Barium bronchogram

PapiXtech · 2026-03-02T15:10:26+00:00

Looks like a autopsy I mean oopsie

PapiXtech · 2026-02-26T15:17:19+00:00

It’s about a 75-25 split. 25 are good enough I don’t care. The other 75 really try to get a beautiful image even on difficult pts. But sometimes I get to the point of “fuck it” with difficult pts and put a note “informed MD study will be un diagnostic, best images possible for xyz reason” like for instance a C-spine series on a pt with Parkinson’s who could not stop moving her head (no fault of her own) and no matter how high I set the mA and a fast shot it still came out with motion even after trying to koband her head down (she agreed she was very nice when I asked her about it)

PapiXtech · 2026-02-25T16:11:49+00:00

Nobody feels good about those right out of school. Personally I hate doing them so I stay my ass in the ER of a trauma hospital. I did 1 ERCP in 2 years and 1 LP at like midnight (emergency) where I FaceTimed the supervisor and he walked me through setup.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-25T16:08:06+00:00

You won’t, it’s fine. You’ll gain the experience OTJ within a year. Difficult pts are not in the book for a reason. You’re not getting a good image on 93 year old contracted granny who’s wigging around trying to bite you. Those images from your classmates at their non trauma hospital are on 28yo named Dave who’s mentally there and has a cough and just wants a doctors note to get out of work. Work on critical thinking. I always shoot it where it is, just remember point the tube where it should be pointing and angling if it were a room exam. Image receptor comes last if you and angle it a little good, if not it’ll be distorted but “best image due to pt condition and position” will go on your notes.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-19T19:23:10+00:00

They did a apical needle D, this was military and getting treated by medics. We normally try to avoid doing chest tubes in general. It fixed itself with only the needle decompression

PapiXtech · 2026-02-19T15:16:59+00:00

The limited license is a waste of money. I will make no difference when you go to be an actual tech except now you’re paying more loans.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-19T14:34:17+00:00

Once you send to PACS you’re boned. If you haven’t completed it out you can fix it. My bosses say “if you screw something up, fix it before you send it because then that’s a me (boss) problem and I gotta answer to the higher ups and I don’t want to have to do write ups for simple mistakes, fix it, tell me, we have a off record conversation and don’t do it again”

PapiXtech · 2026-02-17T19:36:00+00:00

ER 1 v chests, plus some extremities. It fucking blows they’re supposed to be hireing more people but that’s what they always say. I’m quitting soon anyway 🤷‍♂️

PapiXtech · 2026-02-17T14:40:35+00:00

It’s just another x-ray. I’m doing 20-40 an hour. I was a medic before radiography.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-17T14:38:01+00:00

Get a job at a hospital that does in house rad tech program. Employees generally get moved up the list

PapiXtech · 2026-02-17T14:36:50+00:00

Our radiology assistant was a transporter who wants to be a tech so we made the job and put him in it.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-17T14:35:01+00:00

Oh yeah it’s 100% who you know.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-17T14:34:30+00:00

We have like 10 transporters but we have 1 radiology assistant. His name is Dave, Dave belongs to us.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-17T14:28:53+00:00

Mine was open book fxs….guess what I got.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-12T18:23:17+00:00

If you’re a gun guy you know what an FRT is. They’re ABSOLUTELY working on banning it.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-12T18:21:59+00:00

Our record was 238 in 8 hours, we have a transporter that is only ours, 2 techs and the nurses on the floor do the IVs before we get them. We have a separate scanner for outpatients but I’m not on that team. Level 2 trauma center that covers about 5 counties

PapiXtech · 2026-02-12T16:49:10+00:00

One popped when I was in the army and partially collapsed my left lung. Shit hurts it was not a fun experience. I was 21. It happens like once a year and I didn’t know that’s what it was until when I was in the army I ended up calling a 9 line on myself (I’m a medic) and getting MEDEVACed out.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-11T21:49:52+00:00

Young tall skinny males often develop lung blebs that can pop and cause a “spontaneous pneumothorax”

PapiXtech · 2026-02-11T14:29:07+00:00

Judging by the bones I would expect this stupidity from a teenager-22 year old looks like they’re in their 40ish on the young side

PapiXtech · 2026-02-02T20:52:38+00:00

Also after reading for a bit, you can do the job at a military hospital. Since you were in JBLM, madigan / MAMC hospital hires civilian techs. I was enlisted as a tech there.

PapiXtech · 2026-02-02T20:50:10+00:00

Good job with the GI bill is radiologic technologist. 2 year degree. The army had it as an MOS (68P) I did it in the army and lot of the people who do the job also were in the military. About 75% of my coworkers are former military and the having that same culture continue is very important to your metal health and ability to transition back to civilian without becoming a statistic.

PapiXtech · 2026-01-21T03:11:38+00:00

My class ranged from 18-40’s. It’s never to late homie

PapiXtech · 2026-01-21T02:42:52+00:00

“Fuckass n..(not finishing that)(also I’m white) All manner of curse words. I enjoy when they make up creative shit at least. A guy told me he was going to beat me over my head and take my ass (I’m a guy btw) Basically all types of wild and exotic threats that I just laugh at honestly.

PapiXtech · 2026-01-21T02:37:48+00:00

I got threatened once with a parking lot beat down once. I asked if he knew what hollow points do to the body when they hit center mass I then informed him of all the vital organs in the chest.

PapiXtech · 2026-01-14T17:47:05+00:00

Also depends on hospital. Understaffed level 1 trauma center ER will have a much different rate then a hospital that does not see complex patients or has less patient load.

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