CAMRT Exam Questions And 100% Correct Answers

CAMRT Exam Questions And
100% Correct Answers
C-spine flexion / extension views assess what? - ANSWER- Anterior and posterior
movement or lack of movement due to an injury
What does ERCP stand for? - ANSWER- Endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography
What is an ERCP used for? - ANSWER- To investigate biliary tree, CBD, gallbladder
and pancreas
Ball catchers view is good to assess what? - ANSWER- Early stages of Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Low blood pressure and dizziness due to standing up too quickly - ANSWEROrthostatic hypertension
What is Shenton's Line? - ANSWER- An imaginary curved line drawn along the inferior
border of the superior pubic ramus and along the inferomedial border of the neck of
femur
What is Shenton's Line used for? - ANSWER- To evaluate hip pathology
What body part perpendicular to the CR when doing an intercondylar fossa? -
ANSWER- Long axis of the lower leg (Tib / Fib)
What is the purpose of lateral bending for scoliosis? - ANSWER- To determine
structural change in early diagnosis
Optimal kVp for a chest? - ANSWER- 100 - 130 kVp
How should you adjust CR for a portable Chest X-Ray on a kyphotic patient? -
ANSWER- Angle less slightly or leave the tube perpendicular so clavicles will be 1"
below apices of lung
What is the maximum focal spot size for scaphoid? - ANSWER- 0.6 mm
What medication may be added to the contrast to prevent a reaction? - ANSWER- A
steroid or anti-histamine
What test tool is used to test focal spot? - ANSWER- Slit camera, pinhole camera and
star pattern
What does focal spot size effect? - ANSWER- Penumbra
What does penumbra effect? - ANSWER- Recorded detail
What is the line focus principle? - ANSWER- The lower the target angle, the smaller the
effective focal spot size. The higher the target angle, the larger the focal spot size
What is the advantage of line focus principle? - ANSWER- It provides the detail of a
small focal spot while allowing a large amount of heat dissipation
If the pedicles sit too far posterior on vertebral bodies for an oblique L spine, what does
this mean? - ANSWER- Too much obliquity
Remember: *PP - too much* (posterior pedicles)
What is a CVP line? - ANSWER- Used for measuring central venous pressure as well
as allowing nutrients and fluid to be instilled
Best location for a CVP (Central Venous Pressure) Line? - ANSWER- Brachiocephalic
vein or Superior Vena Cava
Where does a Swan-Ganz catheter sit? - ANSWER- The right side of the heart and the
arteries leading to the lungs
What does a Swan-Ganz catheter measure? - ANSWER- The heart's function and
blood flow pressures in and around the heart
What are Plia circularis? - ANSWER- The numerous folds of the mucous membrane of
the small intestine
What are the instruments used for sensitometry? - ANSWER- - Sensitometer (step
wedge)
- Densitometer
How often is a sensitometry strip done? - ANSWER- Daily
What is demonstrated on a 15O degree occipitofrontal view of the sinuses? - ANSWER-
- Frontal sinuses
- Anterior ethmoidal air cells
- Sphenoid sinuses
Oblique fracture of the base of the first metacarpal? - ANSWER- Bennett's fracture
An ankle fracture affecting one of the malleoli? - ANSWER- Pott's fracture
An ankle fracture affecting both of the malleoli? - ANSWER- Second degree Pott's
fracture (bi-malleo