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Collmarie

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Where is the grid positioned in reference to the tabletop and the Bucky?
 
 above the table, tube, and patient
  beneath the table, but in between the patient and the image receptor
  beneath the table and beneath the image receptor
  above the table between the tube and the patient

Question 2

When imaging the AP thumb, it is critical to include which joint within the collimation to rule out a Bennett's fracture?
 
 proximal interphalangeal joint
  metacarpophalangeal joint
  carpometacarpal joint
  interphalangeal joint



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Answer to Question 1

beneath the table, but in between the patient and the image receptor

Rationale: The grid is positioned beneath the table and in between the image receptor and the patient.

Answer to Question 2

carpometacarpal joint

Rationale: The Bennett's fracture occurs at the base of the 1st metacarpal. Inclusion of the entire first metacarpal to the carpometacarpal joint is required.





 

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