HIGH YIELD

Question 1

how to describe soft tissue on radiograph?

Answer 1

density
volume
calcifications
gas
foreign body

Question 2

radiograph transparency is based on what scale limits?

Answer 2

radiolucent to radiopaque

air
fat 
CT
bone 
surgical pin

Question 3

alignment considerations of the foot?

Answer 3

pes cavus
pes planus
parabola
AP: medial cuneiform
MO: cuboid
1st MPJ
digits

Question 4

how to describe the articulations seen on radiograph?

Answer 4

alignment
narrowing
effusions
subchondral sclerosis
osteophyte lipping
bony fragmentation
intra articular osteophytes

Question 5

how to describe position on radiograph?

Answer 5

apposition
displacement
alignment
angulation
distraction

Question 6

joint alignment descriptions?

Answer 6

congruent-lines parallel
deviated-lines meet outside joint
subluxed-lines meest within joint
dislocated-lines dissociated

Question 7

bone radiograph descriptors?

Answer 7

density
shape
size
number
cortex
osteophytes
fracture
accessory

Question 8

radiopacity
sclerosis
eburnation

what are these?

Answer 8

synonyms for increased density

Question 9

cloudlike
solid
ivory like
stippled
speckled

what are these?

Answer 9

adjectives for increased density

Question 10

radiolucency
rarefaction
osteopenia
osteolysis

what are these?

Answer 10

adjectives for decreased density

Question 11

questions to ask when assessing for fx?

Answer 11

what
where is it
where does it go
how bad
what is it doing