A Patient Enters the Emergency Department (ED) with a Possible

question 79

Multiple Choice

A patient enters the emergency department (ED) with a possible basilar skull fracture.Which of the following skull projections would best demonstrate any blood present in the sphenoid sinus?

• A)AP with a 15° cephalic angle
• B)Haas method
• C)Submentovertex
• D)Horizontal beam lateral projection

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