Fluoro and the OR feel intimidating at first. Each page explains why the patient is having the procedure, who does what in the room, what your job is, what to watch out for, and what the ARRT tests.

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C-arm basics

The parts, the movements, the dose modes, and where to stand.

Sterile basics

What's sterile, what you can touch, and how to move around the field.

Fluoroscopy

Esophagram and upper GI series

Barium swallow and UGI: why they're ordered, the positions, and your role.

Modified barium swallow (swallow study)

Video swallow study with speech therapy: bolus types, the field of view, and your role.

Small bowel follow-through

Timed films as barium moves from the stomach to the colon.

Barium enema

Single- and double-contrast BE: prep, tip insertion, positions, and overheads.

Cystogram and VCUG

Bladder filled through a catheter: leak checks, reflux, and voiding images.

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)

Uterus and fallopian tubes for infertility: timing, setup, and dose.

Arthrogram

Joint injection under fluoro, usually before MRI or CT.

Myelogram

Contrast in the spinal canal: needle site, table tilt, and keeping contrast out of the head.

Lumbar puncture (fluoro-guided)

Spinal tap under fluoro when bedside attempts fail.

ERCP and cholangiograms

Bile ducts through a scope, in surgery, or through a T-tube.

Surgery (C-arm)

Hip pinning (hip fracture fixation)

The most common C-arm case: the fracture table, the two views, and your role.

Ankle and wrist ORIF

Open reduction and internal fixation of the ankle or wrist: the views, the mini C-arm, and hands in the beam.

Practice it in 3D

C-arm Trainer

Work a 3D operating room: the surgeon calls for the views, you move the C-arm and get the image with the least fluoro time.

Fluoro Room

Run barium swallows, upper GIs, enemas, cystograms, myelograms and arthrograms while the radiologist calls the spots.

Test yourself

Name the Procedure

See an image from a fluoro or special exam and name the procedure.

More procedures are coming: pain injections, kyphoplasty and more.