SCENARIO 4 A patient, Mr. Montoya, arrives to the radiology…
SCENARIO 4 A patient, Mr. Montoya, arrives to the radiology department from the emergency room with acute pain to his right shoulder area on the anterior and posterior aspects. Radiographic examinations of the shoulder area are ordered to rule out any fractures or joint separations. The examinations consist of images including AP and Axial view of the clavicle, AP and Lateral views of the Scapula, and AC Joint images. Mr. Montoya is a sthenic patient who arrives on a stretcher and is ambulatory. SCENARIO 4 Which of the following projections can be used to demonstrate the clavicle? AP AP axial PA axial
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SCENARIO 2: A patient, Mr. Horowitz, arrives to the radiology department from the emergency room with severe pain and a visual deformity to his left shoulder. A radiographic examinations of the shoulder is ordered to rule out dislocation. The examinations consists of Internal, External, and a Scapular-Y view positions. Mr. Horowitz is a sthenic patient who arrives on a stretcher but he is ambulatory. SCENARIO 2: Where is the central ray directed for the AP projections of the shoulder?
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SCENARIO 1: You realize the amount of movement that Mrs. Miller can achieve to perform the lateral projection of the humerus is extremely limited and it seems that Mrs. Miller can only leave her arm supinated at her side. Which position/projection would you do next?
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