many bones make up the appendicular skeleton? |
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| 126 bones of the shoulder and hip girdle and upper and lower extremities. |
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What method is often used to diagnose a rupture of the MCP joint of the thumb (aka. skier's thumb)? |
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What method is used to view the base of the 2nd thru 5th proximal phalanges? |
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Norgaard Method (aka ball catcher's position) |
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Which method is done with the wrist on a IR that is angled 15 degrees? CR is perpendicular to the table & entering the scaphoid. |
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What method is used specifically to visualize fractures of the scaphoid? |
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Rafert-Long Method
(aka ulnar deviation PA and PA axial projections) |
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| What view/method is used to diagnose a fracture of the trapezium? Also used to see the articular surfaces to evaluate & treat patients w/ osteoarthritis. |
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PA axial obl. projection
Clements-Nakayama Method |
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| What method is a tangential projection used to visualize the carpal canal for fractures to the hook of the hamate, pisiform, and trapezium? |
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When the Gaynor-Hart Method is not possible for the patient to perform what projection may be used? |
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The Superoinferior Projection |
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When a patient can not fully extend their arm what projection must be preformed for an AP view? |
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A partial flexion AP view must be taken one of the distal humerus and one of the proximal forearm. The CR is perpendicular to the table. |
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What method is used to visualize the radial head and coronoid process on trauma patients? Describe. |
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The Coyle Method
Radial Head & Capitulum - forearm is 90 degrees, and CR is directed 45 degrees toward shoulder.
Cronoid process & trochlea - forearm is positioned at 80 degrees and CR is directed 45 degrees away from the shoulder. |
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What are the alternate names for the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, & hamate? |
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Scaphoid Navicular
Lunate Semilunar
Triquetrum Triquetral, Cuneiform, Triangular
Trapezium Greater Multangular
Trapezoid Lesser Multangular
Capitate Os Magnum
Hamate Uniciform
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