Appendicular

Question 1

What are the two types of lateral views you can do for a scapula and which do you use when the pet is painful

Answer 1

Dorsal to vertebrae - push scapula up
Over lungs - pull one arm forward and one back **

Question 2

What three view can you get of the humerus

Answer 2

Lateral
Caudocranial (arm pulled above head)
Craniocaudal (arm pulled caudally)

Question 3

Where do you measure for humerus radiographs

Answer 3

Lateral - shoulder joint
Craniocaudal/caudocranial - thickest over shoulder

Question 4

Where do you measure for a scapula radiograph

Answer 4

Shoulder joint

Question 5

What 3 views can you take of the elbow

Answer 5

Lateral
Craniocaudal
Flexed lateral

Question 6

when radiographing a limb, where should it be on the table

Answer 6

Limb being radiographed should be down on the table

Question 7

Where do you measure for all elbow shots

Answer 7

Distal humerus (epicondyles)

Question 8

When shooting a craniocaudal elbow, what is important in positioning

Answer 8

Carpus and epicondyles need to be parallel to the table top
Foam pad needed under head to lift up & pad under the carpus to keep it level

Question 9

how many shots are needed to be diagnostic for the radius or elbow

Answer 9

2

Question 10

What shots are considered a full elbow view

Answer 10

Cranialcaudal
Lateral
Flexed lateral

Question 11

What is the main purpose of a flexed lateral elbow shot

Answer 11

View anconeal process

Question 12

What does orthogonal view mean

Answer 12

2 views 90 degrees from each other

Question 13

What 2 views can be taken for the radius/ulna

Answer 13

Lateral
Craniocaudal

Question 14

What is important to remember when positioning for a lateral radius/ulna shot

Answer 14

Medial and lateral styloid process and epicondyles need to be perpendicular to the table

Question 15

What must be in the view for a radius and ulna shot to be diagnostic

Answer 15

Both joints

Question 16

Where do you measure the radius and ulna for a lateral and craniocaudal shot

Answer 16

Lateral - elbow
Craniocaudal - distal humerus

Question 17

What needs to be included when doing a carpus shot

Answer 17

Radius/ulna & metacarpals

Question 18

What shots can you take of the carpus

Answer 18

Lateral/stressed lateral
dorsopalmar

Question 19

What is the difference between a lateral & stressed lateral carpus

Answer 19

Stressed lateral - hyperextended carpus

Question 20

Where do you measure for carpus

Answer 20

Middle carpus

Question 21

What are the oblique shots you can take for carpus

Answer 21

DMPaL - dorsomedialpalmar lateral
DLpaM - dorsolateralpalmar medial

Question 22

What views can you take of metacarpus/phalanges

Answer 22

Dorsopalmar
Lateral

Question 23

What is important to remember when taking a lateral metacarpus view in SA

Answer 23

Styloid process perpendicular to table

Question 24

What views can you take of the pelvis

Answer 24

Lateral
Ventrodorsal frog leg
Ventrodorsal extended

Question 25

Where should you place a foam pad during a lateral pelvis

Answer 25

Between knees

Question 26

What needs to be included in a pelvis shot

Answer 26

Spine Pelvis Femurs

Question 27

During a lateral pelvis view ________ needs to be superimposed

Answer 27

Iliac wings

Question 28

Where do you measure for a lateral pelvis

Answer 28

Trochanter level

Question 29

What do you measure for VD pelvis

Answer 29

Acetabulum

Question 30

Where do you place the marker for a lateral pelvis

Answer 30

Marker ventral to abdomen and cranial to leg

Question 31

When is frog leg VD indicated

Answer 31

Trauma or pain

Question 32

When shooting a frog leg VD how are the limbs positioned

Answer 32

45 degree angle laterally Legs laying naturally to the side

Question 33

What are OFA shots used for

Answer 33

Hip evaluation

Question 34

Briefly explain how to take an OFA

Answer 34

Grasp tarsi Rotate medically until stifles 2 inches apart Extend limbs until femur parallel to table Also gets stifles into shot

Question 35

Where do you measure for a femur shot

Answer 35

Mid femur

Question 36

What two shots can you get of the femur

Answer 36

Lateral Craniocaudal

Question 37

What three shots can you get of the stifle

Answer 37

Caudocranial Lateral Skyline patella

Question 38

What views can you take of the tibia/fibula

Answer 38

Lateral Caudocranial

Question 39

What views can you get of the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges

Answer 39

Lateral Plantodorsal Dorsoplantar