Radiography · Examination status handover · Task 3

Positioning limits during shoulder imaging

You are a radiographer. The case notes below record your work on 24 September 2026. Write to Dr Oliver Grant, Referring Clinician, Trauma Assessment Clinic, 42 High Street, Brookfield. Report the incomplete shoulder series and request clinical reassessment and an agreed imaging plan. Make clear that your letter is not the formal image report. Select the information this recipient needs and write approximately 180-200 words in the body.

Patient: Jade Morris

Case notes

• N01Date: 24 September 2026. Patient: Jade Morris.
• N02Request: shoulder radiographs after fall, from Dr Oliver Grant.
• N03Today: initial supported position tolerated/images acquired.
• N04Additional position requested by reporting radiologist; preparation caused substantially increased pain; patient asked stop. No forced movement.
• N05Series incomplete. Radiologist informed; will report available images/limitation.
• N06Qualification: letter not formal image report; injury not excluded by letter.
• N07No further appointment booked; clinical/radiological agreement needed.
• N08Patient understands missing view may leave original question unresolved.
• N09Partner attended; can assist further visit.
• N10Plan: referring clinician review pain/positioning tolerance, discuss imaging plan with department; explain next step when agreed.
• N11Enclosures: identifiers/attendance record to avoid duplication.
• N12Background: works in nearby office; right-handed.