A Patient Enters the ED with a Possible Blow-Out Fracture

question 90

Multiple Choice

A patient enters the ED with a possible blow-out fracture involving the orbits.The patient is restricted to a backboard because of trauma.Which of the following positioning routines should be performed?

• A)AP 0° and horizontal beam lateral skull
• B)AP modified acanthioparietal and horizontal beam lateral facial bone projections
• C)AP 30° and axial and horizontal beam lateral skull
• D)AP acanthioparietal and horizontal beam lateral facial bone projection

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Definitions:

S-Alanine

An enantiomer of the amino acid alanine, specifically the S-configuration, which is the form incorporated into proteins.

Boiling Point

The temperature at which a liquid's vapor pressure equals the external pressure surrounding the liquid, causing it to change into vapor.

S-2-butanol

A specific enantiomer of 2-butanol characterized by its spatial arrangement of atoms, having the hydroxyl group positioned for a specific optical activity.

R-2-butanol

An optically active form of 2-butanol, where the "R" denotes the configuration of the molecule at its chiral center.