Road to Radiography

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Today’s lab in the positioning class was excellent.  We spent the entire lab practicing positioning of fingers, hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow.  Our next test is going to split the upper limb into two sections rather than having them all on a single test.  The humerus and shoulder will be on the second of the two tests, and the rest will be on the first test.  We are out of school next Monday and Tuesday, so I won’t have another lab period before we have this positioning test. 

I spent the entire lab period today working with another student on these positions.  She had missed part of the first lab on upper limb, so we spent the period practicing on each other.  I’m still thinking about my ‘personal’ positioning guide, but I haven’t started on it yet.  I’m actually going to ditch that idea after thinking about making photos to go with it.  Photos are important for that, and I don’t want to drag my camera gear to school to do it. 

In regards to the positioning we practiced today, I found a couple of them to be particularly difficult for the patient.  The AP thumb wasn’t particularly easy.  A patient with arthritis might find this to be a nightmare.   The AP Lateral Oblique position for the elbow is also a bit challenging. 

Our positions for this segment are:

** The 2nd digit oblique and lateral are done with a medial rotation rather than lateral.  The thumb (1st digit) is done AP instead of PA under normal circumstances. 

Tags: 1st Semester, RAD-111 //