As You Prepare to Complete a Portable Chest Radiograph on a Patient

question 20

Multiple Choice

As you prepare to complete a portable chest radiograph on a patient with possible congestive heart failure, you notice several tubes and lines going into the patient.Prior to making the exposure, you should

• A)adjust your kVp to penetrate the opacity of the lines.
• B)ask a nurse to move the lines from the image area.
• C)move the lines out of the image area and complete the exam, as time is critical with this type of patient.
• D)both a and b

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