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What is the position of the patient's forearm?
What is the position of the patient's forearm?
- Pronated with fingers together
- Supinated with fingers together
- Supinated with fingers separated
- Pronated with fingers separated (correct)
Where is the image receptor placed in relation to the patient's hand?
Where is the image receptor placed in relation to the patient's hand?
- In between the fingers
- On the wrist joint
- On the palmer surface of the hand (correct)
- On the back of the hand
Where is the collimated vertical x-ray beam centred?
Where is the collimated vertical x-ray beam centred?
- Over the knuckles
- Over the head of the 3rd metacarpal (correct)
- Over the wrist joint
- Over the elbow
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Forearm Position and Imaging Setup
- The patient's forearm is pronated.
- The image receptor is placed perpendicular to the patient's hand, on top of it.
- The collimated vertical x-ray beam is centred over the patient's wrist joint.
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