PA 1: Knee and Hip

Question 1

Is the patient head first or feet first for a knee exam?

Answer 1

Feet first

Question 2

What is the scan start location for a hip exam?

Answer 2

Just above the sacroilliac (SI) joints

Question 3

What is the scan start location for a knee exam?

Answer 3

Just above the patella

Question 4

How can we prevent out of field artifacts for hip and knee examinations?

Answer 4

Raise patient’s arms above their head

Question 5

What is the scan end location for a knee exam?

Answer 5

Just below the fibular head

Question 6

What is the scan end location for a hip exam?

Answer 6

4 cm below the lesser trochanters

Question 7

Where is the internal laser for a knee exam?

Answer 7

2” above the patella

Question 8

Approximately where is the internal laser for a hip exam?

Answer 8

top of illiac crest

Question 9

Is the patient prone, or supine for a knee exam?

Answer 9

Supine

Question 10

Is the patient positioned head first, or feet first for a hip exam?

Answer 10

Feet first

Question 11

True or false: You should place a sponge under the patient’s knees for a hip examination.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Which body parts are taped together with a sponge in between them for a knee exam?

Answer 12

The feet

Question 13

Is the patient positioned prone, or supine for a hip exam?

Answer 13

Supine